Since December, 1983, owned and operated Law Office of George de la Flor, APC, a legal practice focused primarily on employment, business and tort litigation.

Labor and Employment Law
Experience includes significant trial and appellate practice. Cases handled run the gamut of employment law, including wrongful termination, whistleblower cases, qui tam actions, union contract and union rights, sexual harassment, discrimination (age, sex, race, disability, medical condition, sexual preference), wage and hour cases, class actions, public sector, ERISA pension and disability benefit claims, unemployment claims and civil rights.

Administrative Law
Extensive experience, including litigation and appellate work within, or related to the Public Employment Relations Board, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, State of California Labor Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, San Diego City Employees Retirement System and Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Business Law
Contract and lease negotiation and litigation; business counseling; real estate law; representation of contractors and architects; collections; unlawful detainer; partnership and corporate litigation; predatory lending; government contracts and intellectual property; Alcoholic Beverage Control Board licensure; unlawful business practices and unfair competition; intellectual property; and anti-trust litigation. Presently defending a business client in a coordinated anti-trust class action.

Tort Litigation
In addition to various tort claims related to employment and business law, experience includes trial and appellate work in personal injury; medical, dental and legal malpractice; battery cases; libel and slander cases; Anti-SLAPP motion practice; insurance bad faith; civil rights and government tort liability.

Areas of Practice

• ERISA, Pension and Disability Insurance Claims
• Employment Law for Employees and Employers
• Discrimination and Harassment Claims
• Wage and Hour Claims
• Severance Packages
• Wrongful Termination
• Whistleblower Protection
• Employment Policy, Compliance and Audits for Employers
• Sexual Harassment Trainings
• Labor Law
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Contract and Lease Disputes
• Unfair Competition Claims
• Employment Disputes
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
• Class Action Lawsuits

Bar Admissions

• California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: Graduate and Professional Opportunities Fellowship Recipient
  
  
• University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
  B.A., Political Science
  
  

Representative Cases

• Baddour v. San Diego Unified School District, 15 PERC 22103 (California Public Employment Relations Board 1991)
• Moore v. Bechtel Power Corporation, 840 F.2d 634 (9th Circuit Court of Appeals 1988)
• Moore v. Local 569 of the IBEW, 653 F. Supp. 767 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California 1987)
• Baddour v. San Diego Unified School District, 11 PERC 18148 (California Public Employment Relations Board 1987)

Representative Clients

• TCP Global, Inc.
• Americare Medservices, Inc.
• BST Enterprises, Inc.
• Pacific Beach Urgent Care
• New Way Landscape and Tree Services
• Asset Preservation Strategies, Inc.

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Continuing Lecturer, Employment Law Issues, Council on Education in Management (CEM)
• Speaker, "Recent Developments in Employment Law", Foothills Bar Association, 2007
• Speaker, "Minimizing Your Exposure to Liability for Unlawful Workplace Harassment", Council on Education in Management (CEM), 2006
• Speaker, "Protecting Your Organization from Liability in Failing to Understand Retaliation and Whistleblower Rights", Council on Education in Management (CEM), 2006
• Speaker, "Taking Down the Experts", Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 2004
• Moderator, "Wrongful Termination", SDCBA and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1990
• Guest Lecturer, "Wrongful Termination", Southwestern College
• Moderator, "Personal Injury Liens", SDCBA and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, 1988

Honors and Awards

• San Diego Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor Law, 2008
• Top 10 Employment Lawyers in San Diego County, San Diego Daily Transcript (Through a Poll of Members of the San Diego County Bar Association), 2008
• Employment Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Business Review, 2008
• San Diego Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor Law, 2007
• Top 10 Employment Lawyers in San Diego County, San Diego Daily Transcript (Through a Poll of Members of the San Diego County Bar Association), 2007
• Employment Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Business Review, 2007
• Top 10 Employment Lawyers in San Diego County, San Diego Daily Transcript (Through a Poll of Members of the San Diego County Bar Association), 2006
• Employment Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Business Review, 2006
• Top 20 Employment Lawyers in San Diego County, San Diego Daily Transcript (Through a Poll of Members of the San Diego County Bar Association), 2005
• Employment Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Business Review, 2004
• AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD), 2008
  Member, Board of Directors
  
  
• San Diego County Bar Association
  
  
• State Bar of California
  Labor and Employment Law Section
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Clairemont Mesa Small Claims Court, Judge Pro Tem
• San Diego North County Superior Court, Mediator, Two Attorney Panel
• San Diego Superior Court Panel, Arbitrator

Languages

• Spanish