Anthony F. Pantoni, Esq.

pantoni@agreement.com

MR. PANTONI MEDIATES A WIDE RANGE OF DISPUTES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.

HE WORKS DILIGENTLY TO APPLY HIS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO FACILITATE SETTLEMENT AND AVOID LENGTHY AND COSTLY LITIGATION.

Anthony Pantoni is a panel member of Markus Mediation and mediates a variety of disputes with an emphasis in the area of labor and employment matters. Mr. Pantoni has been a practicing attorney in California since 1981, specializing in labor and employment law and representing both employers and employees. He is a former partner of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison, where he headed the labor and employment law section of the firm's San Diego office. Mr. Pantoni currently practices as a sole practitioner and has an "AV" rating from The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Mr. Pantoni has extensive experience representing both employees and employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, and breach of contract. He also provides day-to-day preventative advice regarding personnel policies and practices, employment contracts, severance agreements and the counseling and termination of employees. Mr. Pantoni is one of the few attorneys in Southern California who has successfully litigated employment cases through jury verdict on behalf of both employees and employers.

Mr. Pantoni has been formally trained as a mediator and has participated in numerous mediations during his more than two decades of practice. He also serves as an arbitrator to resolve employment disputes and speaks frequently at seminars and training sessions on a wide variety of employment-related topics.

Mr. Pantoni is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), as well as the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Bar Association.

Mr. Pantoni is committed to the philosophy that, in most cases, mediation is the preferable means of resolving disputes as opposed to expensive, protracted and sometimes emotional litigation. He effectively uses his experience as a litigator and a mediator to resolve disputes with integrity.

Mr. Pantoni has a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (1981) and a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University (1978). He lives in San Diego and has two daughters, Maggie and Madeline.