Complexities of Utilizing Former Employees as Non-Party Witnesses in Employment Litigation

Wayne A. Schrader

IslerDare, P.C.

• Joined IslerDare, P.C. as a partner in April 2012
• Prior to 2012, he served with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher from 1976 through March 2012; he held the position of partner with Gibson Dunn from 1983 until his departure in 2012
• Has tried jury and non-jury cases in several different courts throughout the country including the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of Virginia, District of Columbia, Northern District of Ohio, District of Maryland, District of Oregon, Central District of California, and the District of Connecticut and various state courts; has also tried administrative proceedings before federal administrative law judges and he has also handled numerous private arbitration proceedings
• An experienced trial attorney as well as an experienced appellate counsel and has handled appeals before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and District of Columbia Circuits
• Has defended numerous employment and consumer class action cases; has considerable experience with the trial and handling of various employment-related claims including wage and hour, hostile environment, wrongful termination, retaliation, race, age and sex discrimination and ERISA claims
• Managed corporate internal investigations where the client has been the audit committee or a special committee of the board of directors of publicly traded companies; has also represented CEO's and other officers of publicly traded companies in connection with investigations and litigation brought by the SEC and the DOJ regarding accounting practices or disclosures by public companies
• Member of the bars of California, Virginia and the District of Columbia; admitted to practice before the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts of Appeal, as well as the District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern District of Virginia, and the Central and Northern Districts of California
• J.D. degree, University of California at Los Angeles Law School; undergraduate degree, University of Southern California