Wendy L. Tucker

Wendy Tucker’s practice focuses on employment counseling and litigation for all employers, large and small, with an emphasis on public agencies, charter school and health care entities. She provides a broad range of nuts and bolts counseling services, including assisting in the hiring process, training, reviewing employee handbooks, reviewing policies, assisting with employee discipline, conducting investigations and participating in the termination process. Additionally, Ms. Tucker is experienced in defending all types of employment actions, including wage and hour class actions and claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination, and ADA access cases. Ms. Tucker’s broad background in all types of litigation enables her to offer her clients a unique perspective to protect all aspects of their businesses.

Ms. Tucker’s practice encompasses counseling and all phases of litigation before state and federal courts, including discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial, writs, and appeals. She has also represented clients before various administrative agencies including the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Public Employment Relations Board, the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System.

Ms. Tucker earned her B.A. in political science and French in 1988 from the University of Montana and her J.D. in 1994 from the University of San Diego School of Law. She was admitted to the California Bar in 1994 and is admitted to practice before all federal courts in the State of California. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Association. Ms. Tucker is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Tucker has authored articles on the Americans with Disabilities Act and various employment issues, including employees’ use of company e-mail and Internet access, violence in the workplace, and discrimination and harassment. She is also a frequent speaker on employment law issues, and discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

Recent News Coverage

• Darcé, Keith. "San Diego firm lands team of lawyers who quit major practice", San Diego Union Tribune, March 22, 2007
• Sherwin, Doug. "Nine attorneys join Procopio to create health care practice", San Diego Daily Transcript, March 20, 2007
• Combs, Drew. "Foley Lawyers Start Procopio Health Care Group", Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 19, 2007

Recent Articles/Publications

• “New Changes in the Law Affecting Employers: January 1, 2012,” December 2011
  
  • Changes Affecting Public Employers
  • Changes Affecting Private Employers
• "New Employment Laws Require Immediate Action," Carlsbad Business Journal, April 2009
• “New Employment Laws Require Immediate Action,” March 2009

Recent Seminars and Speeches

• “Lawyers Guns or Money: When is Your Lawyer the Right Weapon?,” Ladies Who Launch, San Diego, CA, April 13, 2011
• “HR Roundtables: Terminated Due to At-Will Status. Really?” SDEA, San Diego, CA, March 18, 2011
• “How to Fire an Employee Without Getting into Trouble,” California Charter Schools Conference, San Diego, CA, March 9, 2011
• “Building a Company From the Ground Up – From an Employer’s Perspective,” CONNECT, San Diego, CA, May 20, 2008