How we help companies and the people who work for them
Focused engagements built around the situations clients call us about most — ongoing counsel, terminations and separations, wage and discrimination claims, commercial agreements, and regulatory defense.
Most growing companies need general counsel judgment long before they can justify a full-time general counsel salary. Rainey Law P.C. serves as fractional (outside) general counsel — an on-call legal department that handles contracts, employment questions, governance, vendor risk, and litigation oversight at a predictable monthly cost.
California is an at-will state, but at-will does not mean an employer can fire you for any reason. Termination becomes unlawful when the real reason is discrimination, retaliation for protected activity, a medical leave, a disability, or a refusal to break the law. Rainey Law P.C. represents employees across San Diego County in those cases.
A severance agreement is a contract that trades money for your legal claims. Once signed, most of your leverage is gone. A review before signing tells you what you are actually giving up, whether the number is defensible, and where the terms can move.
Rainey Law P.C. advises San Diego companies on the agreements that hold their business together — and litigates when those agreements break down. From its office on West Bernardo Drive, the firm serves clients throughout San Diego County and across California, New York, and Washington, D.C.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act attaches statutory damages of $500 per violation, trebled to $1,500 for willful violations, with no cap. A modest campaign of calls or texts can turn into an existential number very quickly. Rainey Law P.C. defends businesses against TCPA demands, individual suits, and class actions — and fixes the practices that generated them.
Missing overtime, unpaid commissions, off-the-clock work, or a final paycheck can affect months of income. California law and, in some workplaces, City of San Diego rules may both matter. Rainey Law P.C. evaluates wage claims for employees in San Diego County from its Rancho Bernardo office. The first step is to reconstruct what was worked, what was promised, what was paid, and which recovery process fits the facts.
Retaliation is not limited to being fired. It may involve a demotion, reduced hours, threats, sudden discipline, or other materially adverse treatment after an employee engages in activity protected by law. Rainey Law P.C. reviews San Diego workplace retaliation claims involving discrimination reports, unpaid-wage complaints, certain whistleblower reports, and other protected conduct. The key questions are what was reported, who knew, what changed afterward, and whether the employer has a legitimate explanation.
Employment discrimination can affect an applicant who never receives an offer or an employee who is denied advancement, paid differently, harassed, or fired. Rainey Law P.C. represents employees in San Diego County employment matters and examines whether a decision was connected to a protected characteristic under California or federal law. A careful review distinguishes unlawful discrimination from a decision that feels unfair but may not violate an employment statute.