Jan Gabrielson Tansil, a partner, has been practicing since 1986 and has extensive experience in employment law and business transactions. Ms. Tansil provides preventative and remedial counsel on all aspects of employment law, stressing proactive measures which help employers comply with ever-changing federal, state and local laws, and thereby avoid unnecessary risk and expense. Her practice also includes work in the related areas of unfair competition and trade secrets, along with employment issues related to mergers and acquisitions.

Ms. Tansil received her B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota School of Management and her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a member of the state bars of California and Colorado, and she serves as a fee arbitrator for the Sonoma County Bar Association. Ms. Tansil serves as a court-appointed discovery referee and arbitrator and as a Small Claims Court Judge. She is a member of the Sonoma County Women in Law, and has served on the boards of directors of the United Way (1991-2000), the Executive Committee of the Personnel Association of Sonoma County (Secretary 1996-2000), Brush Creek Nursery School (1997 to 2002), and REACH Creative Arts Magnet Parent Foundation (2002 to present). Ms. Tansil has taught in the Business School and certificate program for Human Resources at Sonoma State University, along with numerous other courses in employment-related topics.