Michael D Singer - California Class Action Attorney

Michael D. Singer – Continuing Education Presentations

San Diego County Bar Association Annual Employment Conference
The PAGA Saga
November 2023

CELA Advanced Wage and Hour Symposium
Emerging Wage and Hour Issues
Glendale, CA

April 2023

Case Law/Legislative Update
SDCBA 2019 Labor & Employment Conference
April 2019

Wage and Hour Issue Spotting for Workers Compensation Applicant Attorneys
S.F. Chapter CAAA
March 2019

Wage and Hour Law
Legal Aid at Work, Workers’ Rights Clinic
USD, March 2019

Rest Breaks Post-Augustus
California Employment Lawyers Association 14th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Seminar
May 2018

Case Law/Legislative Update
2018 Labor & Employment Conference: Updates & Hot Topics
April 2018

Class Actions
San Diego Worker’s Rights Clinic
April 2018

Procedural Issues and Nuts and Bolts of PAGA
Litigating PAGA Claims 2018
March 2018

Nuts and Bolts Series: PAGA – Overview of Procedural Issues and Recent Developments
San Diego County Bar Association
March 2017

Advanced PAGA Issues
National Employment Lawyers Association
2016 Annual Convention

Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Laws
Orange County Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section Annual Conference
June 2015

Reviewing The California Supreme Court’s Most Active Year Yet For Wage And Hour Decisions
Consumer Attorneys of California
53rd Annual Convention
San Francisco, California November, 2014

Wage and Hour Litigation: Impact of Recent Blockbuster Supreme Court Decisions, including an update on Duran, Ayala, Iskanian decisions
California Employment Lawyers Association
27th Annual Employment Law Conference
San Diego, California October, 2014

Recent Developments in Class Action Law
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Sixth Annual Class Action Symposium
San Diego, California May, 2014

Strategic Discovery: Truth and Consequences
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Labor and Employment Section Saturday Seminar
Los Angeles, California April, 2014

Practical Tips from Seasoned Employment Lawyers: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Keynote Speaker: Bad Facts Make Bad Law
2013 California Employment Lawyers Annual Conference
San Jose, California October, 2013

Federal Class Action Trial Methodology for Wage & Hour Cases
2013 Annual Mid-Year Wage & Hour Conference
Bridgeport Continuing Education
San Diego, California June, 2013

Preparing and Taking Your Class Action to Trial, Part 2
Dealing with Post-Certification Issues and 
Customizing A Successful Trial Plan
California Employment Lawyers Association
Ninth Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Seminar:
Getting To and Through a Class Action Trial
Los Angeles, California April, 2013

Wage & Hour Law Compliance for Business Law Practitioners
Continuing Education of the Bar
UCLA, March, 2013

Class Re-Action (Podcast Episode 1)
Current Case Issue Review
The Complex Litigator, Feb., 2013 MCLE Accredited Link.
Available at thecomplexlitigator.com

Life After Brinker
2012 Mid-Year Wage and Hour Conference:
Beyond Brinker
Bridgeport Continuing Education
San Diego, California June 2012

Piece Rate Calculations, Cases, and Minimum Wage Class Actions
California Employment Lawyers Association
8th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Seminar
San Francisco, California May 2012

Brinker: The Aftermath: 
Meal & Rest Breaks, Wage & Employment Law in California
Bridgeport Continuing Education
Los Angeles, California May 2012

Brinker Podcast at CEB.Com

View from the Plaintiff's Bar:
Post-Concepcion Cases and Strategies
American Conference Institute, September 2011
13th Annual National Forum on Wage and Hour Claims and Class Actions

Limitations of AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion; Recent Developments in 
Class Certification Cases in Appellate and Trial Courts: Predominance
Rulings, Statistical ExtrapolationIssues, Decertification motions, and
Post-Certification Trial Preparation
2011 Mid-Year Wage and Hour Conference, San Diego
Bridgeport Continuing Education, June 2011

Panel Discussion: Thirty Cases in Thirty Minutes
California Employment Lawyers Association
7th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Seminar
Los Angeles, California April, 2011

Wage And Hour Compliance For Business Law Practitioners
Continuing Education for the Bar
Los Angeles, California April 2011

Panel Discussion: Bringing and Opposing
Class Certification - the Tried, the True, and the New
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
3d Annual Class Action Seminar, October 2010

Wage and Hour Class Action Primer
North County San Diego Bar Association, Labor
and Employment Section, September 2010

Certification, Decertification, and Post-Certification Trial Preparation
2010 Mid Year Wage and Hour Conference, San Diego
Bridgeport Continuing Education, June 2010

Settlement, ADR, Arbitration: Making the Call
on Which to Do and How to Get the Best Results
Once the Call Is Made (with Jeffrey D. Wohl, Esq. of 
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker)
American Conference Institute, October 2009
Eighth Annual National Advanced Forum on Wage and
Hour Claims and Class Actions

Settlement Pitfalls and Objectors (with Hon. Timothy B. Taylor,
Hon. Leo S. Pappas, Hon. Jan M. Adler, Robin A. Wofford, Esq.
of Wilson Kosmo Turner, Timothy G. Blood, Esq. of Coughlin 
Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins)
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, October 2009
Second Annual Class Action Symposium

Before the Retainer is Signed: Reality Check on the Costs of
Litigating Class Actions

After the Handshake: 10 Critical Terms in MOU's and Settlement
Agreements to Protect the Rights of Class Members

Current Issues In Settling Wage & Hour Class Actions
2009 Mid Year Wage and Hour Conference, San Diego
Bridgeport Continuing Education, June 2009

Assessing the Merits of a Class Action Case 
Meal and Rest Period Law After Brinker
Bridgeport Seminars, Los Angeles, December 2008

The Impact of Brinker
San Diego County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
October 2008

Beyond the Number: Negotiating Wage and Hour Class Action Mediations
and Settlement Terms
Bridgeport Seminars, San Diego, CA June 2008

Employment Practice Workshop for Mediators
JAMS Institute, San Francisco, March 2008

Pre-Certification Communications with Class Members
Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention, November 2007

Wage and Hour Class Actions: View From the Plaintiff's Bar
American Conference Institute, October 2007

Spotting the Class Action Plaintiff
San Diego County Bar Association, September 2007

Wage and Hour Litigation Conference:
Preparing for and Excelling in Mediations
Bridgeport Seminars, June 2007

Getting To and Through a Class Action Trial:
Class Action Trial Plans (with Hon. Ronald Sabraw, Mark Theirman, 
Esq. Eve Cervantez, Esq., and David Borgen, Esq.)
California Employment Lawyers Association, May 2007

Wage and Hour Appellate Issues
Bridgeport Seminars, January 2007

A Behind the Scenes Look at Rest and Meal Period Issues:
Proposed DLSE Regulations, LC226.7 Cases on Appeal
San Diego County Bar Association, April 2005

Developments in Rest and Meal Period Class Actions
Orange County Bar Association, March 2005

Career Satisfaction, Renewal and Resilience for Lawyers and Judges
Ash Grove Group
Breakout group facilitator
October 2003

Class Action Procedure
CK-Seminars, November 2002, December 2002, January 2003

Enjoying the Practice of Law
Legal ReVision Seminars, April 2001

Career Satisfaction and Fulfillment for Lawyers
Legal ReVision Seminars, November 1999

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