Harlye S. Carlton

Associate

Harlye is a skilled trial lawyer with extensive experience representing and advising clients in a wide-variety of high-stakes and high-visibility matters.  Harlye’s practice focuses on business litigation, labor and employment law, and insurance coverage disputes.  Harlye has significant knowledge of every phase of litigation from case inception through the appellate process, with particular emphasis on early-stage strategy and motion practice.

Harlye possesses the unique ability to craft big-picture directions for cases while maintaining focus and attention to detail, permitting creative and targeted solutions to complex matters.  This approach has directly led to numerous instances of obtaining client-favorable early resolution of matters that would have otherwise taken much longer to resolve.

Business Litigation

Harlye advises and represents companies, business owners, and individual entrepreneurs in a variety of matters including unfair competition, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, interference with economic advantage, and unjust enrichment.

Labor and Employment

Harlye possesses significant experience representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including day to day legal advice, claims by current and former employees, PAGA and class action claims, drafting and updating employee handbooks, and ensuring employers meet HR requirements.

Insurance Coverage Disputes

Harlye advises and represents insurance policyholders to challenge coverage denials and resolve insurance disputes in all forums including mediation, arbitration, state and federal court, and appellate court.  Harlye’s ability to deep-dive into these complex disputes ensures that insurance companies remain accountable to their policy holders.