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Mr. Erickson currently is a partner with the Law Firm of Zampi, Determan & Erickson LLP. He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1992 from the University of Kansas, where he also holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Political Science.
In the past, Mr. Erickson has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases, including matters involving age, race, and sexual discrimination, public and private sector employment disputes, ADA violations, unlawful detainer proceedings, eminent domain actions, real estate, partnership disputes, personal injury, wrongful termination and constructive discharge, copyright infringement, breach of contract, invasion of privacy, construction defect, property boundary disputes, and family law. Mr. Erickson also has reviewed buy-sell and personal services contracts, drafted and revised portions of the municipal codes for the cities of Imperial Beach, Poway, and El Cajon, and formed profit and non-profit corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Mr. Erickson has extensive experience in all phases of litigation and has prepared for and conducted numerous bench and jury trials, arbitrations, administrative hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences. He has successfully represented clients in litigation before Federal District Courts, the California Municipal and Superior Courts, the California Court of Appeals, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Mr. Erickson's practice with the Law Firm of Zampi, Determan & Erickson LLP involves representing both community college and school districts in a wide variety of legal issues involving all aspects of public school and education law, employment and employer-employee relations law, and discrimination law, including handling employee disciplinary matters, discrimination complaints (by and against employees and students), and conducting layoff hearings. Mr. Erickson also has extensive experience in advising clients on compliance with state and federal laws, including the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Public Records Act, A.D.A., A.D.E.A., F.E.H.A., as well as the Education and Government Codes and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. He has also represented community college and school district clients as lead negotiator in collective bargaining with both classified and faculty employee unions, as well as in arbitration hearings over disputes arising from collective bargaining agreements and in litigation brought by labor unions challenging the decisions of employers. In addition, Mr. Erickson has represented school and community college districts in disputes with and investigations by the California Department of Education and the Office of the Chancellor of California Community Colleges, respectively.
Mr. Erickson has drafted and revised board policies and has conducted classification studies for community and school district clients. In addition, Mr. Erickson has conducted training seminars for community college and school districts in the areas of sexual harassment, basic labor relations, the Brown Act, and board member and administrator responsibilities.
Mr. Erickson holds a 1st Degree Black Belt in Kempo Karate and a 2nd Degree Brown Belt in Judo.
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