Bernanke to give deposition in AIG bailout lawsuit
A U.S. judge has ordered that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can be questioned in a lawsuit against the government filed by the former head of American International Group Inc.
Education
Law School/Year: University of Southern California Law Center, 1985
College/Year: California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1982
Bar Admissions
California
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Discrimination & Civil Rights; Labor
Major Cases
Recently, Carothers was co-counsel in the Los Angeles trial of a class action alleging significant meal and rest break violations against a federal contractor in violation of California law. Carothers was selected to take charge of picking a jury and conducting the cross examination of several defense witnesses. Jury selection was problematic, since the client was involved in a business that was totally unfamiliar to most jurors (performing paramilitary/law enforcement work) and very familiar with the requirement that employers allow an uninterrupted meal break. Despite these challenges, a jury was selected and returned a unanimous defense verdict and commented that the direct examination of the defense witnesses was impactful and affected their deliberations.
Professional Background
Carothers brings his untiring passion and focus to the courtroom when defending labor and employment related claims brought against his clients. Carothers is an experienced trial attorney having tried more than 75 cases to verdict in jurisdictions throughout California. He has successfully defended employers in more than 50 jury trials against claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, ADA, wage and hour violations and discrimination. Carothers has defended clients as lead trial counsel in large complex actions involving representative actions, class actions and coordinated actions involving hundreds of claimants.
Professional Affiliations
Carothers is affiliated with well-regarded professional organizations, spanning governmental agencies to local bar diversity initiatives. In 2008, Carothers was appointed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Commissioner to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission. He has also been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 2005 and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel since 1999. Carothers has received accolades from Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rated, Best Lawyers, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2013, and San Diego Super Lawyers, 2012 & 2013. He is a founding participant of Diversity Fellowship Program through the San Diego County Bar Association.
Personal Affiliations
Carothers has been of service to his community in San Diego for decades. His service includes past board memberships with Mercy Hospital's Finance Committee, Inner-City Games Foundation, Neighborhood House Association, and San Diego Police Review Board. Carothers provides ongoing pro bono counsel to Inner-City Games Foundation, which was created in response to a growing number of young people nationwide who live in poverty, and face monumental, often negative obstacles in their everyday lives.
Personal Background
Carothers served in the U.S. Navy, 1975-79; Awarded the Navy/Marine Corp Expeditionary Medal for services related to Iran.
As a college student, Carothers worked with veterans rights groups and was certified to represent veterans dishonorably discharged during the Vietnam War due to drug addiction acquired during service. He successfully represented a number of veterans, many of whom were homeless and penniless and argued to have their dishonorable discharges upgraded to general and honorable discharges after Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird issued a directive that the discharges should be reviewed by a military tribunal. As a result, many of these service members were able to go back to school, receive medical care and participate in the VA Home Loan program, dramatically changing their lives.
Aug. 14, 2013 -- Reporter Doug Sherwin talks with attorney Lonny Zilberman, a partner with Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP and a 2013 Top Attorney, about sexual harassment lawsuits and the nuances of these types of cases.
A U.S. judge has ordered that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can be questioned in a lawsuit against the government filed by the former head of American International Group Inc.
Partner liability has emerged as one of the most important issues for law firms and is increasingly the crucial factor that determines building selection and the structure of other economic lease terms. Arguments over liability complicate — even kill — otherwise easy lease transactions. Law firm decision-makers contemplating a relocation or renewal would be well-served to understand and carefully consider how they intend to deal with partner liability from the outset.
Top Attorneys 2013 pays tribute to San Diego County's legal cream of the crop. It is the culmination of a lengthy peer voting process that began in April with the announcement of a call for nominations. San Diego County lawyers were asked who among their peers -- with whom they had professional experience -- were worthy of recognition.
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in June, it opened up more than 1,000 federal benefits and responsibilities to legally married same-sex couples.
Thomas Guernsey has been at the job as Thomas Jefferson School of Law's new dean and president for less than two months and he's already made quite an impression.
Recently, I received calls from two human resources managers regarding articles in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. They were concerned about the WSJ’s claim that the position of legal secretary is extinct and USA Today’s assertion that the growth of temporary hiring is a negative devolvement.
Established in 2001, Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul was founded by Shawn Morris and Mike Sullivan. Shawn and Mike are former partners of Wingert Grebing, one of San Diego's oldest and most respected law firms.
The U.S. Department of Treasury recently announced that it is delaying until 2015 the enforcement of the so-called “employer mandate” provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA” or “Obamacare”), which were supposed to take effect in 2014.
#1. Put all commission agreements in writing (Labor Code section 2751).
RJS Law is a full-service law firm that can help resolve your personal, small-business or corporate tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service and California state tax authorities.
As the practice of law adapts to meet the changing needs of clients and organizations, opportunities exist to develop partnerships between law firms and law schools. Together, firms and schools can prepare profession-ready graduates and meet the growing need for legal services. California Western School of Law, San Diego’s oldest law school, is poised to lead the way in this national effort.
The University of San Diego School of Law develops resources and clinics that offer practical training to law students while making it possible for them to give back to the community. With San Diego County’s estimated veteran population of 250,000 and more than 2 million veterans living in California, there is no doubt that many have and will benefit from the school’s Initiative to Protect Student Veterans.
California’s employers are burdened with a long list of onerous regulations, so it’s no surprise that many employers fail to recognize the daunting requirements of the California Labor Code -- until it’s too late.
Gomez Iagmin Trial Attorneys is a plaintiff's only law firm based in downtown San Diego, specializing in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, complex product liability and mass torts.
The attorneys at CaseyGerry specialize in serious personal injury and traumatic brain injury cases, and are at the forefront of the complex medical issues related to brain injury. These include chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease thought to be caused by repeat concussions or blows to the head, and second impact syndrome, a condition in which the brain swells rapidly after a person suffers a second concussion.
Ralph Nader has a new cause.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has declared that, at least when it comes to voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court is guilty of wishful thinking. He is also showing both how difficult and how important it is to overcome that kind of thinking.
A federal jury in Oregon awarded $18.6 million to a woman who spent two years unsuccessfully trying to get Equifax Information Services to fix major mistakes on her credit report.
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Cuomo administration over dairy farm regulations intended to bolster the state's growing yogurt industry, the groups announced Monday.
It was late at night on Feb. 27, 2001, and Penn State's then-president, Graham Spanier, one of academia's most prominent administrators, typed a brief email to two other top administrators as they debated how to respond to a thorny situation.
FedEx Corp., the world’s largest cargo airline, will pay $21.5 million to settle a lawsuit over claims that it overcharged customers by billing for deliveries to businesses and governments at higher residential rates.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |