VX brought the big guns:

Jeffery DeMain
Education
B.A., Brandeis University, summa cum laude
M.A., University of California, Irvine, National Science Foundation Fellowship
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law (Berkeley Law), Order of the Coif

Clerkship
Hon. James R. Browning, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

For thirty years, Jeff has represented international and local labor unions, trust funds, public interest organizations, public entities, and individuals in litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrations. While he has litigated in a wide variety of subject areas, his primary focus is in labor, employment, and constitutional law. In addition to litigation, Jeff regularly advises clients on legal matters, legislation, and regulatory compliance, and represents them in collective bargaining negotiations, and in government investigations, especially with regard to the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. He also specializes in defending freedom of speech and the right to petition government under California’s anti-SLAPP law.

From 1992 through 1999, Jeff was a contributing editor of Construction Organizing – An Organizing and Contract Enforcement Guide, published by the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Inc. From 1999 through 2002, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of the California State Bar. He is the author of “Recent Developments in Fair Share Fee Law,” California Public Employee Relations Journal No. 167 (August 2004).

He has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” since 2006, and in “Northern California Superlawyers” since 2009, for labor and employment l