Jeffrey Fuchsman

Jeff Fuchsman practiced labor and employment law exclusively for 40 years before becoming a full-time mediator. He has litigated hundreds of employment cases in state and federal court, including cases involving claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation and harassment. Mr. Fuchsman was also lead counsel in over 150 class and representative PAGA actions, including cases based on overtime misclassification, regular rate, meal and rest breaks, time clock rounding, tip pooling, service charges, wage statements, and commissions. He was counsel in key employment cases decided by the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Fuchsman received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, and his BA in Economics from the State University of New York, Albany. He was a partner in Messersmith & Fuchsman from 1982 to 1988 Ballard, and Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt LLP from 1988 to 2022. Mr. Fuchsman opened his employment mediation practice in January 2023.

Mr. Fuchsman co-authored chapters on wage and hour law for the State Bar CEB series: Wage and Hour Laws, Advising California Employers and Employees, Payment of Wages and Overtime, and California Wage and Hour Law: Compliance and Litigation.