Brenda Kasper specializes in representing employers in all aspects of employment law, including litigation and providing counseling and transactional service to management and human resources professionals. Ms. Kasper has extensive experience assisting companies with risk management. Particular areas of expertise include wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, employee terminations and discipline management.

Ms. Kasper also provides management training on a wide variety of topics including sexual harassment prevention, managing employee leaves and disability issues, avoiding wage and hour claims, and the differences between California and federal employment laws for multi-sate employers.

Prior to joining Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, Ms. Kasper practiced management-side labor and employment law with firms in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was also the Director of Human Resources for a large San Diego based employer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP - Associate
  March 2007 - Present
• Godfrey & Kahn, S.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  2000 – 2005
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  1997 – 2000

EDUCATION

• University of Wisconsin – Madison Law School
  J.D. 1997, cum laude
• Purdue University
  B.A. 1994, highest distinction

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Member, Society for Human Resource Management
• Senior Human Resource Professional (SPHR) Certification

ADMISSIONS

• Ms. Kasper is admitted to practice before all California and Wisconsin state courts, the Central and Southern District Court of California and the Eastern District Court of Wisconsin.