Stephen A. Dolar

In industries where timing is everything — from keeping deliveries en route to keeping room service on time — Stephen helps employers avoid legal detours. To stay on course and on schedule in some of California’s most demanding industries, Stephen believes a good strategy is like a focused itinerary: plan ahead, know the destination, and avoid the wrong turns.

Trucking and Logistics

For trucking and logistics, Stephen works with companies that move, store, and secure goods in California and across state lines to resolve disputes before they derail schedules or budgets. His experience includes defending clients in meal and rest break litigation, class and PAGA actions, and complex wage-and-hour disputes resulting in business-savvy resolutions that keep the wheels turning and the supply chain moving.

Hospitality

Stephen’s hospitality practice spans from global hotel brands to boutique inns. He partners with hotel management and human resource teams to resolve discrimination, harassment, and wrongful-termination claims. Stephen’s approach focuses on practical risk management and dispute resolution, keeping the spotlight on guests rather than grievances.

Business-Minded Perspective and Litigation Philosophy

A recognized Super Lawyers Rising Star, Stephen is known for his anchored, creative, and strategic advocacy. Stephen partners closely with in-house teams and frontline managers to align litigation strategy with business goals. He understands the value of pragmatic solutions over needless litigation but is fully prepared to litigate relentlessly when necessary. Stephen’s trial experience and courtroom background informs every stage of case assessment and strategy.

Stephen’s business-minded approach is rooted in his economics background – graduating summa cum laude and top of the economics department before law school. His deep understanding of business dynamics provides him with a sharp eye for cost-benefit analysis, helping clients decide when to pursue settlement and when to litigate aggressively.

Stephen also understands that, especially in California, being proactive is always more efficient than litigating after the fact. As a member of the firm’s Trucking and Logistics and Hospitality industry groups, he keeps current on employment law updates, trucking regulations, and hospitality trends – because in these fast-moving industries, staying ahead of the curve is critical.

Beyond the Practice

When he’s not navigating California’s legal landscape, Stephen is often weightlifting before sunrise, exploring hiking trails, or spending time with his husband and their two dogs, Brody and Archy.