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Rose Huelskamp Serrano

Duckor Metzger & Wynne, APLC, Shareholder Rose Huelskamp Serrano is a veteran litigator who provides practical, results-driven counsel in employment,  trust and estate, and business litigation.

Employment & Labor Law

Rose represents a wide range of employers, from restaurants and financial service providers to residential senior living facilities and public healthcare districts, offering tailored legal strategies that address each client’s unique operational and regulatory environment.

Rose’s employment law practice includes defending private and public employers in claims involving retaliation, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination and wage and hour disputes, including class actions and PAGA (Private Attorney General Act) actions. She proactively counsels employers on emerging compliance obligations, including guiding employers through the PAGA remediation process using a proprietary checklist designed to mitigate penalties under the statute.

She plays a critical role in protecting public resources by advising public agencies and healthcare districts, often presenting risk evaluations and settlement recommendations directly to governing boards.

A cornerstone of her employment and labor law practice is pre-litigation counseling, helping clients navigate high-risk employee issues before they escalate. Rose provides rapid response and a risk-balanced approach, delivering scenario-based assessments that allow employers to make informed, strategic decisions on disciplinary actions, leave issues, internal investigations and severance negotiations. Her guidance helps minimize legal exposure while supporting business continuity and compliance. Rose’s appellate court work includes a published opinion from the California Court of Appeal regarding an arbitration clause dispute in a sexual harassment case.

Trust & Estate

Rose serves as chair to DMW’s Estate Planning and Probate practice group, putting her trust and probate litigation experience to work in a leadership capacity. Her litigation experience before the Probate Court includes trust and will contests, financial elder abuse claims, claims of incapacity and undue influence, and breach of fiduciary duty matters. She represents trustees, administrators, beneficiaries, heirs and charitable organizations.

Business Law

Rose also represents businesses and individuals in matters involving contract disputes, breaches of fiduciary duty, fraud, interference with business relationships, business dissolutions, disputes over non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, shareholder and partnership disputes and class action suits.

Honors & Awards

Memberships & Community Involvement

  • Probate Attorneys of San Diego, Board of Directors, 2018-present
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers – San Diego
  • Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court (alumni)
  • San Diego County Bar Association

Publications & Presentations

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