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About Robert Edward King

Bob graduated from Georgetown University magna cum laude. After college, he was awarded a Rotary International Fellowship and studied at the University of Lisbon in Portugal.

Upon returning to the U.S., Bob worked for several years and then attended the University of Chicago Law School where he graduated with Honors.

Since graduation, Bob has practiced labor & employment law in Orange County, California. In 2003, he founded Legally Nanny, the leading law firm providing legal and tax advice to household employers and domestic employment and homecare agencies.

Bob represents household employers, domestic employment and homecare agencies, businesses and individuals in a wide variety of legal matters, including defending against claims and litigation from employees and charges and investigations from government agencies.

Bob advises clients on hiring, evaluation, accommodation and termination matters; wage and hour issues; workplace policies, handbooks, agreements and contracts; and resolving client and business disputes. Bob also serves as the General Counsel for the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies, on the Board of Directors for the International Nanny Association, as an active member of the National Private Duty Association, and has served as an expert witness in HR and household employment matters, including calculating the cost of childcare in divorce proceedings.

Legally Nanny has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, ABC News, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, Parenting Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Parenthood.com, The Street.com, KABC L.A. Channel 7 News, The New York Daily News, L.A. and Bay Area Parent Magazines, California Lawyer, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, Los Angeles Lawyer, Orange County Lawyer, and the Family Law News of the California Bar's Family Law Section. Bob also contributed to the books "How To Hire & Retain Your Household Help," "How To Hire A Nanny," and "Help!! How To Find, Hire, Train & Maintain Your Household Help." Bob has lectured and written extensively on household employment legal and tax issues.

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Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Founder, Legally Nanny2003-Current
Legally Nanny is the leading law firm providing legal and tax advice to household employers and domestic employment and homecare agencies. We assist household employers in hiring nannies, elder care providers and other employees legally; draft employment, confidentiality and severance agreements; and resolve and defend disputes involving household employees or government agencies. We also represent nanny agencies, homecare agencies, individuals and businesses in a variety of labor & employment, dispute resolution and business matters.
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
University of Chicago Law School - University of ChicagoJ.D. (1998)1998
Honors: Graduated with Honors. Published Essay, Doing Without Speed Limits, in February 1999 Boston University Law Review with former University of Chicago Law Professor Cass Sunstein. Elected Comment Editor, The University of Chicago Legal Forum, student edited journal; Comment, Chemical Contamination in California: A Continuing Nuisance? published in 1997 edition.
University of LisbonAdvanced Portugese Studies1993
Honors: Rotary International Fellowship
Georgetown UniversityInternational AffairsB.S. (1992)1992
Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Passed U.S. State Department Foreign Service examination. Certified proficient in oral and written Portuguese. Member, Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, and Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society
Oxford UniversityBritish History, Art History1991
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
General CounselAssociation of Premier Nanny Agencies2006
Board MemberInternational Nanny Association2007
MemberNational Private Duty Association2008
Awards
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Named One of Orange County's Top LawyersOC Metro magazine2009
Rotary International FellowshipRotary International 1992
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, California State Bar1998-Current

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Publications
TitlePublisherPublished
Hiring Your Household Employee "Under The Table" May Cost More Than You ThinkRiverside Lawyer2009
Calculating the Cost of ChildcareFamily Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)2008
The Advantages of Hiring Your Nanny Legally . . . and the Consequences of Paying "Under the Table"Valley Lawyer2008
Household Employment Law 101: How to Employ Your Nanny LegallyDivine Caroline2007
So You're Hiring A NannyCNN/Parenting Magazine2007
Complying with the Law When Employing a NannyLos Angeles Lawyer2005
The High Cost of Hiring under the TableCalifornia Lawyer2003
Thinking about Hiring Your Nanny Under the Table? Think Again.Orange County Lawyer2003
Doing Without Speed LimitsBoston University Law Review1999
Chemical Contamination in California: A Continuing Nuisance?The University of Chicago Legal Forum1997

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