About Us
Nicholas “Butch” Wagner
As a trial attorney, Mr. Wagner has achieved multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts in countless employment and personal injury cases; including a nearly $75 million verdict & judgement against WalMart. Mr. Wagner has argued before the California Supreme Court and has given testimony as an expert witness before the California State Assembly on employment law issues.
Mr. Wagner has appeared as a guest on several National television news programs including Good Morning America, Catherine Crier Live – Court TV, the Tucker Carlson Show and Your World with Neil Cavuto. A past case tried by Mr. Wagner, “Zelnick v. Candid Camera”, was televised on Court TV. Candid Camera was the first reality TV show to be successfully sued for a prank gone totally wrong.
Since the days of Zelnick v. Candid Camera, Wagner has successfully sued some of America’s largest corporations, including: WalMart, Bolthouse Farms, Pepsi Co., 7-Up, Polaris, PG&E and Mercury Insurance company. Mr. Wagner has also taken on countless trucking corporations, law enforcement agencies and various other entities both small and large.

Mark Schallert
Mr. Schallert joined with Mr. Doyle to focus particularly on plaintiff’s employment law. He and Mr. Doyle served as lead counsel in the Evelyn R. Sosa v. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. wage-and-hour class action brought in Alameda County Superior Court. After more than two years of intensive litigation, the case settled for $13.5 million. Many of the full-time workers received in excess of $10,000. More recently, he successfully argued the appeal of a jury’s adverse verdict in a hostile work environment case, Joyce Turman v. Turning Point of Central California. That published opinion drew attention because the firm’s client ultimately prevailed when the appellate court found that defendant had failed to present substantial evidence in support of the defense verdict… Read More

David D. Doyle
Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation (State and Federal); Employment Law; Business Law; Environmental Law; Public Law; Land Acquisitions; Real Estate; Administrative Law; Partnership Dissolution; Appellate Practice
Admitted: 1981, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuits.
Law School: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., 1981.
College: Loyola Marymount University, B.A., 1976.
Member: Fresno County, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources Energy and Environmental Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Public Entities) Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation).
Biography: Managing Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald R. Franson, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, 1981-1983.
Giving Back to the Community
In addition to directing funds to the California Rural Legal Assistance League, our firm has offered FREE (pro bono) legal assistance to the California Rural Legal Assistance group that provides access to justice and basic human rights to all low-income rural workers in California.
Our Contributions:
Awards and Recognition
Central California Legal Services, Inc.
Central California Legal Services, Inc. recognized The Wagner Law Group for exemplary leadership in promoting the use of Cy Pres Distributions – August 2014.
Top Attorneys in Northern California
Nicholas “Butch” Wagner was recognized for excellence by peers in the legal community as published in San Francisco Magazine. These exceptional lawyers have impressive records of professional achievement and ethical standards – 2013.
City of Lancaster, California
The City of Lancaster, California recognized Nicholas “Butch” Wagner, of the Law Offices of Wagner & Jones, for demonstrating excellence in trial advocacy as Plantiff’s counsel. Butch was commended for exceptional achievement secureing a $12,000,000 settlement in the Fair Labor Standards Act case of Janell Crickson v. Old Republic Title Co, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California – June 4, 2013.
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation presented an Outstanding Benefactor Award to The Wagner Law Group in recognition of their generous support and critital role in creating access to justice for the rural poor – 2011.
California Legislature Assembly
California Legislature Assembly awarded Wagner & Jones LLP Benefactor of the Year – 2011.
Central California Legal Services, Inc.
Central California Legal Services, Inc. recognized The Wagner Law Group for exemplary leadership in promoting the use of Cy Pres Distributions – August 2014.
Top Attorneys in Northern California
Nicholas “Butch” Wagner was recognized for excellence by peers in the legal community as published in San Francisco Magazine. These exceptional lawyers have impressive records of professional achievement and ethical standards – 2013.
City of Lancaster, California
The City of Lancaster, California recognized Nicholas “Butch” Wagner, of the Law Offices of Wagner & Jones, for demonstrating excellence in trial advocacy as Plantiff’s counsel. Butch was commended for exceptional achievement secureing a $12,000,000 settlement in the Fair Labor Standards Act case of Janell Crickson v. Old Republic Title Co, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California – June 4, 2013.
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation presented an Outstanding Benefactor Award to The Wagner Law Group in recognition of their generous support and critital role in creating access to justice for the rural poor – 2011.
California Legislature Assembly
California Legislature Assembly awarded Wagner & Jones LLP Benefactor of the Year – 2011.
