Beatrice Skye Resendes

Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in San Diego, California

The Watkins Firm, APC
Beatrice Skye Resendes
The Watkins Firm, APC

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Business & Corporate; view more

Licensed in California since: 2011

Education: Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021

The Watkins Firm, APC

9915 Mira Mesa Boulevard
Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92131 Visit website

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Beatrice Skye Resendes is an attorney at the Watkins Firm, located in San Diego, California. An accomplished civil litigator, she provides advice and counsel to businesses throughout the area in a variety of matters. A large portion of her practice is in labor and employment matters, and in this regard, Ms. Resendes represents businesses in related disputes. She has extensive experience in defending employers in cases involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, wage and hour actions arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, wrongful termination, sexual harassment allegations, and discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. In addition to her courtroom work in this regard, Ms. Resendes has appeared before federal and state agencies.

Other civil litigation matters that Ms. Resendes has handled have included breach of contract actions, unfair competition, and other business disputes. Her experience also extends to landlord-tenant issues and other real estate matters, and she has a general corporate law background as well. Prior to joining the Watkins Firm in January 2017, Ms. Resendes represented plaintiffs in consumer class actions as well as in employment law litigation.

As an undergraduate, Ms. Resendes attended San Diego State University, where she majored in English language and literature and received a Bachelor of Arts. After working as a judicial secretary with the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, she decided to pursue her legal studies at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Ms. Resendes was a senior editor of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review before being awarded her Juris Doctor in 2011. Admitted to practice in California, she is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Practice areas

Civil Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Employment Litigation: Defense, Securities Litigation, General Litigation

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employer, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Retaliation, Trade Secret, Wrongful Termination

  • 50% Civil Litigation: Defense
  • 10% Business Litigation
  • 10% Business/Corporate
  • 10% Employment Litigation: Defense
  • 10% Securities Litigation
  • 10% General Litigation

First Admitted: 2011, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.watkinsfirm.com/skye-resendes/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • Member, State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • Ninth District Court of Appeals
  • Member, Latinas in the Law, San Diego
  • California, 2011
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • Member, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association
Educational Background:
  • San Diego State University, B.A.
Verdicts/Settlements:
  • Mazza v. American Honda
  • Allen v. Hyland’s, Inc., No. CV 12–01150 DMG (MANx), 2012 WL 1656750 (C.D. Cal. May 2, 2012)
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Editor, Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Honors/Awards:
  • National Inns of Court Outstanding Program Award
  • National Burton Award, Excellence in Legal Writing
  • Consumer Law Category, California Super Lawyers Rising Star list, 2016-2017
  • Received Twelve Witkin Awards, Legal Excellence

Office location for Beatrice Skye Resendes

9915 Mira Mesa Boulevard
Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92131

Phone: 858-535-1511

Selections

6 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021

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