A. MARK POPE

Mark Pope obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Brown University in 1971. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1977.

Mark has been admitted to practice in California since 1977 and has represented clients in the Municipal, Superior and Appellate Courts of California, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has served as an arbitrator and Judge Pro Tempore for the San Diego Superior Court and as a fee dispute arbitrator for the San Diego County Bar Association. He has also acted as a private mediator and arbitrator.

For over 25 years, Mark has represented individuals, businesses and insurance companies in a wide variety of civil litigation matters both as plaintiffs and as defendants. In the employment law field, Mark has settled, tried, mediated and arbitrated cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination and wage and hour claims, including class actions.

Mark is an active member of the State Bar of California, San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors 1994-1995) and Lawyers Club of San Diego.

Martindale-Hubbell rating AV.

HARVEY C. BERGER

Harvey Berger obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1974 and a Masters in Management from M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in 1976. After working for several years as a personnel manager and labor relations consultant, Harvey graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1981.

For over 20 years Harvey has represented individuals, insurance companies, small businesses and billion dollar corporations in all aspects of civil litigation. Many of his clients have stayed with him for over a decade. His specialty is employment law, both representing employees, and defending employers, in lawsuits, class actions, mediations, arbitrations and labor commissioner hearings.

Harvey lectures to statewide attorney organizations as well as to businesses throughout the Southern California area on wage & hour issues, sexual harassment and management issues. He is an arbitrator and Judge Pro Tempore for the San Diego Superior Court, an arbitrator for the San Diego County Bar Association Fee Dispute Committee, and privately arbitrates and mediates cases upon request.

As a result of a balanced practice representing both employees and employers, Harvey is able to anticipate opposing counsel’s strategies and far more effectively represent his clients. He is also able to easily interact with opposing counsel, while known as an aggressive and outstanding advocate for his clients.

Harvey is active in various bar associations and legal organizations, including the State Bar of California, American Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Society for Human Resource Management, San Diego Defense Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and Lawyers Club of San Diego.

Harvey has achieved the highest possible AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. This AV rating indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence as established by confidential opinions from members of the bar.

TIMOTHY G. WILLIAMS

Timothy Williams completed his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences and Communications with an emphasis in International Relations in 1993. He attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, with a focus of study in business and litigation, earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1996. Tim has been licensed to practice in Texas since 1996, and in California since 1997, upon relocating to San Diego.

Since graduating from law school Tim has represented a wide variety of clients, ranging from individuals to large corporations, in many aspects of business litigation. This has included federal and state judicial proceedings at trial and on appeal, arbitrations and mediations, as well state administrative hearings in the labor commissioner and workers’ compensation arenas.

Tim has been working in different areas of labor and employment law, among other areas of business law, dating back to 1994. After joining Pope & Berger in 1999, employment matters have become the focus of his practice. In particular, he specializes in wage-and-hour issues, where he represents a multitude of both employer, and employee, clients. In January 2003, after nearly four years as an associate with Pope & Berger, Tim became a partner in Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP.

Tim is active in various local and state bar associations. These include the state bars of both California and Texas, the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego County Bar Association, and San Diego County Defense Lawyers Association. He is also an alumni of the Louis M. Welch Chapter of the American Inns of Court, a nation-wide association of judges and lawyers committed to the preservation of ethics and civility in the practice of law. Tim also devotes time as a volunteer to local law school functions, bar organizations, and community events.

DENISE M. KELLEHER

Denise Kelleher earned her undergraduate degree in history at the University of California at San Diego. After college she worked for a number of years in the financial services industry, with an emphasis in personal trust and asset management. Denise received her Juris Doctor in 2000 from the University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in 2001. In 2002, Denise was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.

Denise has worked closely with the firms corporate and individual clients to focus litigation efforts to assure success, but in a cost-effective manner. Her personality and professionalism has earned the respect of both clients and opposing counsel.

Denise is active in various bar associations and legal organizations, including the State Bar of California, District of Columbia Bar, American Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Defense Lawyers Association and Lawyers Club of San Diego.