Steven Merle Chanley

Steven M. Chanley is a shareholder with Employer Advocates Group law firm in San Luis Obispo, where he concentrates on defending and advising employers. His practice includes wage-hour, employee misclassification, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination litigation defense. Mr. Chanley also advises businesses on Employment Law compliance and personnel matters.

Mr. Chanley is rated as "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, the highest rating given to attorneys based on their legal ability and professional ethics, reliability and diligence.

University of California Hastings College of the Law

J.D.

1989

California State University - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

B.A. (1985) | English

1985

Honors: cum laude

Attorney/Founder

Employer Advocates Group

2002 - Current

Attorney/Partner

Sinsheimer, Schiebelhut, Baggett & Tangeman

1995 - 2002

San Luis Obispo, CA

Attorney

Morrison & Foerster LLP

1990 - 1995

Palo Alto, California

Attorney

Littler Mendelson P.C.

1989 - 1990

San Francisco, California

Board Agent/Extern

National Labor Relations Board, Region 20

1989 - 1989

San Francisco, CA

Summer Accociate

Littler Mendelson P.C.

1988 - 1988

San Francisco, CA

Summer Associate

Cotchett & Illston

1987 - 1987

Burlingame, CA

Paralegal

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro

1984 - 1985

San Francisco, CA

State Bar of California  # 142079

Member

1989 - Current

California

State Bar of California

ID Number: 142079

Since 1989

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Since 2020

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Since 1990

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Since 1996

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Since 2004

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma

Since 2020

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Since 2020

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Since 1990

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Since 2004

• Credit Cards Accepted

• Employment Law