- Divorce
- Business DisputesCharles F. Callanan is one of the founding partners of Callanan, Rogers & Dzida, LLP. Mr. Callanan practices in the area of commercial and business law with emphasis on the organization and sale of businesses, providing practical solutions to legal problems that affect new and established businesses including contracts, financing transactions, employment agreements and commercial leases. Mr. Callanan also represents various nonprofit religious institutions and educational institutions.
- Limited Liability Companies
- Wrongful TerminationAn employee had a nervous breakdown after only three days on the job and needed time off for treatment as a reasonable accommodation. Rather than accommodating his request the new employer then claimed the employee had “resigned” in an attempt to avoid its statutory duties under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. The matter went to arbitration because the employee had signed a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement. The arbitrator awarded over $600,000 to the employee based on this wrongful termination.
- Employment DiscriminationAn African American executive was fired shortly after he complained about a white supervisor’s racist comments and e-mails to staff members using “Ebonics.” We sued under the race discrimination in employment prohibitions of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, and successfully negotiated a settlement for the executive, on confidential terms.
- Employment ContractTypically, employment in California is “at will.” What that means is that, unless your employer made a specific promise about the length of your employment in an employment contract, the employer can fire you or lay you off at any time with or without reason.
- Employment LitigationRobert Rogers is one of the founding partners of Callanan, Rogers & Dzida, LLP. Mr. Rogers is a litigator and trial lawyer, whose primary emphasis is employment disputes wrongful termination and discrimination, eminent domain, major personal injuries, civil litigation and independent sales representatives’ litigation. Mr. Rogers has a blend of facilitative skills and hands-on leadership experience that makes him ideally suited as a litigation attorney, negotiator and mediator. He divides his time between the firm’s main office in downtown Los Angeles and the firm’s branch office in San Pedro.
- Severance AgreementOne of the top salesmen at a moving and storage company, an African-American, was forced to endure racial discrimination. Among other things, his boss sold goods he had in storage without giving him notice as required by law, steered him away from lucrative sales territories in “white” areas, and jokingly referred to him as “waiter” at a party because he was wearing a suit, instead of treating him like the successful professional he was. We helped the salesman negotiate a significant settlement and severance package.
- Real Estate LitigationPractice Areas: Employment Law; Eminent Domain Law; Sales Representatives Law; Major Personal Injuries; Business & Real Estate Litigation;
- Real Estate TransactionsPractice Areas: Eminent Domain; Business & Real Estate Transactions; Business & Real Estate Litigation; Employment Law; Appellate Law
- Eminent DomainOur employment law, real estate, and eminent domain attorneys combine the experience, sophistication and efficiency of a large law firm with the cost-effectiveness and personal attention of a small firm. We also take on cases on a contingency fee basis where we fight to protect your rights.
- Personal InjuryA client of the Firm was sued for over $100,000,000 in alleged personal injury and property damages claimed to have arisen from mold infestation after a burst pipe valve flooding incident. Joe Dzida moved to exclude all of these claims in the trial court because the plaintiffs’ mold investigation report did not meet the requirements of a business record and was, therefore, not admissible; and because the plaintiffs’ medical expert could not establish a causal connection between the mold infestation and the injuries claimed. The motion was granted, knocking out the mold claims. The Plaintiffs then appealed. Joe Dzida argued the case and prevailed on appeal.
- Estate Planning
- BankruptcyA debtor declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and tried to obtain approval of a Chapter 11 plan that would pay only a small part of what was owed to the firm’s clients. However, Joe Dzida built the case that this “cram down” was not appropriate. The debtor ultimately paid the full amount due to the firm’s clients.
- ForeclosureHoping to force a sale at a lowball, discounted price, a developer sued a client of the Firm seeking to force the client to build affordable housing units on vacant land the client had acquired through foreclosure. Joe Dzida served as the client’s lawyer both at trial and on appeal, each of which Joe won. Joe then helped the client close the $6 million sale of the land to the developer who had sued the client.