Steven M. Chanley

Steven was incredibly helpful. I made the mistake of contacting Steven as an Employee, when Steven specializes in assisting Employers. But nevertheless, he still took the time to carefully explain and guide me to helpful resources to assist me with my case. Despite Steven suffering from a terrible Fl...u today, he still took the time to pick up the phone and support my questions with the utmost professionalism. I felt heard and supported during our conversations and Steven's help has left me feeling confident about my next options. Thank you Steven, you're awesome!

I have utilized Steve Chanley's services occasionally over the last 20+ years. His expertise and willingness to assist me have helped me through the anxiety of employee claims. He sees through the bs and guides me to a resolution. He is knowledgable, supportive, and gives advise in a timely way whi...ch can keep a situation from escalating. I highly recommend his services if you are in the unfortunate situation to require his expert skills.

We have a small business in San Luis Obispo with about 8 to 10 employees at any given time. Upon the recommendation of another attorney, we retained Steve to represent us when an employee claimed we had discriminated against them. I appreciated that Steve was aggressive in his strategy without incur...ring excessive hours. I feel that he always explains the options available to us at each step and respects our direction. Steve was sensitive to the small size and limited resources of our company, but I have never felt that I got less than his best service because of our company size. In fact, Steve has responded very quickly when we have had minor employee issues. Steve’s counsel is spiced with just a bit of wit and humor, which helped us get through emotionally charged issues. In my previous career, I had to work with several major law firms and internal corporate counsels. I find Steve’s professionalism and service to be on par with any of the attorneys I have worked with.

Steve Chanley has been my attorney for over 10 years. From our initial meeting I felt a great deal of confidence and trust in Steve. While over the years he has advised me on many human resource issues, his most significant work with me was defending my company in a large wage-hour class action suit.... He worked closely with me for months and ultimately traveled to San Francisco to represent me. Steve settled the case ethically and professionally. I have enormous respect for Steve Chanley and I have never doubted his advice or counsel. He listens attentively and gains a clear understanding of every issue we have discussed. Based on his experience and knowledge he is always concise in his practices and his responses to me have always been timely and thorough. I highly recommend Steve Chanley for legal counsel on employment and human resource matters.