Overview
Terry advises employers on complex employment law matters and represents them in litigation, administrative proceedings, and workplace strategy.
He counsels companies, boards of directors, and senior leadership on a wide range of employment issues, including litigation defense, compliance, and employment-related transactions. Terry appears before state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels and frequently represents clients in administrative proceedings before agencies such as the EEOC, OSHA, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
In addition to his employment practice, Terry is often called upon to handle complex business and commercial litigation matters. In this vein he has experience in field of recreational liability and transactional issues for resort management. He supports clients in California and across the country, working with local counsel in jurisdictions including Texas, New York, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah to deliver consistent, high-quality representation.
Terry is also affiliated with the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and regularly collaborates with leading cultural property and art law firms in complex civil litigation involving cultural heritage disputes, provenance issues, and regulatory matters within the global art and antiquities market. His unique experience in both employment law and cultural heritage litigation brings a multidimensional perspective to his practice.
Prior to private practice Terry served Clerkships with the Utah Supreme Court and the Eastern District of California. Clients value Terry’s litigation skills, practical insight, and strategic approach to resolving high-stakes matters in both the public and private sectors.
About Me
Outside of work, Terry enjoys snow skiing, a lifelong passion that has taken him to slopes across Canada and the Western United States. These days, he can most often be found carving turns in the Wasatch Mountains, home to what many consider the greatest snow on earth. He also enjoys traveling with his family, is an avid reader, and as a Bruin parent, remains a devoted lifelong fan of UCLA sports.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Representing clients in wage and hour actions involving individual, class, collective and PAGA actions, presenting meal period, rest break, misclassification, off-the-clock, tip pooling, compensable time and other claims under federal and California law.
- Advising and representing unionized and non-unionized clients in ERISA matters, relative to union trust fund benefit audits, challenging scope and legitimacy of trust fund audit practices.
- Representing business entity clients in employment contract litigation, including issues related to trade secret protection, non-disclosures and restrictive covenant litigation in federal and California state courts.
- Advising and defending clients regarding third-party, public accommodation and accessibility claims based on the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and California Unruh Act.
- Guiding clients through complex and simple reductions in force, work force reorganization, business relocations and executive hiring, retention and separation.
Credentials
Education
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- J.D., 1990
University of Utah
- B.A., 1985
Languages
- Spanish
Media
News
Professional & Civic Associations
Civic
- Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
- Pro Se Clinic for the Central District of California, administered by Public Counsel
- Lincoln Clubs of California
- Downtown Los Angeles Chapter, Past Chair
Professional
- State Bar of California
- Utah State Bar
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Association of Ski Area Defense Attorneys (Past)
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society - International Board:
- Membership Committee, Current
- Global Chapter Relations Council, Past Chair
- North America West Region, Past Co-Chair
- California Area, Past Director
- Los Angeles Chapter, Past Chair
Admissions
- California, 1990
- Utah, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth and Tenth Circuits
- U.S. District Court - CA - C.D., E.D., N.D., S.D.
- U.S. District Court - UT
“Lex vigilantibus auxilium fert coram iis qui in iuribus suis dormiunt.” — The law helps the vigilant, before those who sleep on their rights.
Quintus Cervidius Scaevola
