David C. Kresin
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in Phoenix, Arizona
Yen Pilch Robaina Kresin PLC
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation; view more
Licensed in Arizona since: 1999
Education: The University of Kansas School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025 Details
Focusing his practice primarily on labor and employment law matters, David C. Kresin is a managing partner at Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin, PLC. His firm is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and he represents people and small businesses throughout the state. Mr. Kresin majored in history and political science at Cornell College in Iowa and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1994. He then went on to pursue his legal education at the University of Kansas School of Law, and he served on the University of Kansas Law Review before obtaining his Juris Doctor and being inducted into the Order of the Coif in 1997.
A significant portion of Mr. Kresin’s clientele is made up of people who are plaintiffs in employment-related claims and lawsuits. His experience in this regard has included allegations of workplace discrimination that are covered by various federal and state laws, wrongful termination and other acts of prohibited retaliation, Family and Medical Leave Act disputes, wage and hour violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and various types of harassment. Mr. Kresin has also represented small business owners and executives in a variety of matters, including fiduciary duty breaches, the preparation and review of employment, termination, and compensation agreements, contract disputes and other matters.
In addition to his trial experience in state and federal court, Mr. Kresin has also argued on behalf of his clients at arbitration sessions and before state and federal agencies. His successful track record in all of these matters has earned him recognition by Chambers USA in 2024 as one of only six Band 1 lawyers in the category of Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiff) and an “Excellent” peer review rating through Avvo and other honors. He has been admitted to practice in Arizona, Kansas and Missouri, as well as several federal trial and appellate courts.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor: EmployerFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Retaliation, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 40% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 30% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Employment Litigation: Defense
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employer
First Admitted: 1997, Kansas
Professional Webpage: https://www.yprklaw.com/about-us/david-c-kresin/
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member, 2013 – Present
- Arizona Employment Lawyers Association, Member, 2006 – Present, Board Member, 2012-2015, 2024-Present
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Member, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, 2003 – Present
- Kansas, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1999
- Missouri, 1999
- Arizona, 1999
- Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pro Tem-serving as volunteer court-appointed settlement judge/mediator for court-ordered state court settlement conferences., 2024
- Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pro Tem-serving as volunteer court-appointed settlement judge/mediator for court-ordered state court settlement conferences., 2023
- Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pro Tem-serving as volunteer court-appointed settlement judge/mediator for court-ordered state court settlement conferences., 2022
- Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pro Tem-serving as volunteer court-appointed settlement judge/mediator for court-ordered state court settlement conferences., 2021
- Maricopa County, Arizona Superior Court Judge Pro Tem-serving as volunteer court-appointed settlement judge/mediator for court-ordered state court settlement conferences., 2020
- One of only six Band 1 lawyers in the category of Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs), Chambers USA Band 1 Lawyer in Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs), Chambers and Partners, 2024
- Member of the Lawyers of Distinction, 2020
- Employee Rights Attorney of the Year in Arizona, Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards, 2015
- Employee Rights Attorney of the Year in Arizona, Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards, 2014
- “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, 2011
- Cornell College of Iowa, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, B.A., Major: History & Political Science, 1990-1994
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1994-1997
- University of Kansas School of Law Review, Member, 1996 – 1997
- Co-Author, “Federal Regulations Update,” Employment Relations Today, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
- Presenter, “Untangling the Web of Overlapping FMLA, ADA, PDA, Workers’ Comp, and Antidiscrimination Laws,” Council on Education in Management FMLA Update, October 2005
- Presenter, “Updates on the FMLA and ADA”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2009
- Presenter, “The OSHA-Administered Whistleblower Laws”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2011
- Co-Author, “2013 Update re: Fee Applications (Article 10.8)”, Arizona Employment Law Handbook, October 2013
- Co-Presenter, “Employment Restrictive Covenants including Non-Competes, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Use Agreements: What’s Enforceable and What is Not”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2016
- Presenter, “The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act: Arizona’s Current Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Law”, Referrals Royale Network Luncheon, December 2019
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025
