Richard J Vaznaugh

Richard J Vaznaugh

Law Office of Richard Vaznaugh β€’ San Francisco, CA
Employment & LaborEmployment Law

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Contact

Email
Phone
(415) 483-7901
Address
San Francisco, CA, US

Professional

About

For the past thirty years, Richard Vaznaugh has focused his practice on representing workers from executives to rank and file, in civil claims against their former and current employers. He has extensive experience counseling and representing clients in technical and other industries, including wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment claims. The Vaznaugh Law Firm maintains a limited caseload to ensure each case gets the attention they deserves. Mr. Vaznaugh works hard to make a positive difference for each client through honest advice and vigorous and ethical advocacy. Personal: Mr. Vaznaugh's roots in the Bay Area go back to his great-grandparents who moved to San Francisco in the late 1800s. He was born in Brussels, Belgium, where his father was a Foreign Service Officer at the US Embassy in Brussels. He has travelled extensively and lived in several countries and US states. At 18, he returned to the Bay Area and attended the University of California, Berkeley, and then the University of California, San Francisco, College of the Law. He is of Argentine descent on his mother's side and speaks fluent Spanish. He has travelled extensively in Latin America. Mr. Vaznaugh enjoys bicycling, restaurants, traveling (but only for vacation) and spending time with his family.

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
1994 UC Hastings COL law 1989 Univ of California Berkeley undergraduate
Languages
Spanish

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2016 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell 2005 Certificate of Merit, AIDS Legal Referral Panel 2002 Best Program of the Year, McFetridge Inn of Court 2001 Best Program of the Year, McFetridge Inn of Court
Publications
1994 Hastings International and Comparative Law Review Extraterritorial Jurisdiction - NAFTA
Associations
2000 - Present California Employment Lawyers Association Member; Legislative Committee 2013 - 2014 California Employment Lawyers Association Member; Federal Rules Task Force 2009 - 2011 California Employment Lawyers Association Nominating Committee for Board of DIrectors
Speaking
2008 California Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference How Cultural Differences Affect Perceptions At Work and In Court
Updated: Mar 08, 2026