The attorneys at Mouser Law Firm provide clients with  service and advice that is tailored to meet their individual needs. 

Deanna Mouser and Travis Lindsey have worked together in the past and have now teamed up at Mouser Law Firm to expand their exceptional services for clients. 
 
They have focused their practice on employment law representing management for private and public entities and on legal advice for public entities.
 
Each has extensive experience in representing and assisting clients on employment and other public entity issues.

​Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey have extensive experience assisting clients in each of the following areas:

• Preventive counseling and advice,
• Hiring issues and advice, including employment applications, criminal conviction history compliance, offer letters, and contracts,
• Drafting and reviewing employee handbooks, personnel rules, board policies, and other policies,
• Harassment and discrimination prevention, response, and defense, including successful dismissal of complaints or charges filed with government agencies including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), California Civil Rights Department (formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH)), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
• Discipline, performance improvement, and termination issues, advice, and litigation, 
• Wage and hour issues (including Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime, collective and class actions, meal/rest periods, commission disputes, audits, and Labor Commissioner conferences and hearings), 
• Disability, reasonable accommodations, and interactive process, 
• Safety and health issues, including COVID-19 issues,
• Defamation, privacy, interference with contracts, and other employment torts,
• Social Media and NLRB issues,
• Leaves of absence (including pregnancy disability, disability, and family and medical care leaves), 
• Unemployment benefits, 
• Independent contractor issues, 
• Investigations of employee misconduct and assisting clients with investigations, including Title IX sexual harassment investigations for colleges and schools,
• Arbitrations and grievance issues,
• Reductions in force, layoffs, and WARN notices,
• Workplace violence prevention plans and response (including obtaining TROs), 
• Collective bargaining, representation petitions, and labor relations issues, including PERB or NLRB proceedings,
• Informative and energetic trainings for clients on employment law topics,
• Student discipline and student rights, including Making the GRADE (Student Discipline Training),
• General counsel and advice for public entities on topics such as the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, and conflicts of interest.

​Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey sincerely hope this background will illustrate the many ways they are uniquely positioned to serve your needs. But the law is ever-changing, so they will not rest on their past successes. They will work to both anticipate and shape those changes for the benefit of their clients and the communities their clients serve. Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey develop innovative legal arguments, strive to provide the highest quality legal work, and will spare no effort to do the best that can be done for a client’s factual situation.

Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey are grateful for the confidence that their clients have placed in them for decades. 

Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey recognize that many legal questions require prompt and reliable responses to avoid immediate and irreparable consequences. If you are looking for responsive and effective counsel, Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey would appreciate the opportunity to meet and talk to you about your needs and goals and to answer any of your questions directly. Ms. Mouser and Mr. Lindsey pride themselves on meeting the specific needs of every client they serve.