ABOUT LINDA DAUBE

Ms. Daube is licensed to practice law in California and has been providing legal services to public agencies for over 25 years, serving both as an in-house counsel and outside contract attorney.  She was the contract City Attorney for the City of Pittsburg, California, for 6 years, spent 9 years as the Deputy City Attorney for the City of Long Beach responsible for all labor and employment matters involving the City’s 6,000 employees and 19 departments, and for 5 years served as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice group for a large California law firm that provided legal services to public entities. Linda's law firm is a California certified SBE (#1567740).

Linda served as labor counsel to the City of San Bernardino on matters related to the City's Chapter 9 Bankruptcy proceedings including serving as chief spokesperson in the negotiations of new bargaining agreements with the City's seven (7) labor unions.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION.  
Graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Master of Science degree in Economics; Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University - College of Law.

AFFILIATIONS
California State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section; Sonoma County Bar Association; Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI); and, California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA); and, the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE).

PUBLICATIONS   
Author of various publications including "Improving Management, Personality and Communication Techniques (IMPACT)"; "The Law, Your Job and Other Things"; and a manual entitled, "Skelly – Discipline and Due Process." Has been a contributing author to the California League of Cities’ Municipal Handbook.