Experience

Anthony DeCristoforo practices in the firm's Labor & Employment group. His employment litigation practice focuses on the representation of employers and supervisors in disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings and arbitrations. Tony has extensive experience handling wage and hour class actions, as well as claims for discrimination, wrongful termination and sexual harassment. He also advises employers on a wide range of employment-related issues, including wage and hour law, employment agreements, employee manuals and statutory leave rights.

Tony's general litigation practice includes the representation of businesses and individuals in a variety of civil actions, including unfair competition, breach of contract, and Business tort lawsuits.

Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Tony was a partner (2001-2007) and an associate (1993-2000) with Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP in Sacramento.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section
• Member, Sacramento County Bar Association
• Executive committee member, Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, 2005-2008
• Board member, Diversity Hiring and Retention Committee, Sacramento County Bar Association, 2002-2007
• Judge pro tem, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2005-2009
• Volunteer attorney, Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California, 2005-2009
• Member, Milton Schwartz American Inn of Court, 2005-2008

Presentations

• "What Washington Employers Must Know About California Employment Law," Stoel Rives Breakfast Seminar Series, 2009
• "Getting Your Foreign Affairs in Order: An Immigration Enforcement Update," Stoel Rives Seminar Series, 2008

Civic Activities

• Board of Directors, Sacramento Children's Home, 2005-2008

Publications

• "Believe It or Not, It Is Possible to Fire Employees in California," Labor and Employment News, May 2007
• "Accommodating Disabilities in the Workplace - Don't Forget About Intellectual Disabilities," Labor and Employment News, May 2005
• "Sweeping Changes to Workers' Compensation," Labor and Employment News, Aug. 2004
• "Study of Jury Verdicts in California Employment Cases Yields Surprising Results," Labor and Employment News, May 2004
• "Employment Contracts: They're More Common Than You May Think," Labor and Employment News, May 2003
• "Employer Liability for Volunteers," Labor and Employment News, Aug. 2002

Education

• Santa Clara University, J.D., 1993
• University of California Berkeley, B.A., 1989

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

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