Martha M.Gates
Counsel
Labor & Employment
mgates@seyfarth.com
Martha is a strategic and experienced employment law attorney with a demonstrated record of excellence and client satisfaction.
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Martha offers employers prompt, strategic advice on legal matters involving employee relations, leave, attendance, accommodations, investigations, growth, downsizing, and training. She helps clients identify and mitigate the legal risks that come with being an employer in California and beyond.
For more than three decades, Martha has represented and counseled clients on issues covering the life cycle of the employee relationship. She has both in-house and law firm experience, providing her with a strong understanding of how employers approach compliance matters. She returns to private practice after 18 years of working in-house as the first and sole employment lawyer for a growing aerospace and defense company. In this role, she helped the company establish compliant practices.
Martha’s background gives her unique insight into her clients’ legal issues, as well as their business challenges. She can quickly assess situations and provide counsel, so her clients can move forward with their operations.
“I am a GSD – I am trusted to ‘get stuff done.’"
For more than three decades, Martha has represented and counseled clients on issues covering the life cycle of the employee relationship. She has both in-house and law firm experience, providing her with a strong understanding of how employers approach compliance matters. She returns to private practice after 18 years of working in-house as the first and sole employment lawyer for a growing aerospace and defense company. In this role, she helped the company establish compliant practices.
Martha’s background gives her unique insight into her clients’ legal issues, as well as their business challenges. She can quickly assess situations and provide counsel, so her clients can move forward with their operations.
“I am a GSD – I am trusted to ‘get stuff done.’"
- JD, Notre Dame Law School
- California
- Florida
- California Workers Comp Appeals Board
Martha is a strategic and experienced employment law attorney with a demonstrated record of excellence and client satisfaction.
More About Martha
Martha offers employers prompt, strategic advice on legal matters involving employee relations, leave, attendance, accommodations, investigations, growth, downsizing, and training. She helps clients identify and mitigate the legal risks that come with being an employer in California and beyond.
For more than three decades, Martha has represented and counseled clients on issues covering the life cycle of the employee relationship. She has both in-house and law firm experience, providing her with a strong understanding of how employers approach compliance matters. She returns to private practice after 18 years of working in-house as the first and sole employment lawyer for a growing aerospace and defense company. In this role, she helped the company establish compliant practices.
Martha’s background gives her unique insight into her clients’ legal issues, as well as their business challenges. She can quickly assess situations and provide counsel, so her clients can move forward with their operations.
“I am a GSD – I am trusted to ‘get stuff done.’"
For more than three decades, Martha has represented and counseled clients on issues covering the life cycle of the employee relationship. She has both in-house and law firm experience, providing her with a strong understanding of how employers approach compliance matters. She returns to private practice after 18 years of working in-house as the first and sole employment lawyer for a growing aerospace and defense company. In this role, she helped the company establish compliant practices.
Martha’s background gives her unique insight into her clients’ legal issues, as well as their business challenges. She can quickly assess situations and provide counsel, so her clients can move forward with their operations.
“I am a GSD – I am trusted to ‘get stuff done.’"
- JD, Notre Dame Law School
- California
- Florida
- California Workers Comp Appeals Board