Practice Areas
Employment & Labor
Business Litigation
Personal Injury Defense: General
Selected To
• San Diego Super Lawyers 2010
• San Diego Super Lawyers 2009
• San Diego Super Lawyers 2008
• San Diego Super Lawyers 2007
Harvey C. Berger is a partner at Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP, a San Diego law firm focusing on employment law and civil litigation. In a career spanning more than 25 years, Harvey has represented individuals, small businesses and billion-dollar corporations in all aspects of civil litigation, but with a particular emphasis on cases involving employment law. As part of this practice, Harvey represents employees and employers alike in lawsuits, class actions, mediations, arbitrations and labor commissioner hearings. Harvey also provides employment law and compliance counsel to employers, and he is available to privately arbitrate and mediate cases as well.
Harvey holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a master's degree in management from M.I.T. and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego's School of Law. He is a frequently featured speaker on wage and hour issues and other employment topics at legal seminars, and he is an active member of several professional organizations, including the California Employment Lawyers Association and National Employment Lawyers Association. Harvey holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, has repeatedly been peer voted as one of the area's best employment law attorneys and has received numerous other professional honors.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
Countries: Latvia
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
Admitted: 1982, California
Professional Webpage: www.popeberger.com/bio_berger.html
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