David C. Kresin

David C. Kresin

Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin PLC • Phoenix, AZ
Employment LaborEmployment LawEmployment LitigationLabor & EmploymentPersonal Injury

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Contact

Email
Phone
(877) 447-4532
Address
6017 N. 15th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85014, US

Professional

About

Dave Kresin has received a variety of awards over his career. Most recently, he has been recognized as a Southwest Super Lawyer since 2021 and was recognized by Chambers and Partners in 2024 as one of only six Band 1 lawyers in the category of Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs). He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Arizona Employment Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section. Dave represents employees and small businesses in employment litigation including discrimination, retaliation, medical leave denial, restrictive covenant enforcement, unpaid compensation disputes, and wage and hour violations. He is licensed in the state courts of Arizona, Kansas and Missouri, as well as the U.S. District Courts for Arizona and Kansas, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Dave is very experienced in federal courts, state courts, private arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. His trial experience includes: a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee for unpaid commissions, minimum wage, and overtime violations; a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee who was denied minimum wage and overtime compensation and terminated in retaliation for objecting to the violations; a state court jury verdict on behalf of an employee terminated in retaliation for reporting violations of Arizona law; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee who was terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after the employer refused to accommodate his disability; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee deprived of his commissions; a jury verdict on behalf of a corporation against a director/former employee who breached his fiduciary duties to the company; a jury verdict on behalf of individual defendants accused of race discrimination; a jury verdict on behalf of individual plaintiffs on contract and conversion claims; an arbitration award on behalf of two corporate executives on breach of contract and statutory wage claims. Dave has presented on a wide variety of employment law topics and authored articles relating to federal employment law issues including: Co-Presenter, "Lessons Learned from Recent Jury Trials", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2024 Co-Presenter, "Best Practices and Ethical Considerionats for the Initial Consultation", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2022 Presenter, "How to Manage ADA- and FMLA-Related Leave", National Business Institute, June 2021 Presenter, “The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act: Arizona’s Current Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Law”, Referrals Royale Network Luncheon, December 2019 Co-Presenter, “Employment Restrictive Covenants including Non-Competes, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Use Agreements: What’s Enforceable and What is Not”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2016 Co-Author, “2013 Update re: Fee Applications (Article 10.8)”, Arizona Employment Law Handbook, October 2013 Presenter, “The OSHA-Administered Whistleblower Laws”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2011 Presenter, “Updates on the FMLA and ADA”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2009

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
1997 University of Kansas School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1994 Cornell College of Iowa Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English | Spanish

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2024 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell 2020 Lawyer of Distinction, Lawyers of Distinction 2014 Employee Rights Attorney of the Year in Arizona, Corporate Intl Magazine 2011 Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Arizona's Finest Lawyers
Publications
2014 Arizona Employment Law Handbook Fee Applications (2014 Supplement) 2006 Employment Relations Today Federal Regulations Update 2005 Employment Relations Today Federal Regulations Update 2004 Employment Relations Today Federal Regulations Update 1999 The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association Protecting the Protectors: The Public Duty Doctrine
Associations
2012 - Present National Employment Lawyers Association Member 2006 - Present Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Member 2001 - Present American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Member 1999 - Present State Bar of Arizona, Employment and Labor Law Section Member 2012 - 2015 Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Board of Directors
Speaking
2011 Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting The OSHA-Administered Whistleblower Laws 2009 Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting Update on the ADA and the FMLA 2005 October 2005 FMLA Update Untangling the Web of Overlapping FMLA, ADA, PDA, Workers' Comp, and Antidiscrimination Laws 2005 March 2005 FMLA Update Preventing Mismanagement and Improper Denial of Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave 2004 Arizona Newspaper Association Annual Meeting Current HR Issues
Updated: Mar 08, 2026