Dana C. Nicholas and Collette M. Tesauro are new associates at the Brown Law Group, a firm that specializes in all aspects of employment law and business litigation. Nicholas has expertise in insurance defense including employment claims, premises liability, products liability and personal injury. She has extensive experience in litigating cases from inception to trial preparation.
Prior to joining Brown Law Group, Nicholas worked as an associate attorney at San Diego law firm Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, a civil litigation defense law firm where her practice concentrated on employment claims, personal injury, premises liability, and corporate matters. While attending law school, she worked as a legal intern for the U.S. Department of
Labor-Employee Benefit Security Administration. Nicholas also worked as a judicial intern in the San Diego Superior Court for Judge Laura
Halgren and Judge Eddie Sturgeon. In this capacity, she assisted with the law and motion calendar for civil litigation claims which included analyzing case issues for dispositive motion hearings and discovery disputes. She is a member of the Lawyers Club of San Diego and the San Diego County Bar Association.
Tesauro, prior to joining Brown Law Group, developed expertise in labor and employment law and counseling while serving as in-house counsel for AMN Healthcare Inc., a $1.88 billion publicly traded company. At AMN, she oversaw the company’s compliance with labor and employment laws and counseled internal stakeholders on all aspects of employment law, including employment agreements, severance agreements and litigation avoidance. Tesauro is also experienced with defending against state and federal administrative agency claims, including claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
Tesauro gained experience in benefits law while working for the U.S. Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration as a Student Investigator. She is an active member of the Lawyers Club of San Diego, where she serves on the Equality & Action and Professional Advancement Committees.
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairwoman Jenny Yang, who also happens to be a sister of BLG Lawyer Arlene Yang and Hon. Sue Yang (ret.), founding member of the National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association, visited Brown Law Group to talk about diversity in the workplace. What an honor, what a gathering!
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Charles Haley is one of 17 newly named partners at Cooley LLP, the 900-lawyer firm which has 12 offices in the United States, China, and Europe. San Diego’s Haley is a member of Cooley’s technology transactions group. He represents public and private companies on all aspects of technology transactions. He regularly advises clients on application and enterprise software licensing agreements; Software as a Service (SaaS) transactions; software and hardware product development agreements; technology-related professional services; and distribution agreements including Original Equipment Manufacturer and Value-Added Reseller transactions.
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The San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a political action committee promoting Second Amendment rights, has named attorney John Dillon with the law firm of Gatzke Dillon and Ballance LLP as its in-house legal counsel. Michael Schwartz, executive director, SDCGO, made the announcement.
Schwartz said that Dillon will offer free consultation to SDCGO members on any firearms-related legal issue. “The constitutional rights of gun owners and gun shop owners are under constant attacks and are subject to a multitude of restrictions due to local, state and federal laws,” Schwartz said. “We are grateful to John for his willingness to lend his experience and expertise in complex litigation matters as part of our commitment to uphold the legal rights of gun owners as guaranteed in the Second Amendment.”
A native San Diegan, Dillon grew up in Vista and Oceanside, and currently resides in Fallbrook.
“We’re looking forward to serving SDCGO because we believe in upholding the law and serving gun owners, gun range operators, federal firearms licensed dealers, and gun manufacturers,” Dillon said. “Compliance with all applicable firearms laws is getting more complicated every day. Our firm is committed to understanding all aspects of both federal and state firearms laws and regulations and obtaining the most up-to-date and detailed information to give our clients and SDCGO members the best possible protection and counsel.”
Earlier this year, Dillon was credited with protecting North County gun owners by opposing proposals by the Encinitas City Council. Gatzke Dillon & Balance, based in Carlsbad and formed in 1980, provides services in a broad range of disciplines, including land use, environmental, water, noise, endangered species, construction, natural resources, government, airport-aviation, civil litigation, business litigation, property litigation, personal injury claims, trial and appellate law. The firm represents public and private sector clients on complex and controversial planning and litigation matters.
Founded in 2015, the San Diego County Gun Owners is a registered political action committee, which advocates for the gun industry and protecting the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Randy Frisch is in-house counsel for the National University System. He can be reached at rcfrisch@msn.com.
