Randall E. Strauss is Partner at Gwilliam Ivary Chiosso Cavalli & Brewer. In California, he represents clients in matters of civil litigation, business law, environmental law, employment law, civil appeals, personal injury and products liability. In 2009, The Recorder included Mr. Strauss in its Top Verdicts group, and in 2011, the Top Employment Law Firms. He was also a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Awards in legal research and writing, civil procedure, and procedure I and II.In 1988, Mr. Strauss graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts. He then obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1993. While in law school, he was a member of the Golden Gate University Law Review. As a knowledgeable, experienced attorney, Mr. Strauss taught a class on trial techniques in employment litigation in 2014.Mr. Strauss is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers’ Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, Public Justice and the State Bar of California.With several seven figure settlements in his history, Mr. Strauss has earned his reputation as a successful, zealous advocate for his clients. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.Mr. Strauss is admitted to practice in California state courts and before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.