Stallard Panebianco P.C.
Dave Stallard & Cara Panebianco
Attorneys at Law | AWI - CH
Workplace Investigators
Stallard Panebianco P.C.
dave@spwpi.com
(530) 383-2770
Services
Workplace Investigations
Prompt, thorough, and impartial workplace investigations
Workplace Climate Surveys
A frank assessment of workplace climate and culture so that leaders can understand and resolve issues to help teams function more efficiently
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Dave Stallard is an experienced workplace investigator. He has served as the principal investigator in over 125 workplace investigations, involving workplace harassment, hostile work environments, discrimination, bullying, retaliation and other misconduct. His experience includes investigating complaints against elected officials, high-level executives, police officers, and others. Dave conducts impartial investigations for public and private sector employers including technology startups, small and medium sized businesses, school districts, local governments, police and fire departments, state agencies and nonprofits.
Prior to founding Stallard Panebianco P.C., Dave worked for three years at the Law Offices of Amy Oppenheimer, a leading Bay Area investigations firm. Dave also has strong technology experience, having worked alongside Engineering and Operations teams on contracts and projects at a Silicon Valley startup.
Dave received his Juris Doctor from UC Davis School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dave is a member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) and is an AWI Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). Dave has also received a certificate from T9 Mastered to conduct Title IX investigations. He is a member of the California Bar Association.
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For nearly a decade Cara Panebianco, AWI-CH, has focused in workplace investigations and training. During this time, she has conducted hundreds of investigations, supervised hundreds more, and led hundreds of hours of training. This experience spans roles as in-house counsel, external counsel, and internal HR.
Most recently, Cara built and managed the internal conduct and ethics team within the legal department of a publicly-traded company with offices across the USA. Cara supervised all investigations conducted by the team, provided cross-functional education to those conducting HR-driven investigations at the company, and led company-wide communications and education related to the company’s code of ethics. Her team consisted of both attorney and non-attorney investigators.
Cara is actively involved in the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI). Currently, she serves as faculty at the AWI Training Institutes and as a member of the AWI Board of Directors. She previously served as co-chair of the AWI annual conference and was a key contributor in the effort to earn ANSI-accreditation for the AWI Institute.
Cara is a member of the California Bar. Cara received her Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University. She began her legal career in employment law, representing plaintiffs in litigation and administrative proceedings, she then transitioned to advise employers on compliance, which led her to investigations.