Michael W. Stebbins

Michael Stebbins is a shareholder with Silicon Valley Law Group and the Chair of its Business and IP Litigation and Employment Groups. His practice focuses primarily on employment, intellectual property and commercial disputes. He has extensive litigation and trial experience in matters involving trade secret theft, employee solicitation, technology licensing, IP infringement, false advertising, earn-out issues, unfair competition, shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, trade libel, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour issues, and wrongful termination. He has also litigated complex matters involving real estate leases, construction contracts and insurance coverage.

A significant portion of Michael’s practice also involves a full range of employment counseling services to management and executives, including the creation, review and revision of virtually all types of employment-related agreements and documentation, as well as investigations and advice regarding employee misconduct.

Prior to Silicon Valley Law Group, Michael was a partner at Bergeson, LLP in San Jose, a partner with Tomlinson Zisko LLP in Palo Alto, and an associate with Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin & Friel LLP in San Jose. He serves as an Arbitrator and Settlement Judge with the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association.

• Business Law
• Intellectual Property
• Employment Law
• Trademarks
• Arbitration & Mediation

California

Since 1988

9th Circuit

Federal Circuit

U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California

Shareholder -- Chair of Business Litigation Group; Chair of Employment Practice

Silicon Valley Law Group

2010 - Current

Partner

Bergeson, LLP

2007 - 2010

Partner

Tomlinson Zisko LLP

1996 - 2006

Attorney

Skjerven Morrill MacPherson Franklin & Friel LLP

1990 - 1993

Attorney

Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc.

1988 - 1989

Santa Clara University

J.D. (1988)

1988

Comments Editor, SCU Law Review

Stanford University

B.A. (1985)

1985

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Member

Current

California State Bar  # 138326

Member

1988 - Current