Manager - Labor Department
Salinas Office Phone: 831.754.2444 Fax: 831.754.2011 jim@lomgil.com
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Jim, the manager of the Lombardo & Gilles Labor Department, brings more than thirty years of experience as a civil litigator and specialist in labor relations.
Jim has handled numerous labor disputes, collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practices and other workplace related lawsuits. Jim's has extensive experience in handling agricultural-related crises, including but not limited to food safety issues.
Jim worked as a staff attorney for the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board prior to Lombardo & Gilles. In 1984, he became vice-president and group general counsel of Castle & Cook Fresh Vegetables, Incorporated., where he was responsible for a full range of legal matters related to this agricultural company, including labor planning in acquisitions and divestitures. From 1988 through 1998, Jim headed the Labor Department for Gilles, Minor and Sullivan, representing employers before state and federal courts.
Jim received his Juris Doctorate in 1974 from Stanford Law School, where he received the Hilman Oehlmann, Jr. Award for excellence in legal writing. Jim graduated from Harvard University cum laude in Government in 1970.
Jim is a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the California State Bar and the Monterey County Bar Association. He is a widely respected lecturer on issues of employment and in his spare time enjoys cycling, hiking and scuba diving.
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