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 John B. Golper is a senior partner of Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper, & Savitt,
and exclusively practices Labor and Employment Law and Related Litigation
on behalf of Management. Since 1986, Mr. Golper has held a personal "A-V"
rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an individual
can receive from this nationally-recognized legal directory. He received
his BA (with Honors) from Indiana University in 1972 and his law degree
from UCLA in 1975. Mr. Golper's practice has been devoted exclusively
to the representation of management in labor and employment law matters.
Mr. Golper is an experienced trial attorney. His areas of concentration
involve litigation of wrongful discharge, employment discrimination and
other employment-related disputes in both federal and state courts. His
activities also include collective bargaining, arbitration and representation
of management before all administrative agencies. In addition, he is experienced
in mediation and other forms of ADR. Mr. Golper is a member of the California
Bar and is admitted to practice in all of California's federal and state
courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits,
and the United States Supreme Court.
During his 30+ years as a lawyer, Mr. Golper has successfully litigated
to a defense judgment hundreds of employment cases for employers
in the federal and state courts. His experience includes trying
numerous matters to successful conclusions in jury trials. In recent
years, he has developed considerable experience in being brought
in to defend high exposure discrimination cases where jury consultants
have predicted seven and eight figure verdicts against the employer.
He has
been the lead defense counsel in a number of judicial decisions
creating favorable law for employers. Significant appellate victories
in which Mr. Golper has created favorable law for employers include
Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, 7 Cal.4th 1238 (1994) [creating favorable
law regarding constructive discharge] and Davis v. Consolidated
Freightways, 29 Cal.App.4th 354 (1994) [creating favorable law regarding
issues of at-will employment, post-employment employee republication
of defamatory statements, and restrictions on employee polygraph
examinations.]
Mr. Golper lectures to management groups and continuing legal education
symposia and has authored numerous articles in the labor and employment
law field. He has been invited to speak at a number of "Best
Practices" symposia. Most recently, in April 2002, PIHRA published
a book entitled "Sample Personnel Policies" in which several
sections were authored by Mr. Golper. Among his publications are
four papers he authored which were published by the Employee Relations
Law Journal as part of a series entitled "Termination Law Briefing:
A Checklist Approach." Mr. Golper is recognized as a national authority
on the subject of gender-based wage discrimination and comparable
worth. His article entitled "The Current Legal Status of `Comparable
Worth' in the Federal Courts," published at 34 CCH Labor Law Journal
563 (Sept. 1983), is still considered a primer on the subject. In
1986, Mr. Golper completed two years of service as Governor Deukmejian's
appointee to the California Comparable Worth Task Force by co-authoring
a Minority Report to the California Legislature recommending against
adoption of comparable worth legislation.
Mr. Golper is a member of the Labor and Employment Law and Litigation
Sections of the American, California and Los Angeles County Bar
Associations. He also is a member of the Defense Research and Trial
Lawyers Association, Southern California Defense Counsel, The Association
of Business Trial Lawyers and the Federal Bar Association. He belongs
to several human resources associations, including PIHRA and IRRA.
He is also the subject of biographical listings in Who's Who
In America, Who's Who in California, The Best Lawyers In
America and Southern California Super Lawyers.
In April 2002, Mr. Golper was recognized in a special edition of
The San Fernando Business Journal as one of "The Top
25 Attorneys Of The San Fernando Valley". In January 2000,
Mr. Golper was featured in a cover story profile in the Los Angeles
Daily Journal Verdicts & Settlements magazine. He was
also profiled in the May, 1999 edition of Verdicts & Settlements.
Mr. Golper's clients include several national and international
companies for which he has been designated as either the lead or
one of the lead employment litigation counsel for their California
operations.
His list of clients has also included the California Department
of Fair Employment and Housing, which he was retained to represent
in the early 90's when a District Administrator brought a claim
alleging race and gender discrimination.
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