Lindbergh Porter represents employers in all types of employment litigation, including:
- Wage and hour
- Class actions
- Wrongful Termination
- Discrimination
He has represented employers in more than 50 state and federal court, jury, and regulatory agency trials including before the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. In addition to representing clients in collective bargaining and other phases of traditional labor matters, he has handled approximately 100 arbitrations. In appellate practice, he has briefed or argued more than a dozen state and federal appellate cases, including several that set legal precedent, and he has handled more than 30 class actions. He has specific experience with:
- Title VII
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- The National Labor Relations Act
- The Fair Employment and Housing Act
Additionally, Lindbergh authors numerous articles and speaks at employment and labor law seminars and conferences sponsored by national, state, and local bar associations and industry organizations. Most often, he works with clients in:
- Financial services
- Hospitality
- Media
- Construction
- Technology
- Health care
Lindbergh serves as a neutral evaluator for the United States District Court and has served as a lawyer representative to the United States Court of Appeals.
Lindbergh is a member of Littler Mendelson's Diversity and Inclusion Committee and has served on the Board of Directors and the Hiring Committee. Prior to practicing law, he worked in retail management and for a non-profit organization.
In law school, he was a National Moot Court finalist. He has taught Moot Court at the University of California Berkeley School of Law.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, National Bar Association
- Faculty member, Trial Advocacy Program - Stanford University Law School
- Faculty member, Intensive Advocacy Program – University of San Francisco School of Law
- Former board member, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Former president, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Former chairperson, Labor Law Section - National Bar Association
RECOGNITION
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2013
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of American Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
- Named, Super Lawyer - Northern California, Law and Politics Publishers, Inception-present
- Named, Top Four Employment Attorneys - San Francisco Bay Area, The Recorder
- Named, Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California - California Law Business
- Recipient, Community Service Award - Charles Houston Bar Association
- Recipient, Community Service Award - NAACP Legal Defense Fund
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- September 7, 2012Littler Press Release
- December 16, 2011Littler Press Release
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- April 26, 2013Wrapping up a Case
Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference, Seattle, WA - April 25, 2013The FLSA Two-Step is One Too Many: The Application of Dukes and the Rules Enabling Act to Collective Actions
National Employment Law Council, Houston, TX - February 22, 2013The Future After Fisher
University of San Francisco - April 18, 2012Dukes v. Walmart: What Can Employment Expect Next In Employment Class Acton
National Employment Law Council - November 9, 2011Roundtable Discussion: Employment Law
The Recorder - July 2011The Three Rs for Clients
Diversity and Inclusion Conference - Littler Mendelson - April 2011Class Action Fairness Act
United States District Court - April 20112011 Annual Labor and Employment Update
National Employment Law Council - February 2011Exemptions in Financial Services Industry
FLSA Midwinter Meeting - American Bar Association - November 2010A Neat Little Package: Title VII Discrimination, Harassment, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Plaintiff's Deposition
International Association of Defense Counsel - October 2010Hybrid FLSA State Law Collective - Class Action
Bridgeport Continuing Education - October 2010Overcoming Thorny Issues that Arise When Litigating FLSA and Hybrid Claims
Wage & Hour - American Conference Institute - June 2010Trying and Settling Discrimination and Harassment Cases
Bridgeport Continuing Education - April 2010Wage and Hour Updates and Guidance on Audits and Compliance
National Employment Law Council - March 25, 20102010 Employment Law Update
Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, CA - March 2010I’m Not the Boss of You: Complex Issues Raised By the Increasing Use of Contingent Workers
National Conference, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association - March 12, 2009Ethical Issues in the Mediation and Settlement of Class and Collective Actions
American Bar Association Webinar