CHRISTOPHER S. MAILE
Partner
Tel: (818) 205-9955
Fax: (818) 205-9944
Email: cmaile@tharpe-howell.com
Partner
Tel: (818) 205-9955Fax: (818) 205-9944
Email: cmaile@tharpe-howell.com
CHRISTOPHER S. MAILE is a Partner of the firm in the Sherman Oaks office. He represents management in all aspects of employment law, including litigation and counseling. He also regularly defends insurance carrier claims. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Maile brings his clients substantial jury trial experience.
Mr. Maile’s experience includes:
Recent matters that Mr. Maile has handled include:
Mr. Maile speaks and writes frequently on employment law matters as well as insurance and risk management issues. His numerous publications include: New Cases Shield Employers from Wrongful Termination Lawsuits, published in “Southern California Defense Counsel Verdict” and Wrongful Termination, The Tort of the Eighties Enters the Nineties, published in “LACMA Physician Journal.”
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
EDUCATION
J.D., Loyola Marymount University, 1984
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, cum laude, 1980
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California
COURT ADMISSIONS
California Supreme Court
State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
MEMBERSHIPS
West Valley Boys and Girls Club
Mr. Maile’s experience includes:
- Representing management in all aspects of employment law including wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, whistle blower, unfair labor practices, restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements, and proceedings before the EEOC, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, California Labor Commission and California Wage-Hour Compliance agencies.
- Counseling employers in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including policies, discipline, compensation, workforce reduction, employee terminations, disability accommodation and compliance with various federal and state laws and regulations.
- Representing insurance companies in disputes with independent insurance agents.
- Defending insurance carriers in all aspects of claims handling practices and denial of policy benefits.
Recent matters that Mr. Maile has handled include:
- Winning an eight-week jury trial for a major insurance carrier regarding the termination of an agent who claimed breach of contract and conversion.
- Successfully defending a nationally-known company in a six-week jury trial against claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and retaliation.
- Obtaining a defense verdict for a national insurance company in a consolidated case involving breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and fraud.
- Representing the general manager of a high profile Las Vegas casino restaurant against allegations of sexual harassment and hostile work environment brought by the EEOC.
- Defending a large trucking company in a lawsuit brought by a terminated employee involving allegations of age discrimination, medical condition discrimination and wrongful termination.
- Representing a major insurance carrier in a lawsuit by a policy holder involving wrongful denial of policy benefits.
Mr. Maile speaks and writes frequently on employment law matters as well as insurance and risk management issues. His numerous publications include: New Cases Shield Employers from Wrongful Termination Lawsuits, published in “Southern California Defense Counsel Verdict” and Wrongful Termination, The Tort of the Eighties Enters the Nineties, published in “LACMA Physician Journal.”
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Employment Law and Litigation
- Insurance Claims Handling Disputes
EDUCATION
J.D., Loyola Marymount University, 1984
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, cum laude, 1980
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California
COURT ADMISSIONS
California Supreme Court
State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
MEMBERSHIPS
West Valley Boys and Girls Club
LOCATION:
Los Angeles
PRACTICE AREAS:
Bad Faith and Coverage
Employment and Labor Law
General Litigation
Hospitality Law
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Los Angeles
PRACTICE AREAS:
Bad Faith and Coverage
Employment and Labor Law
General Litigation
Hospitality Law
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