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Office of the County Counsel
Office of the County Counsel

Labor and Employment Team

The Labor and Employment tea​m advises County departments regarding legal aspects of day-to-day labor and employment matters, including employee discipline, labor-agreement interpretations, and compliance with state and federal laws.  The attorneys work with the County’s Equal Opportunity Division to review and respond to California Civil Rights Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims.  They also represent the County and its departments regarding all termination cases before the County’s Personnel Board, and regarding union grievances before labor arbitrators.  The attorneys also respond to the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) regarding unfair practice charges filed by the County’s labor unions, and they appear before PERB and other administrative agencies as needed.

Attorneys

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Rob Coelho

Assistant County Counsel

Rob Coelho oversees the Office’s Labor and Employment Team and Equal Opportunity and Employment Investigations Team. He also oversees the Office’s paralegal staff at the Hedding Street Office.

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Masa Shiohira

Lead Deputy County Counsel

Masa Shiohira is the Lead of the Labor and Employment team.

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James K. Ayden

Deputy County Counsel

James Ayden advises and represents the County and education law clients in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Henry Chi

Deputy County Counsel

Henry Chi advises and represents the County in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Samuel Cretcher

Deputy County Counsel

Sam Cretcher advises and represents the County Health System and other County departments in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Michael J. Leon Guerrero

Deputy County Counsel

Michael Leon Guerrero advises and represents the Sheriff’s Office and other County departments in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Erin Kunze

Deputy County Counsel

Erin Kunze advises and represents the County in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Lauren M. Lystrup

Deputy County Counsel

Lauren Lystrup advises and represents the County and education law clients in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Angelica Pe Benito

Deputy County Counsel

Angelica Pe Benito advises and represents the County in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Min-Kuk Song

Deputy County Counsel

Min-Kuk Song advises and represents the County in labor and employment matters and equal opportunity and employment investigations.

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Relic Sun

Lead Deputy County Counsel

Relic Sun advises and represents the County in labor and employment matters. She is the Lead of the Equal Opportunity and Employment Investigations Team, advising the Equal Opportunity Division.

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