Chad T. Wishchuk is a partner in the firm.  Since 1996, he has represented management in labor, employment and construction matters, including employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation, wage and hour litigation, including meal and rest break and overtime claims, state and federal prevailing wage cases, and apprenticeship, Cal/OSHA, and other compliance matters.  Mr. Wishchuk’s labor law experience includes representing management in the administration of collective bargaining and project labor agreements, union election campaigns, and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”).  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wishchuk practiced law with a Philadelphia based firm specializing in the fields of labor and employment, and construction law, where he gained significant experience representing management in a predominantly union construction arena. Mr. Wishchuk has significant experience with the California Department of Industrial Relations, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and state approved labor compliance programs, as well as and federal Department of Labor and the NLRB, including administrative hearings, arbitrations, and judge and jury trials. Mr. Wishchuk serves on the Human Resources Committee of the San Diego Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, and provides seminars on various employment law issues including sexual harassment training and education.

Mr. Wishchuk is admitted to practice before the California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey state courts, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California. He is a member of the State Bar of California and Pennsylvania, the American Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association. Mr. Wishchuk received his juris doctor, with honors, from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Notre Dame.  He was named a Top 25 San Diego Labor and Employment Attorney in 2007 and 2008.