Fritz Law Offices - Santa Rosa, CA

Experienced Employment, Business, and Bankruptcy Advocacy

Navigating California stringent regulatory framework requires trusted legal counsel that emphasizes preventative solutions alongside vigorous courtroom defense. Located near downtown Santa Rosa, Fritz Law Offices has provided comprehensive legal advice to businesses, nonprofits, and commercial enterprises since 1993. When companies need to find an attorney in Santa Rosa who delivers cost-effective strategies for operational challenges, the firm attorneys draw on more than three decades of practical legal insight.

Whether advising an emerging enterprise on initial business formation, protecting established companies against unfair competition, or shielding employers from costly workplace grievances, the firm tailors each legal strategy to the client individual goals. California employers seeking to hire an employment lawyer rely on Fritz Law Offices to ensure full compliance with evolving state statutes and minimize organizational liability.

Comprehensive Practice Areas and Client Services

• Employer Defense and Employment Law: Defending businesses against employee claims before state courts, the California Labor Commissioner, and the Employment Development Department (EDD) during audits and appeals.
• Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Defense: Guiding management through sensitive personnel inquiries and defending allegations of workplace harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
• Wage and Hour Compliance: Advising employers on employee classification, overtime calculations, meal and rest break rules, and prevailing wage regulations to mitigate systemic audit risks.
• HR Policies and Employment Agreements: Drafting executive contracts, independent contractor agreements, employee handbooks, and non-disclosure agreements to safeguard proprietary assets.
• Business Formation and Governance: Assisting entrepreneurs in forming California corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships, complete with robust operating agreements and shareholder provisions.
• Commercial Contracts and Business Litigation: Resolving contractual breaches, buy-sell disputes, trade secret misappropriation, and partnership disagreements through negotiation, mediation, and trial litigation.
• Commercial Real Estate and Construction: Reviewing commercial purchase agreements, commercial leases, construction contracts, and handling mechanic lien issues.
• Business Bankruptcy and Debt Workouts: Evaluating restructuring options, debtor relief strategies, and helping businesses explore formal bankruptcy protection or orderly dissolution.

Seasoned UCLA Law Graduates with Community Dedication

Fritz Law Offices is anchored by partners Theresa Rodriguez Fritz, Esq. and William F. Fritz, Esq., both graduates of the UCLA School of Law. Theresa Rodriguez Fritz began practicing in 1988, is fluent in English and Spanish, and is a founding director and past board member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma County. Her practice centers on labor, employment, and arts-related legal counseling. William F. Fritz brings extensive courtroom experience in business litigation, having served as a Sonoma County Small Claims Court Judge, court discovery facilitator, and bar arbitrator. Together, they provide clients with bilingual, personalized counsel across the Bay Area.

Convenient Santa Rosa Location and Virtual Meeting Options

Fritz Law Offices welcomes clients to its main office located at 950 College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, featuring complimentary client parking, with additional satellite locations in Oakland and Burbank. Prospective clients can easily schedule a consultation by phone, Zoom, or FaceTime to discuss their employment, business, or commercial legal requirements.