Top best Labor Lawyers Near me in ZIP 92618

Samuel A. Wong is a renowned Orange County trial lawyer and a Co-Founder of Aegis Law Firm. Mr. Wong has spent his entire career litigating employment related matters, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage, disability and medical leave cases. Mr. Wong is also an expert in class action litigation.. Mr. Wong has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through trial, arbitration, and settlement. He just recently obtained a unanimous jury verdict for his client in a two-month long trial. He is a published author, frequent speaker on employment law topics, and an active member of the Orange County Bar Association – Labor and Employment Section, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and California Employment Lawyers Association.. As a result of Mr. Wong’s success in the field of employment law, Mr. Wong has consistently been selected as one of the Top Five Attorneys in Orange County by the OC Register and OC Metro magazine, and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine have consistently selected him as a “Super Lawyer” in the area of Employment Law. This honor is limited to the top 2.5% of all lawyers in California.. Prior to forming Aegis Law Firm Mr. Wong worked at the California Court of Appeals and was formerly an Associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP (a leading national employment law defense firm), concentrating his practice on labor and employment matters. Mr. Wong received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.. Among Mr. Wong’s varied engagements, he has served as counsel in highly publicized and complex employment litigation matters including, the representation of Wal-Mart in a class action lawsuit relating to allegations of nationwide gender discrimination and representation of the University of Southern California relating to claims of age discrimination. Mr. Wong now focuses his practice exclusively on representing employees against employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage, disability and medical leave cases.

Prior to opening the firm, Dean practiced at a prominent employment law firm in Orange County where he honed his skills as a tough litigator and compassionate adviser. Dean has law and motion writing experience at the trial and appellate levels and has appeared before judges in bench trials, trials, and three-judge appellate panels.. Dean served as judicial extern to the Honorable Oswald Parada, Magistrate Judge, of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.. Education:. Dean devotes his practice to representing employees, individually and in class actions, in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, wrongful termination, retaliation, and misclassification of employees. Prior to practicing law, Dean worked in Silicon Valley as a software information developer for Oracle Corporation.

Lee Burrows’ primary practice is in complex commercial, real property and employment litigation. He has represented large companies, small employers and employees in a broad range of transactional and employment related matters, including breach of contract, unfair competition, discrimination and retaliation claims under FEHA, trade secret and copyright infringement, wrongful termination, and California Industrial Welfare Commission wage order violations. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the prosecution and defense of class actions and other representative claims in the tort and employment arenas.. Mr. Burrows has handled a variety of multi-party, large scale tort litigations, including environmental and toxic tort, product liability, construction defect and catastrophic slope failure actions. He has served as general counsel and litigation counsel for numerous homeowners’ associations and property management companies throughout Southern California.. Mr. Burrows’ litigation experience includes trial and appellate practice. He has tried numerous court trials involving transactional, real property and employment related matters and second-chaired seven jury trials to verdict. He has successfully arbitrated numerous tort and contract claims representing both plaintiffs and defendants.. Mr. Burrows is honored with Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating in legal proficiency and ethics with the award of an AV rating. This rating is based entirely on reviews by legal peers, including judges and attorneys located in the Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties.. Mr. Burrows is admitted to the State Bar of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Burrows received his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California in 1993. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a specialization in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1988. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Orange County Bar Association, American Inns of Court, Community Associations Institute (CAI) and CACM.. Mr. Burrows is a frequent public speaker on legal topics to the bar and the general public, including the following:. Trust and Other Asset Protection Devices, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (1999);. The Mold Challenge in California, National Business Institute (2003. Water Intrusion and Mold Claims, Sterling Education Services (2003);. The Challenge of Litigating Under Business & Professions Code 17200, Los Angeles County Bar Association (2004);. Practicing Under Section 17200 in 2005, Orange County Bar Association (2005);. Business And Professions Code Section 17200 in California, Lorman Education Services (2005, 2006). Mr. Burrows also co-authored the publications which were related to these engagements.. Mr. Burrows volunteers yearly as an attorney-judge for the high school Mock Trial competition sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County.

