Bruce Barsook, who has been with the firm
since 1981, has concentrated in public sector employment and labor law
for more than thirty years. As a result, he has extensive expertise in
traditional and collaborative bargaining, arbitrations, fact findings,
litigation and every facet of employment law administrative
proceedings. In negotiations, Bruce excels in forging strong, effective
relationships both with clients and with representatives of those
opposing his clients. Additionally, he has represented numerous school
districts and colleges in education law issues.
Prior to joining
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Bruce served both as counsel and as an
Administrative Law Judge for the Public Employment Relations Board. In
those capacities, he was involved in drafting and making precedential
decisions that affected the direction of public sector labor law during
a dramatic period in its evolution.
Bruce has utilized his
expertise in public sector employment relations on behalf of many city,
county, special district, school district, and community college
clients. He presents a number of the firm’s workshops on labor and
employment law topics. He has also published a significant number of
articles on the areas of his expertise including authoring “Unilateral
Implementation of Terms and Conditions of Employment”, “E-Mail
Communications – Management’s View”, “SB 739: Local Government
Employment Relations - A Management Perspective,” “Hiring: The Impact of
the Americans with Disabilities Act,” “Public Employee Use of Electronic
Mail” and “Interest Arbitration,” which have appeared in several
professional publications. Bruce is a contributing author of
California Public Sector Labor Relations (Matthew Bender, 1989).
Bruce serves as the
treasurer of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California’s
Labor and Employment Law Section and is a member of the editorial board
of Labor and Employment Law Review (State Bar of California).
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