Presented by Erich Knorr & Sue Ann Van Dermyden

Partners Liz DeChellis and Jennifer Doughty, will be presenting “Responding to Complaints: A Blueprint for Efficient, Effective, and Defensible Investigations” at the 2024 CalGovHR Conference & Expo on March 12th, in Sonoma, CA at 1:00 PM.

Van Dermyden Makus was a proud sponsor of the American Bar Association Employment Rights & Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting on March 11th through March 15th in La Concha Renaissance, San Juan Resort, San Juan, California. VM sponsored the First Time Attendee Luncheon where Section and Committee leaders discussed what the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee (ERR) does and how to get involved in the organization.

Partners Liz DeChellis and Erich Knorr, will be presenting “Workplace Investigators Toolkit” at the 2024 Arizona SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference on February 9th, in Phoenix, AZ at 1:30 PM.

Senior Partner Eli Makus, will be presenting “Walking the Line: Addressing Complaints Against Elected Officials” at the 2024 City Managers Conference on February 8th, in Hollywood, CA at 3:45 PM.

Sue Ann will be presenting “Credibility in Workplace Investigations - Learned from Our Furry Friends” on Monday, February 5 at 7:45am with Julie Moore, from Employment Practices Group, and Liz Rita, from Investigations Law Group.

Partner Liz DeChellis, presented at the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law’s 2023 Annnual Conference: New Developments in Gender Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence in Employment and Education on Friday, January 5th.

CALPELRA's 2023 Annual Training Conference, the 48th annual CALPELRA conference, will be held in beautiful Monterey, California, the week of November 14 - 17.

Both Eli Makus and Nikki Hall will present during the CALPELRASparks Segment “Grateful For Investigation Guidance” from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 17.

Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation (VM Law), one of the nation’s top workplace investigations law firms, is excited to announce the launch of VM Mastered, a training company for internal workplace investigators. Through its best-in-class programming, VM Mastered is on a mission to strengthen the skills of internal workplace investigation teams.

Join Eli Makus, Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Jennifer Doughty, Daphne Bishop, and Erich Knorr at the Association of Workplace Investigator’s (AWI) 2023 Annual Conference on October 5-6, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The AWI Annual Conference provides opportunities for internal and external investigators to expand their knowledge and network with other professionals.

Eli Makus, 2023 AWI President, will be presenting “US Trends: Focus on Investigators Responsibility and the Role of AI in Investigations” on Thursday, September 7th at 8:50 am at the Australian Association of Workplace Investigation’s (AWI) 2023 Annual Conference: The Power of the Investigator.

Top Investigations Law Firm Adds Yvette Lemus, Joe Parisi and Julia Renner to its Team

Top investigations law firm expands West Coast operation with new hires and Tempe, Arizona location to provide premier workplace investigative services to employers.

Managing Partner Daphne Pierre Bishop, will be presenting at the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, on March 23, 2023.

Van Dermyden Makus was a proud sponsor of the American Bar Association Employment Rights & Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting on March 13th through March 17th in Rancho Mirage, California. VM sponsored the First Time Attendee Luncheon where Section and Committee leaders discussed what the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee (ERR) does and how to get involved in the organization.

Sue Ann will be presenting “Workplace Investigation - Independence and Conflict Issues” on Monday, February 6 at 7:45am with Julie Moore, from Employment Practices Group, and Liz Rita, from Investigations Law Group.