Daniel C. Lavery

David Starr Jordan High School

Class of 1958

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Daniel C. Lavery - Class of 1958 - David Starr Jordan High School

First Name	Daniel C.
Last Name	Lavery
Graduation Year	Class of 1958
Gender	Male
Hometown	Chicago, Illinois
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	mail:djasb@aol.com; Web page: http://www.danielclavery.com/ shares my writing and promotes my memoir: "All the Difference," and adds photos, poems,short stories, humor, sports, etc.. Please visit and comment; married, three children, excellent health.Blog at dalavery.blogspot.com/ Objective: To use my wealth of experience and numerous skills to benefit individuals, organizations and students. I belong to various writing and critique groups. Experience: Attorney at Law 1972 –2006: Law Offices of Daniel C. Lavery Civil Rights, Wrongful Termination, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Defamation, Privacy, Police Misconduct, Personal injury, Workers Compensation, Family Law, Criminal Defense, Mediation, Settlement Negotiations, Civil and Criminal Appeals Law School Courses Taught at three local Law Schools: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Litigation, Criminal Law, Legal Drafting, Discovery. Speaking Engagements: Many Public Speaking Engagements for ACLU and other organizations Staff Attorney 1974 - 1977American Civil Liberties Foundation of Southern California Los Angeles, California Attorney for Farm Worker project; Litigation involving Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, Defending Against Unconstitutional Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders, Criminal Defense Staff Attorney 1973 - 1977United Farmworkers of America (AFL-CIO) Los Angeles, California Litigate Consumer Class Actions, Provide Legal Services to Union Members and Picketers, Police Misconduct, Criminal Defense, Defense of Union Against TRO'S and Preliminary Injunctions Staff Attorney 1972 - 1973Greater Bakersfield Legal Services Bakersfield, California Client Intake, Research, Consultations, Training U.S. Navy, Reconnaissance Attack Navigator (RA5C) Carrier Qualified ; Shipboard Navigator, CDO, Legal Officer, Personnel Officer, USS Oakhill LSD 7 (Vietnam 6 months).Education Doctor of Jurisprudence Years Attended (1969 - 72)Hastings College of Law, University of California San Francisco, California Selected as graduation speaker for the Hastings Graduation Colloquium "Law as an effective instrument for social change". While at Hastings, worked as an intern for the Alameda County Public Defender, The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, a summer internship with the United Farmworkers Organizing Committee, and for the re-election campaign for then Congressman Allard K. Lowenstein in Long Beach, N.Y. as a member of Vietnam Veterans For Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and Concerned Academy Graduates. Lobbied senators in Washington D.C. who supported the Vietnam War to consider changing their mind. Went door to door in Bakersfield California in support of George McGovern for President. B.S.E.E. Major Naval Science, English Years Attended ( 1960 - 64)United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland Skills, honors and Professional highlights Successful appeal in Coriell v. Superior Court, 39 Cal App. 3d 487, 114 Cal Rptr. 310 which established the right in California to seek discovery prior to class certification. Successful appeal in Kelly V. General Telephone, 136 Cal App. 3d 278, 186 Cal Rptr. 184 which established the right of an employee to plead a case for slander and negligent infliction of emotional distress against an employer for a false statement contained in a personnel file without first conducting a reasonable investigation if the communication was motivated by malice. Four Federal trials including 2 for a four week period and one five week trial involving race, national origin, age and sex discrimination. Four State trials including age and national origin discrimination, harassment and slander. Negotiated hundreds of sexual harassment , wrongful termination, discrimination or consumer or civil rights cases or reached a resolution at mediation. Attended Mediation training in 1997 provided by Loyola Law School (36 hours).Successfully represented six picketers from the United Farmworkers of America (AFL- CIO) in a criminal trial in Huntington Park, California. Jury verdict of $278,000.00 after a two week trial in Los Angeles Superior Court- Kelly v. General Telephone for a 13 month employee slandered by his supervisor in an internal document contained in his personnel file. Published Law Review Article, "Conspiratorial Violence at Picket Lines: Actionable Under Section 1985(3) and Section 1981." Selected for a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship, August 1972-August 1973. Stood N. 2 in nationwide competition for a presidential appointment to Annapolis in 1960.Hobbies: Baseball coach for 16 years for Northridge Little League, Babe Ruth League and Mickey Mantle League, physical fitness, weight training, hiking, softball, golf, soccer coach, choir, guitar, photography, travel, reading and book clubs. Served various terms on the Board of Directors for the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, Chairmen of the Social Concerns Committee, member 1983-present. Member California State Bar since 1973; San Fernando Valley Bar Associa...(read more)