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Scott H. Linden, Esq.
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Hello, my name is Scott Linden and I am a licensed attorney in Los
Angeles, California. I am a third generation California native and
a third generation U.C.L.A. Bruin.
- In 1990, I graduated Santa Monica College
earning an Associate in Arts degree in Liberal Arts.
- In 1993, I graduated UCLA earning a Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology. While at UCLA, I volunteered and worked
with Dr. O. Ivaar Lovaas in the child development department where
I was a behavior modification therapist for autistic children under 6 years
old.
- In 1996, I graduated California Western School
of Law earning a Juris Doctor degree.
I passed the California
Bar in 1997 and was sworn in for the State of California and for the
Southern Federal District Court. In 1998 I took and passed the New
York State Bar, but I chose not to swear in; I decided to
practice in California.
Since then, I have been the general counsel for
several large corporations including a nationwide plumbing contractor
and supplier and a dental supply company who, at the time, was earning over
$100,000,000 annually.
Near the end
of 2003 I had heard the overwhelming complaints by numerous small
business clients about "the bottom line". It was all the
same, rising insurance costs, lawsuits by employees for improper
termination or sexual harassment, increasing rent and government imposed
fines for various safety and OSHA violations.
You may wonder
why they came to their attorney with all types of general business
questions and you would not be alone in the asking.
I am certain
that after learning about my past and reading the current
news, you will understand why they came to me for help
and why it is only natural that the services provided by RulesofEmployment.com
were and are necessary for every business.
 Most recently and with the advent of Proposition
215 and Senate Bill 420, there has been a dramatic increase in the
number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in and around the greater Los
Angeles area. As a legal California business entity, a properly
formed and designed MMD should receive the complete benefits and
protections offered by the State of California under the 10th Amendment
of the Constitution of the United States. I have assisted several
of these to become compliant with the state, county and city rules,
regulations and zoning ordinances.
(Read
the Daily News Article HERE)
For a brief overview of opening
a MMD, click here.
If you are ready to open an MMD now...Contact
me here.
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Professional
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| I was the General Counsel for a
privately held national dental supply company with gross sales in excess of
one hundred million dollars annually. |
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While there I
acted under a number of different titles in an effort to
(1) revitalize the business
(2) lower overhead and raise the bottom line
(3) create a positive work environment with properly trained
employees
(4) protect them from potential hazards and lawsuits |
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under the main titles of
General Counsel and the Director of Human Resources.
I oversaw 18 branch
offices and cared for over 400 employees and their families.
I reviewed all landlord
tenant issues for all locations. I reviewed all contracts with
all suppliers and
vendors. I reconstructed the contract with the outside financing
company and increased the
bottom line by over twelve million dollars by redesigning the collection
department.. |
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| I undertook the task of
revamping the Worker's Compensation and drastically reduced the
experience modification; saving the company 15%, over $75,000.00, on renewal. |
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| I made an extensive
review of the Medical and Dental Plans and found where the
company was losing over $200,000.00 annually; paying for terminated
employees and employees on extended leave. |
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At the same time as decreasing the company's insurance
costs I increased company morale by implementing several production
incentive rewards programs and adding domestic partner coverage to the
existing policies.
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| I created the Hiring and
Termination Processes for the company. I created the employment
application, the employee's handbook, the purchase orders, the
credit applications as well as all of the warranties and
disclaimers for the hi-tech equipment and x-ray machines. |
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While General
Counsel, my corporate correspondents and
contacts included:
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3M/ESPE
Adec
ADP
Air Techniques
Alpha Protech
Allied Photo
Alpine Dental Equipement
American Eagle Instruments
Ansell Healthcare
Athena Champion
Apollo
Axis Dental
Banta Healthcare Group
Barnstead Thermolyne
Beaverstate
Belmont Equipment
Beutlich Pharmaceuticals
Biotec
Biotrol International
Bien Air U.S.A.
Harry J. Bosworth Company
John O. Butler
Buffalo Dental Mfg.
The Brewer Company
Cadco
Cetylite Industries
Cherokee Uniforms
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Chicago X-ray
Clive Craig
Coltene Whaledent
Cottrell Ltd.
Cresent
Crosstex International
Custom Air
Dental Disposables
Dental EZ
Dentamerica
Dentech Corporation
Dental Resources
Dentatus USA
Denticator
Dentsply Caulk
Dentsply Gendex
Dentsply International
Dentsply Maillefer
Dentsply Midwest
Dentsply Pharmaceutical
Dentsply Professional
Dentsply Rinn
Dentsply Trubyte
Dent-X
Eastman Kodak
Flow X-Ray Corporation
Fixer Treatment Systems
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GC America
Georgia Pacific
Gore Technologies
Hager Worldwide
Healthsonics
Hereaus Kulzer
Hu Friedy
Ivoclar Vivadent
Johnson & Johnson
KaVo America
Kerr
Keystone
Kimberly Clark
Kuraray America
L&R
LSM Equipment
Matrix
Microbrush Corporation
Microflex
MicroMotors
Midmark
Miltex Instruments
Myco Medical
Oral B
Pac-Dent
Palmero Healthcare
Perio Support
Pinnacle
Plasdent
Premier
Porter
Proma
Progeny |
Pulpdent
Ramvac
Richmond Dental
Royal
Roydent
S.S. White
SciCan
Septodont
Shofu
Sirona
Sonix IV
Southeast
Southern Dental Industries
Star Dental
Sultan Chemists
Sultan Dental Products
Sybron Endo
Temrex
Tidi
Trophy Dental
Tuttnauer
Tyco Kendall
Value Max
Van R
Velopex
Vista
W&H
Waterpik
Westar
Young Dental
Zenith
Zirc |
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| Prior to my employment at
the dental supply company I was the General
Counsel for a national collection agency. I created the collection
procedures and oversaw the day to day operations. I assisted in collecting
over eight million dollars in outstanding debt, many of which were well
over 180 days old.
Clients included
multi-national corporations and nationwide produce growers and distributors.
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Schofield
& Grossman was a firm that previously specialized in Trusts, Estates, Tax and
Probate. Now, together with them and several other high level corporate
contacts, Schofield,
Grossman & Linden now offers a complete
company creation, review and reorganization services. I am well
versed in the California Proposition 215 and Senate Bill 420 laws and
the recent decisions based on them. I am in contact with city
planners in several locations across Southern California and actively
working with them regarding various zoning laws that directly effect
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
Contact
me now to learn more
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Don't Delay.
The Longer You Wait,
the More it Costs Your Bottom Line.
Act Today. |
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