MICHAEL S. HELSLEY
MICHAEL S.
HELSLEY
Mr. Helsley is a shareholder at Wanger Jones Helsley PC, and is head of its Employment Litigation practice. In his civil practice, Mr. Helsley focuses on complex litigation matters in federal or state court, including employment litigation and commercial cases. Mr. Helsley represents national Fortune 500 companies, regional and local employers in wage and hour class actions, race, gender, national origin and disability discrimination cases, sexual harassment cases, breach of contract, wrongful termination and other employment matters. Mr. Helsley also represents employers in labor matters. Mr. Helsley’s practice includes advising employers on various employment-related issues, including internal and external employee investigations. Mr. Helsley also represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation, including antitrust and unfair competition matters. Mr. Helsley has successful jury trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. Department of Transportation, 220 Cal. App. 4th 87 (2013)
- Frost v. Harris Ranch, 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1985 (2015)
- Pflum v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 2004 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1732 (2004)
- Bakari v. Foster Poultry Farms, 2017 WL 2628157
Admissions
- California State Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
- Juris Doctor, 1997 Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts Academic Scholarship Bachelor of Arts, 1994
- University of California Santa Barbara Honors Program
HONORS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- A member of the Fresno County, State of California, and Federal Bar Associations.
- Consistently recognized as a Super-Lawyer in the Northern California Super Lawyer magazine, an honor presented to only 5% of the attorneys in the State of California.
Community Involvement
- Mr. Helsley has been the lead speaker at various seminars and trainings regarding sexual harassment in the workplace, discrimination in the workplace, wage and hour law, FLSA, and employee investigations in the workplace.
- Mr. Helsley is the Board Chair of the American Heart Association – Central Valley Chapter.