David A. Grabhorn is a Senior Attorney at the Temecula Valley office of Messina & Hankin LLP.
He came to the Firm after an extensive career in the labor movement, during which he successfully chaired literally hundreds of collective bargaining negotiations throughout the United States. He has dealt with nearly every major newspaper chain and commercial printer in the United States, as well as with the largest paper and packaging corporations in the world. The types of negotiations through which Mr. Grabhorn has guided clients run the full gamut of first time contracts, to routine contract renewals, to plant acquisitions, to plant closures—and from small single plant bargaining units to multi-plant operations owned by multi-national corporations.
Just as some of the most effective defense lawyers for those accused of white-collar crime are former federal prosecutors, and some of the most effective tax lawyers are former IRS agents, Mr. Grabhorn has been able to effectively represent companies by obtaining their objectives efficiently. There are any number of mammoth law firms claiming to have achieved success after extracting a king’s ransom from the client in legal fees. Real success must be efficient, because it is of dubious value for a company to give up more in legal fees than all the economies it obtained from the transaction itself.
Mr. Grabhorn’s experience includes practice before the National Labor Relations Board, labor arbitration, and federal WARN Act, EEOC, ERISA, and FMLA litigation. He has successfully represented employers in their dealings with executives, exempt and non-union personnel. He has obtained agreements acceptable to the client companies for the beginning and ending of employment, or defended against wrongful termination cases in state court.
The volunteer and pro bono work donated by Mr. Grabhorn began in college when he read for the blind; it continued after law school when he assisted animal rescues and set up a charitable trust that delivers 100% of donations by unpaid trustees.
Practice areas
Representing companies and employees in collective bargaining, interest & grievance arbitration, and NLRB cases. Represent companies in non-union human resource matters.
28 years, 200 cases
Enforce judgmens by collecting from judgment debtors
10 years, 2 cases
Prosecute and defend wrongful termination, WARN, FMLA and ERISA claims.
25 years, 17 cases
Languages spoken
English
Messina & Hankin LLP
24910 Las Brisas Rd. Ste. 102
Murrieta, CA, 92562
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 1994 | 02/03/2021 |
Legal answers | 2 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Senior Attorney | Messina & Hankin LLP | 2016 - Present |
Attorney | Law Office of David Gabhorn | 2010 - 2016 |
Vice President | Graphic Communications Conf DC 2 | 2008 - 2010 |
Vice President | IBT Teamsters Graphic Comm Conf | 2000 - 2008 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Inns of Court | Member | 2016 - Present |
AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee | Member | 2000 - 2010 |
Orange County Industrial Relations Association | Member | 1995 - 2000 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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The Valley Business Journal | When Biggest Is Not Best | 2017 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Southwestern University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1993 |
University of Louisville | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1982 |
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John Messina, Employment and labor Attorney on Oct 13, 2016
Relationship: Co-worker
David and I attended law school together. I went into private practice and David continued his work with the Pressman’s Union as a Labor Bargaining and Contracts attorney. When the Pressman’s Union merged with the Teamsters, David became a Vice-President, based in Washington D.C., and negotiated labor contracts throughout the United States. I consider David one of the best labor law attorneys in the United States. As a private practice attorney, focusing his practice in Labor Law, David brings his expertise home to Southern California and I am proud to have him associated with our Firm, Messina & Hankin LLP.