Charles A Conine
Palm Springs , CA 92262
Office: 949-503-5151
Fax: 442-227-2420
As a veteran C-Suite HR Officer and chief compliance officer I provide direct, seasoned and on-point advice to retaining counsel for a variety of subject matters where I have participated, provided testimony, directed, opined upon and/or presented written reports to other executive officers, boards of directors, private equity sponsors, attorneys
Past subject matters of interest by retaining counsel include: adequacy of investigation concerning employee conduct; wrongful termination; failure to hire, train, promote or provide equal opportunity; workplaces tainted by supervisory and/or co-worker conduct; adequacy of training programs; drug testing programs; supervisory training programs covering harassment and other areas of compliance.
- Business/Employment Insurance
- Compensation
- Corporate Governance
- Discrimination
- Employment
- Negligent Hiring
- Recruiting
- Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
- Workplace Violence
- Wrongful Termination
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Cornell University Bachelor of Science
Society for Human Resources Management SHRM-SCP accreditation (Pending) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Society for Human Resources Management
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Sexual Harassment Policies in Action
Required Supervisor Training (as per state of residence)
Strategic Thinking for the Line Manager
Strategic Planning
Building Team Empowerment & Loyalty
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: In early 2017 Mr. Conine began a sabbatical period, returning to availability as an expert in mid-2020.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Wrongful termination
Sexual harassment
Failure to adequately investigate employee complaint
Retaliation
Sex discrimination
Failure to promote
Inadequate calculation of public employee workers compensation benefit - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Approximately 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Approximately 50%
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Eight years (2009-2016)
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, written reports to attorneys, expert testimony, confidential executive coaching
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Beginning at $325/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Beginning at $325/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Beginning at $325/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Greater of $1,300 or actual time in testimony plus waiting testify up to 6 hours; otherwise, a daily rate will be billed in advance for all trials and depositions conducted more than 100 miles from Palm Springs
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expense, copy fees, mailing/FEDEX costs
James J. McDonald, Jr., Esquire
Regional Managing Partner: Orange County and Los Angeles
FISHER & PHILLIPS
2050 Main Street, Suite 100
Irvine, CA. 92614
949-851-2424
jmcdonald@fisherphillips.com