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Labor Relations and the Meet and Confer Process (MMBA), Employee Discipline,
Employee Performance Evaluations, Generational Diversity and Succession
Planning, Ethics in Public Service, Brown Act/Public Records Act, Annual Audit of
Personnel Rules, Public Safety Employment

(POBR/FBOR), Embracing Diversity, Wage and Hour Laws, and Legal Issues with
Reductions in Force.

Carl Fessenden

Carl Fessenden joined Porter Scott in 1994 and has been a shareholder since
2000. Carl’s practice focuses on representing public entity clients throughout
northern California. Primarily, he defends those that find themselves the subject
of a lawsuit especially those that involve employment, civil rights, dangerous
condition and contract claims. Carl graduated with majors in Political Science
and Communications from UC San Diego in 1988 and McGeorge School of Law
in 1992. He has four adult children and lives with wife, Betsy, in Rocklin.

Jonathan Fraser Light

With over thirty years of experience, Jon offers employment counsel and training
programs to companies of all sizes to reduce liability and protect against
lawsuits. Jon has shared his expertise with clients through:

• Periodic employment law updates and free roundtable discussions for small
groups

• Sex harassment avoidance training for managers and staff
• Management strategies for hiring, layoffs, reviews, discipline and

terminations
• Strategies for protection of proprietary information and trade secrets
• Jon enjoys a stellar and long-standing reputation as a skilled trial attorney. His

employment case notes as sole or lead trial attorney include a variety of
successful matters:
• Two-week jury trial in Santa Barbara on behalf of a large national title
company accused of discrimination and wrongful termination. 11-1 verdict
in favor of client.
• Three-week jury trial in Ventura on behalf of an international aerospace
manufacturer and its management employee who were sued for sex
harassment.
• Prevailed in a wrongful termination and slander jury trial on behalf of a
Ventura County physician.
• Used effective motion practice to demolish a $4M lawsuit against a publicly-
traded employer by an employee claiming breach of contract in Orange
County.

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