D. Chad Anderton

• Civil litigation defense practice
• Drafted motions, handled written discovery and attended hearings
• Served as volunteer mediator in Toledo Citizens Dispute Resolution Program

• Employer side litigation practice focusing on wage and hour class action and Private Attorney General Act cases (60%), as well as single plaintiff litigation, including California FEHA, whistleblower and wrongful termination
• Handled hundreds of cases to resolution through settlement, arbitration hearing or trial
• Provided counsel and advice to employers to minimize risk of litigation and exposure
• First chaired three multi-week jury trials in 2021-23, including two defense verdicts
• Won multiple decertifications of classes and denials of class certification
• Settled and obtained approval of settlement of more than 100 class and PAGA actions
• Represented employers in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations

• Served as first chair on more than 100 litigation matters, including class actions and single plaintiff actions
• Handled more than 100 depositions and hearings in representing employers in litigation
• First chaired two trials

• Handled more than 100 depositions in single plaintiff and class cases on behalf of employers
• Drafted dozens of motions, including summary judgment motions
• Second chaired jury trial to defense verdict
• Second chaired arbitration to defense award

• Handled civil litigation matters, including leading the day to day process such as drafting of motions, client communication, depositions and hearings
• The majority of my time was spent representing the City of Chicago to defend its MinorityOwned Business and Women Owned Business Programs against Constitutional attack

Civil litigation defense practice, including drafting motions, handling discovery and taking and defending depositions

• Public entity defense practice, including significant multi-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation cases
• Took and defended dozens of depositions
• Drafted motions, attended hearings and handled discovery
• Led day to day handling of 30-40 cases