Scott Shibayama, Esq.

President, CEO, Attorney

Scott Shibayama founded Vision Law® Corporation to create an employment and labor law legal solution for small to medium businesses (500 employees or less). Scott provides Fortune 500 quality legal advice and representation to employers to help them avoid employee problems and stay out of court.

Scott has represented exclusively employers and has done so for over 25 years. He started with Littler Mendelson PC, a large management side law firm where he represented big companies such as Safeway Inc., 24 Hour Fitness, NEC Electronics, Hewlett-Packard Company, Packard Bell/NEC, Pep Boys, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Crystal Bottling Company, Heritage Propane Corporation, Autozone and Elliott Homes. Scott now makes Fortune 500 counsel and representation available to the entrepreneur and small/medium business.

Scott provides friendly advice to his small/medium business clients on all aspects of employment and labor law to keep them out of trouble and avoid employee lawsuits.

Areas of Practice (100% Employment & Labor, Representing Employers Only):

At-Will Employment
Class Action
Discrimination
Employee Handbook
Employee Leaves
Employee Policies and Procedures
Independent Contractors
Litigation Defense
Other Tort Claims
Preventing Problems
Retaliation and Whistle Blowing
Trade Secrets
Unemployment Insurance
Unfair Competition
Unlawful Harassment
Wage and Hour Law
Wrongful Termination

Bar Admissions:

California, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1995
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1996
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1996

Education:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1994; J.D.
- Honors: Moot Court: National Appellate Advocacy Team (1992-93)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987; B.B.A.
- Major: Business/Accounting
- Honors: Dean’s List

Honors and Awards:

First Runner Up, Best Brief, National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 1992 – 1993

Employment Positions:

Vision Law® Corporation, Founder/Shareholder, 2001 – present
Palmer Disario Kazanjian Holden, LLP, Attorney, 2000
Littler Mendelson, Attorney, 1994 – 2000
O’Brien/KMI, Information Systems Manager, 1990 – 1991
KPMG Peat Marwick, Staff Accountant, 1987 – 1990

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