Jared E. Gardner

Jared Gardner is a civil litigator whose primary practice involves complex commercial litigation. Jared’s litigation experience includes practice in multiple federal and state trial and appellate courts and a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, including consumer class action defense, franchisor/franchisee disputes, business buy/sells, commercial loan transactions, insurance coverage and bad faith, unfair competition, corporate governance, shareholder and partnership disputes, director and officer liability, and actions against municipalities. Jared’s practice also involves employment advice, counsel and litigation, including executive departures, enforcement of, and defense against, non-competition/solicitation agreements, defense against claims of virtually every type of alleged discrimination and harassment, and federal and state wage and hour law.

Jared joined James, McElroy & Diehl in 2001 after practicing in California with Oakland-based Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (now Reed Smith).