Lathrop Employment Lawyers

35+ years representing business and business owners in a wide variety of transactional and litigation matters. I act as outside "general counsel" to help my clients navigate legal issues and help grow their business.

I have represented clients in employment matters since 1988. This includes cases in State Court, Federal Court, the Civil Service Commission, the California State Personnel Board, and private arbitrations pursuant to arbitration agreements. We are very proud of our success rate, in handling these cases for employees.

John E. Borba graduated from Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1993 and was admitted into the California Bar in December 1993. John graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in International Relations in 1985. College for John began at Santa Rosa Junior College where he met his wife while earning his A.A. Degree in 1982. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: * Member of the Sonoma County Bar Association Board of Directors (2006-2010). * Co-Editor, Sonoma...

Jeannette A. Vaccaro is a dedicated and zealous advocate, representing employees in all facets of employment law. She graduated summa cum laude with a business degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She worked in business for almost a decade before graduating magna cum laude from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Jeannette began her law career representing employees at the federal and state level in Oregon, until she returned to California in 2012. Jeannette’s practice focuses primarily on representing employees in issues involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, wrongful discharge, medical family leave, fraud,...

Ehud Appel joined the California State Bar in 2018 after graduating with honors from U.C. Hastings College of the Law. He completed his undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley, majoring in Middle East Studies. Before pursuing a law career, he worked in education, healthcare, and the nonprofit world. He was a union representative, union organizer, and research analyst for United Healthcare Workers – West and the National Union of Healthcare Workers, where he represented nursing home and hospital workers throughout the Bay Area in grievances and collective bargaining.

During law school, he externed for the honorable judges Mary E. Wiss and...

It can be a very trying and stressful time when you find yourself in need of an attorney. Not only are you concerned about your particular legal issue, but like most people, you are concerned about the relationship you will have with your attorney and the fees that will be charged. Let's face it, lawyers, like politicians, have a bad reputation. People worry their attorney will not take their case seriously, or will try to squeeze every dime they can out of the case. I understand these feelings and concerns. Unfortunately, they are far too often justified. Before I became a...

John F. Richey grew up in his family business and is keenly familiar with the ins-and-outs and ups-and-downs that come with running a business. He also understands the “first in, last out” mentality required to make a business successful. After witnessing the problems caused by poor legal representation and advice to his family’s business, John decided that the best way to help others avoid similar pitfalls was to become a lawyer. John found time to complete law school, volunteered with the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office, formed a legal non-profit to assist the elderly with end-of-life legal representation, and became a...

Darrell Salomon is a retired antitrust and employment law trial lawyer. A member in good standing of the State Bar of California, he is no longer accepting the representation of clients, nor making referrals. For a biography and list of his publications, see www.Salomonlegal.com.