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.

The Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law invites you to join our upcoming webinar series, "Rethinking Gender and Sexual Harassment Practice," January 23rd - 26th, 2023, 8:30am - 12:30pm PT each day. California lawyers can earn 3.5 hours of CLE credit per day.

Daphne Pierre Bishop to present at PLI’s MCLE Marathon, November 1, 2022.

Sue Ann Van Dermyden, a longtime member of the Kennedy Inn of Court, co-hosted the Inn’s annual Hammy Awards with Art Scotland, former presiding justice of the California Court of Appeals, Third Appellate District in Sacramento on October 18, 2022.

The VM Team is growing! We are pleased to announce new attorneys and professional staff joining our team. VM is devoted to delivering excellence in neutral investigations and hearing officer services. Our work helps employers and campuses make well-informed decisions so employees get back to work and students bet back to class. Our team is committed not just to delivering excellent services to our clients, but to creating a model workplace as well. Our new team members exemplify VM’s values.

Every fourth Thursday of the month at 3pm, streaming live on Facebook, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center offers public training. These free trainings, help to create a region where Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people thrive and help create advocates for equity and social justice within and external to the LGBTQ+ community.

As with many in our community, we are deeply saddened by the tragic mass shooting in Sacramento last weekend. We know that no donation will solve the problem, but we seek to support the victims and their families as best we can.

This webinar will provide practical tips, techniques, and considerations that are critical to conducting investigations where discretion may be required. Whether a Complainant insists on remaining anonymous or you need to avoid an unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information, this power hour (with an additional 15-minute Q&A following) will show you how to conduct a thorough investigation while minimizing unnecessary exposure and disruption to the workplace or campus based on real-life investigations..

1.0 General MCLE (CA state bar approved)