Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Top Labor and Employment Lawyers for California in 2016, Daily Journal

2016

America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Membership, America's Topp 100 Attorneys

2016

Americas Most Honored Professionals Top 1% of 2016, American Registry

2016

Top Verdict, Daily Journal

2015

Expert Testimony, Orange County Superior Court

2015

Board Meeting/Planning Session, International Society of Barristers

2015

Verdict of the Week, Daily Journal

2013

Speaker re Civility, Whittier Law School

2013

Selected as top 50 lawyers for O.C., Super Lawyers Magazine

2013

2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell

2012

TOP 5 employment lawyers, OC Metro Magazine

2012

Top Labor and Employment Lawyer in California, Daily journal

2011

Top 5 Employment Lawyer, OC Metro Magazine

2011

Member, International Sociey of Barristers

2011

Top 10 verdict for 2011, Daily Journal

2010

Top 5 Employment Lawyers, OC Metro Magazine

2009

Speaker, Banyard Inn of Court

2009

Masters in Trial speaker, American Board of Trial Advocates

2009

OC Top Lawyer - Employment/Labor Law and Insurance, OC Metro Magazine

2009

Super Lawyer - 2009, SuperLawyer

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Speaker on Ethics, Banyard Inn of Court and Orange County Bar Association

2008

Top 5 Employment Lawyers in OC, OC Metro Magazine

2008

Speaker, Numerous Labor Organizations

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2006

Southern California Super Lawyer,

2006

Speaker - Employment matters, Sterling

2006

Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates

2005

Southern California Super Lawyer,

2004

Southern California Super Lawyer,

2003

Prestigious Angelo Palmieri award, Robert Banyard Inn of Court.

2003

Speaker - Employment matters, Lorman

2003

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1997

Speaker, Hotel and Restaurant Association

1983

Outstanding Young Man of the Year,

N/A

Speaker, Rutter group

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Work Experience

1987 - Present

Managing Partner, Wesierski and Zurek LLP

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Associations

2016 - Present

International Society of Barristers

Board of Direcotrs

2015 - Present

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Member

2014 - Present

American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

2014 - Present

American Board of Trial Advocates

President 2014 Orange County Chapter

2013 - Present

Orange County Bar Association

Master Division Board Member

2013 - Present

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

2011 - Present

International Society of Barristers

Fellow

2010 - Present

Orange County Bar Foundation

Incoming President for 2015

2008 - Present

Hispanic Bar Association

Member

2008 - Present

American Business Trial Lawyers Association

2006 - Present

Orange County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member

1993 - Present

American Board of Trial Advocates

Advocate

American Bar Association

Member

Association of Defense Counsel

Member

Defense Research Institute

Member

Litigation Counsel of America

Fellow

Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court

President 2018

Masters Division

Future President

Orange County Bar Association

Member

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

2015 - 2016

International Society of Barristers

Board Member

2008 - 2010

Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court

Executive Committee

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Sample of Legal Cases

ubs v olenicoff

defense

Sunday v UC Regents

defense verdict

sexual harassment

defense verdict and selected as one of the top verdicts in the state for 2011 by the Daily Journal

Fall from a tree

defense verdict

sexual harassment

Plaintiff dimissed rather than face cross-examination at trial.

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Education

1978

University of San Diego

JD - Juris Doctor

1975

California State University Long Beach

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2015

Orange County Trial Lawyers Association CLE

Proving and Arguing General Damages at Trial (from the Plaintiff and Defense perspective).

2014

Western State University Trial Tactics

2014

Shernoff Insurance Bad Faith Seminar How to Master Property Loss Claims

2014

Orange County Bar Last Dash Summary Judgements

2014

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law Coordinator

2014

Constitutions Day The Jury Trial

2014

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel How to Make the Reptile Extinct- A Look Into Handling Plaintiff's Strategy for Obtaining Large Verdicts Utilizing the Reptile Method

2013

Masters in Trial

Presenter

2013

Civility Matters Program

Medicine in the Law

2013

Chapman School of Law

Civility

2013

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel - Santa Barbara - Professional Liability Conference

Speaker

2013

Annual Seminar

Civility

2013

Advocacy in an Impersonal World: Does Civility Matter?

Civility

2013

52nd Annual Seminar

Civility Matters

2012

Legal Ethics: Sexual Relations with Clients

Legal Ethics

2012

6th Annual Constitution Day Conference re The Jury System

Scholarship Essay Competition

2011

Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court

Ethics and Civility

2011

5th Annual Constitution Day Conference

Antibullying

2010

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Defense Coordinator

2010

Experts: Who Do You Need and How Do You Examine Them?

Expert Selection

2010

Civility Mattes

Civility Matters

2009

UCI Law School joint seminar with OCTLA and ABOTA

Causation

2009

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Defense Coordinator

2009

Banyard Inn of Court

Voir Dire

2009

17th Annual Last Dash Legal Education Seminar at Whittier School of Law

Putting "Civil" Back in Civil Litigation

2008

Masters in Cross

Cross Examiner

2006

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Cross Examiner

2003

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Cross Examiner

2003

Employment

Employment Matters

2003

Banyard Inn of Court

Opening Statements

2001

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Defense Coordinator

2000

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Presenter

1999

Masters in Trial at Chapman School of Law

Defense Coordinator

1992

Trial Techniques

Trial Matters

1990

Trial Techniques

Trial Matters

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Publications

2015

Orange County Lawyer Project Self: Twenty Years of Mentoring

2013

Orange County Lawyer Magazine To Waive or Not to Waive? California Employers Question Whether to Include Class-Action Waivers in Employment Contracts

2013

Orange County Lawyer Magazine (Vol. 55, No. 6, p. 20-23). Thomas R. Malcolm: Attorney, Teach, Mentor, and Legend

2012

The Verdict Magazine (ASCDC) The Continuing Violation Doctrine- Implications of Shelley v Geren

2012

Verdict Magazine Social Media, Discrimination, and Privacy Rights in an Employment Context

2012

Los Angeles Lawyer (p.36-41) Weight Discrimination in Employment

2012

Orange County Lawyer Magazine Bad Mouthing the Boss on Social Media May be Protected by law

2012

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) Report, Winter Ed. 2012 (p. 4, 16). Employment Litigation Legislative Update

2012

Verdict Magazine, Volume 3, 2012 (p. 34-35). The Name of the Game

2012

The Advocate The Fallacy Behind Recent Employment Class-Action Decisions

2006

CEB on line Complying with the American Disabilities Act: Practical Considerations for Employers

1997

Verdict Magazine Continuing Violation Doctrine

1981

Insurance Counsel Journal Mary Carter Agreements and Good

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Languages

English

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