Joshua Robert Dale

  • Position:
  • Partner
  • Appointments:
  • (562) 216-4444
  • Assistant’s Phone:
  • (562) 216-4473
  • Email:
  • [email protected]
 

Mr. Dale is a seasoned civil litigator specializing in employment, business, tort liability, and constitutional law. With extensive training in alternative dispute resolution, he has served as a panel neutral for the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s arbitration panel. He has tried numerous cases and argued before state and federal appellate courts. Previously a partner at a Newport Beach law firm, Mr. Dale has defended commercial businesses and government agencies in employment and contract disputes, handled anti-SLAPP motions, defended class actions, and advised clients, judges, and law firms on ethical issues in corporate governance and legal practice.

Licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and various federal courts nationwide, Mr. Dale represents for-profit and nonprofit corporations, business leaders, legislators, and judges. His community involvement and legal work have earned him awards from local business leaders, congressmen, and community organizations. He holds a B.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton (1997) and a J.D. with cum laude honors from Pepperdine School of Law (2000), where he also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution. At Pepperdine, he served as a student body representative, an editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, and a coach and member of several moot court teams.

Mr. Dale is a Trustee of the Fullerton Public Library and has served as a Director of the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation and the Fullerton Public Library Foundation. A member of The Federalist Society, he is also a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, a member of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, and a shooting enthusiast who represents firearms industry stakeholders and hobbyists.

Publications

How to Manage Employee Meal Periods
Are You Liable for Employee Behavior During Their Commute?
When It’s Time to Let an Employee go
Legal Referrals by Advocacy Organizations Can Violate the Law
Why a PAGA Legal Claim Can Be So Much More Harmful To An Employer
Misclassifying Exempt Employees Can Be Costly
How To Conduct Employment Background Checks Without Breaking The Law
Harassment And Discrimination – Employer Responsibilities
What Didn’t Happen in 2010 for California Wage-and-Hour Laws
Bell Scandal: Political Theater At The Expense of Taxpayers, L.A. Daily Journal, Sept. 27, 2010
Reallocating Litigation Costs: The Issue of Settlement Offers to Multiple Parties
California Exempt from Meal & Rest Period Laws in Correctional Officers’ Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit: CCPOA v. Calif., 2010 DJDAR 14654
A Mixed Bag For California Contractors: Recent Appellate Court Decisions Hand A Few Victories But Mostly Losses to Subcontractors
Federal Law on Genetic Screening of Employees Takes Effect

The Renewed Importance of E-Discovery
Televised Political Debates and Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes: Excluding the Public from Public Broadcasting, 27 Pepperdine Law Review 629 (2000)

Presentations

Playing the Discovery Game, MCLE course presenter (2015)
Beginner Legal Research, MCLE course presenter (2013)
Ethical Obligations to Partners & Clients During Law Practice Disputes, MCLE course presenter (2011)
California Rules on e-Discovery, MCLE course presenter (2011)
Wage & Hour Update, Employer Advisory Council of Orange County (2010)
The Instant Impact of Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter (U.S. Supreme Ct., Dec. 8, 2009) on Litigators and Collateral Order Appeals of Attorney-Client Privilege Determinations, Webinar (2010)
New Generation of Americans with Disabilities, Employer Advisory Council of Orange County (2009)
Managers & Supervisors Sexual Harassment Training Seminar (2009)
2009 Overview of Contractual Defense & Indemnity (2009)
Preventing Sexual Harassment, AB 1825 Compliance Seminar (2006)

Oral Argument

Ampersand Publishing, LLC v. NLRB, No. 15-1082 (D.C. Cir., December 9, 2016)