Criminal Law

• Homicide
  Norman grew up in the Washington D.C. area and graduated from Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School in 1966. While living in the Washington area he workeddelivering the Washington Post until leaving in 1966 for Madison, Wisconsin. While in Madison he took part in the Vietnam war protests. He went to Chicago in 1970 and attended law school first at night while working during the day as a substitute teacher in the Chicago Public School system, and on the weekends as a librarian at the law school. During the summer of 1971 he did volunteer work for the Harvard Voluntary Defenders in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was hired by the Legal Defense Fund that summer to help write the appendix to the brief to be submitted to the United States Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia supporting the proposition that there is no deterrent effect by reason of the death penalty as evidenced by the homicide rate in foreign countries that do not have the death penalty.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Labor law and employee rights frequent questions for wrongful termination, discrimination, overtime, exempt employees, wage & hour laws class action sutis and other california labor laws
• Employment Discrimination
  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) are federal laws that prohibit retaliation in the workplace. Retaliation made by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization that resulted from an employee’s involvement in protected activity is forbidden by these laws. According to a United States Supreme Court ruling, a retaliation claim under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act could surface from any employer action that would discourage an employee from making a charge of discrimination.
• Employment Litigation
  We know it may seem like an uphill battle. No matter the type of labor or employment claim you may have, we are here to help. Our team is equipped to aggressively protect against the illegal practices of corporations. Our Orange County attorneys will explain you your rights and advise you on your potential claims. Call us today for a free assessment of your claims.
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment
  If you are experiencing issues at work, take action now and contact a San Diego employment lawyer at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP for free legal advice. Our San Diego labor lawyers represent employees exclusively in lawsuits against companies that violate California labor laws, such as wrongful termination, discrimination, overtime pay, unpaid wages, vacation time, retaliation, sexual harassment - just to name a few of the types of laws on which our employment law attorneys concentrate.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  After law school, Mr. Puche spent 10 years at Fiore Legal in the greater Los Angeles area first as a law clerk, then as a litigation and trial attorney representing people against insurance companies in employment and personal injury matters. Mr. Puche is a proud member of several attorney associations including the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, where he graduated from the Plaintiff Trial Academy in 2017, and currently serves as co-vice chair of the New Lawyers' Committee. Service to the community has always been important to Mr. Puche, and he is honored to serve as a Director on the Board of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities since 2019.
• Disability Discrimination