Employment Attorney in Walnut Creek

Nancy J. Balles

Nancy J. Balles is a Walnut Creek employment attorney and the principal lawyer at Nancy Balles, A Professional Corporation. She dedicates her career to issues ranging from on-the-job discrimination to sexual harassment to whistleblower claims.

Ms. Balles’ goal as a lawyer is to provide cost-effective advice and legal representation to clients who require caring, concerned guidance when they have been treated unlawfully at work. She believes in finding solutions that work for employees before turning to litigation and works hard to assess the issue, so that stress and negative career impact are minimized.

About Your Employment Lawyer in Walnut Creek

Education

• J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., 1977
• B.A., Duke University in Durham, N.C., 1971

Bar Admissions

• California, 1982. Also admitted in Virginia, 1977, and in the District of Columbia, 1978
• Admitted to practice before federal courts: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1985

Publications

• Should You Be Paying Overtime?,  Contra Costa Lawyer, April 2008
• Spoliation of Evidence in FEHA Cases, Contra Costa Lawyer, August, 2006
• The Uphill Battle of Whistleblowers in California's Local Public Entities, CA Public Employee Relations Journal, No. 170, Feb. 2005
• Recent Developments in Employment Law, Contra Costa Lawyer, March, 2002
• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects the Pretext Plus Rule in Discrimination Cases, Contra Costa Lawyer, August, 2000
• Time Limitations Governing Employment Discrimination Cases, Contra Costa Lawyer, October, 1997
• Bar Board Takes Action on Fee Caps Initiative (Co-Author with Stan Caspar), Contra Costa Lawyer, March, 1996
• Employer's Duty to Prevent Workplace Violence, Contra Costa Lawyer, February, 1995
• How Law Firms Can Avoid Employee Law Suits and Liability, Contra Costa Lawyer, February, 1994

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Taught employment law course in Paralegal Program, CA State University at Cal State University, Hayward, 1999 - 2001
• Numerous seminar presentations, including to Employment Section of Contra Costa County Bar, Lorman Educational Services, NCHRA, and others

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Employment Lawyers Association, since 1995
• National Employment Lawyers Association, since 1994
• Employment Section of Contra Costa County Bar Association: Ms. Balles founded the Section in 1993, served as President of the Section for several years, and then served on Section's Board of Directors through 2006
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, since 1993
• Mediator of employment law cases, EASE Program in Contra Costa Superior Court, since 1994
• Inns of Court, Contra Costa Chapter, since 1998

Call 1 925-937-2646 for a Walnut Creek employment attorney.