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Janean Acevedo
Daniels, Attorney at Law Janean Acevedo Daniels, principal attorney in the Law Office of Janean Acevedo Daniels, has over 25 years of experience in employment law and civil litigation. Ms. Daniels represents employees in wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual and other unlawful harassment, whistleblower, breach of contract, and other employment-related cases; counsels employees facing unlawful conduct in the workplace; and assists with employment contracts and exit strategies. She also represents individuals in select tort, contract, insurance coverage, disability, and personal injury actions. Ms. Daniels also advises and represents employers in connection with employment policies, compliance, wage and hour, and risk management issues, contract preparation, and employee disputes. She also assists employers in responding to, and conducting investigations of, employee complaints and claims of unlawful treatment. Ms. Daniels has obtained significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients, including: • A 3.2 Million dollar verdict on behalf of two female police officers in a glass ceiling and discrimination action against the Santa Barbara Police Department (Click Here for the jury verdict report on this case) • Over a Million dollar judgment on behalf of a gay officer in a discrimination, harassment, and retaliation case against Santa Barbara Police Department.(Click Here for the jury verdict report on this case) • Widely-publicized settlements against Santa Barbara County on behalf of its former Director of Human Resources for gender discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination, and for two female Sheriff's Department employees who were sexually harassed. • Six-figure settlements and outstanding results for employees against a variety of private employers, including financial institutions, health care organizations, airlines and avionics companies, technology firms, national restaurant and grocery chains, universities, colleges and other educational institutions, defense contractors, professional services firms, hotel, travel and leisure businesses, automobile dealerships, and insurance companies. • "Six-figure settlements and outstanding results for employees against a variety of private employers, including financial institutions, health care organizations, airlines and avionics companies, technology firms, retail firms, national restaurant and grocery chains, universities, colleges and other educational institutions, defense contractors, professional services firms, hotel, travel and leisure businesses, automobile dealerships, and insurance companies" • "and against various public employers, including city and county entities, law enforcement agencies, college districts, and the University of California" Virginia Arciniega Virginia Arciniega
is our firm’s legal assistant. Currently in her last year of
study at Santa Barbara College, and a certified HR manager, Virginia
has extensive training and experience in Human Resources management
and employment law. She has also worked as an intern with the Legal
Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Legal Resource
Center. Virginia handles all client intake, office administration
and paralegal matters, and provides valuable litigation and other
case support. |
