Employment labor agricultural law attorney

Lewis P. Janowsky, since the formation of the firm in 1985, focuses his practice in employment and agricultural law. He has represented both domestic and foreign employers in the defense of sexual harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits, as well as wage and hour class actions. Mr. Janowsky has assisted numerous employers on developing employee handbooks, drafting employment and independent contractor agreements, classifying workers as exempt or non-exempt from overtime as well as conducting seminars on employment-related issues. In addition, he has been counsel for California and foreign enterprises in commercial litigation disputes both in federal and state courts. Mr. Janowsky has argued before the California Supreme Court on several occasions and in the California Court of Appeal and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
From 1977 to 1980, Mr. Janowsky worked as a criminal prosecutor in the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorneys Office. He gained extensive courtroom experience, including jury and bench trials during his tenure as an Assistant State's Attorney in Chicago.

In 1980, Mr. Janowsky relocated to California and began his employment as an attorney for Western Growers Association, an agricultural trade association whose membership is comprised of more than two thousand growers and shippers of produce.

E-mail Address: lew@rjlaw.com

Education:
	Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1977) State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1974, Phi Beta Kappa)
Admitted to Practice:
	All California state courts U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit California Supreme and Appellate Courts U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Practice Areas:
	Employment Law (Management) Agricultural Law PACA
Professional Memberships:
	Orange County Bar Association (Chairperson, Labor Law Section, 1986) (Employment Law Mentor Program) State Bar of California (Employment Law Section) Agricultural Law Association Direct Selling Association's Lawyers Council and Government Affairs Committee
Seminars:
	Mr. Janowsky's various seminars and lectures include: "How to Conduct a Sexual Harassment Investigation: A Twelve Step Approach" (Summer 1999), Orange County Bar Association, Employment Law Section "California and Federal Court Decisions on the Adequacy of Employer's Response to Complaints of Sexual Harassment" (Winter 2000), Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Marathon, San Diego County Bar Association "A Legal Guide to Hiring Employees and Reducing the Risk of Liability" (Fall 1998), Cal Comp Insurance Seminar "Responding to Unemployment Claims Filed by Distributors: A Practical Approach" (Summer 1996), Direct Selling Association, Washington D.C. "Problem Solving Hypotheticals for Employers on Balancing ADA, FMLA, and Labor Code Section 132(a)" (Winter 1995), Claremont College Seminar
*Reported Cases:*
	In re Milton Poulos, Inc., 947 F.2d 1351 (9th Cir. 1991) United Farm Workers v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd., 16 Cal.App.4th 1629 (1993) George Arakelian Farms, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd., 49 Cal.3d 1279 (1989) Bertuccio v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd., 202 Cal.App.3d 1369 (1989) George Arakelian Farms, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd., 40 Cal.3d 654 (1985) United Farm Workers, Inc. v. Admiral Packing Co., 37 Cal.3d 912 (1985) Agricultural Labor Relations Bd. v. California Coastal Farms, Inc., 31 Cal.3d 469 (1982) Morillon et al. v. Royal Packing Company, 22 Cal.4th 575 (2000).