Mr. Osterberg is the Managing Partner of Haight Brown Bonesteel’s Riverside office. He is the leader of the Public Entity Practice Group and also a member of the General Liability, Construction Law and Transportation Law Practice Groups. Mr. Osterberg’s practice is concentrated on the defense of civil lawsuits brought against both public and private entities. He represents public entities and their employees in matters arising out of the California Tort Claims Act or the Federal Civil Rights Act. He routinely defends public entities against claims involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, police liability, firefighter/paramedic liability, civil rights violations, real property disputes, premises liability and general government tort liability.
Mr. Osterberg also defends private entities against claims arising from property, casualty and commercial losses, based upon theories of product liability, premises liability, construction defect, professional errors and omissions, Business and Professions Code Section 17200, employment discrimination and wrongful termination.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Osterberg worked for eight years as a police officer for the Township of Fairfield, New Jersey, and the City of Pasadena, California.