In 2005, Mr. Curtiss joined Varner & Brandt LLP, one of the leading law firms in the Inland Empire region of California. Between 2005 and 2008, his practice focused on defending businesses against employment and commercial lawsuits, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and other wrongful termination claims, as well as commercial cases involving breach of contract and business tort claims.  

Since 2008, Mr. Curtiss has been a member of the Stanzler Law Group (formerly Stanzler, Funderburk & Castellon LLP) in Palo Alto, California, where he has continued to practice employment and commercial litigation. In addition, he expanded his practice to include providing advice and counsel to Silicon Valley executives and employers regarding a wide array of matters, including compensation negotiations and disputes, defending trade secret misappropriation claims, conducting workplace investigations, as well as advising employers and employees about terminations and other workplace issues.

Mr. Curtiss became a member of the California State Bar Labor & Employment Law Section in 2018. He is also an ongoing member and contributor to Next Concept Human Resources Association, one of the leading human resources organizations in Northern California.

Mr. Curtiss graduated from UCLA Law School in 2005, where he was a member of the Journal of Law & Technology and externed for the U.S. Attorney’s Office – Civil Fraud Division. Prior to law school, he graduated with distinction from U.C. Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2002. He remains an active reader and follower of political, economic and philosophical topics, which were some of his favorite subjects to study at Cal.