Knepper Law PC was founded by Dawn Knepper, who has 20 years of experience of advising and litigating on behalf of management for their labor and employment needs. Dawn leverages this experience to help individuals in their time of need and fight for equality in the workplace.. We have extensive experience litigating claims of discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), retaliation, and wrongful termination, as well as those involving pregnancy and disability accommodations and leave laws. Knepper Law focuses on claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and wrongful termination in violation of public policy.. We also have experience in handling wage and hour claims, including claims for misclassification for exempt status or independent contractor classification. We have a special passion for pursuing claims for equal pay.. We are prepared to also enforce your rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), and local health and safety orders and ordinances, in the wake of COVID-19.. We can assist our clients with review of employment agreements, including professional contracts, such as employment agreements, separation agreements, non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, and commission plans.. At Knepper Law, we bring passion to our work and compassion to our clients.We are committed to be accessible to our clients and keep them advised of the status. By choosing Knepper Law, you will gain fierce advocates who will always have your best interests in mind. We are not afraid to take cases to trial. Our top priority is obtaining justice for our clients. We are highly selective in the cases we take on, ensuring that we believe in them 100% and can invest the time and resources necessary for success.

Kashif Haque is a trial attorney and one of the founding attorneys of Aegis Law Firm. He served as the 2015 Chairman of the Orange County Bar Association—Labor and Employment Section.. Mr. Haque has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through trial, arbitration and settlement. As a result of his success in and out of the courtroom, he has been selected as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Orange County by Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters. He has been named one of the Top Five Employment Attorneys in Orange County by OC Register/Metro every year from 2012 through 2016. The publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine have selected Mr. Haque as a “Super Lawyer” every year from 2009 through 2016; this honor is limited to the top 2.5% of all lawyers in California. He maintains a perfect 10/10 rating with Avvo (a leading lawyer rating site) and was named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in America by The National Advocates.. Mr. Haque primarily handles class actions and represents employees in all aspects of employment litigation, which includes claims for wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.. Mr. Haque received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis where he was an Editorial Board Member of the Law Review and Executive Board Member of Moot Court. He received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Missouri where he was selected to be a member of the Beta Alpha Psi honors fraternity.. Mr. Haque is an active member of the Orange County Bar Association, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, and California Employment Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in the state of California as well as the federal courts in the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.  He is a frequent speaker on employment law topics before various professional and legal organizations.

Federico Castelan Sayre is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. He has been trying cases for the past 40 years and has tried over 200 cases to verdict. He practices in the areas of Civil Rights litigation, mass toxic tort, wrongful death, complex commercial litigation, employment law and serious personal injury. He handles criminal matters of significance, including Capitol Cases and white collar criminal cases. While Mr. Sayre’s primary practice is in California State and Federal Courts, he has handled cases in Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada, just to name a few. Mr. Sayre is a frequent lecturer and panel member in various areas of civil practice. He is the past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County. He is the only person to have been designated as Outstanding Hispanic Attorney in Orange County (by the Hispanic Bar Association) and the Benito Juarez Outstanding Attorney in Los Angeles County (by the Mexican American Bar Association).. Mr. Sayre received his Bachelor of Arts and Government Degree in 1969 from the University of Arizona. While at Arizona, Mr. Sayre was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and was the founding member of the Mexican-American Liberation Committee.. Mr. Sayre received his Juris Doctorate from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He was Chief Note and Comment Editor of the California Law Review while at Boalt. Mr. Sayre also attended Princeton University where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Masters in Public Affairs from Berkeley University in 1971. While at Berkeley, he was the Founder and Director of the “Migrant Legal Services Program.” He has a long history of involvement in groups that work to improve conditions within the Hispanic community. Mr. Sayre is bilingual in English and Spanish.. Mr. Sayre also received a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, where he conducted research on the subject of “Future Alternatives for Farm Workers in Response to Technological Change in Agriculture.”. Mr. Sayre is admitted to practice in all United States District Courts of California. He is a member of the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; California Trial Lawyers Association; Los Angeles Trial Association; Mexican-American Bar Association. Founding Life Member; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Member and Board of Director, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation; Board of Directors California Rural Legal Assistance; National Secretary, Railroad Section, ATLA; Board of Trustees for Los Angeles County Bar Association; Treasurer of the Mexican-American Bar Association and National Chairman of the Railroad Section for ATLA.

As a highly awarded attorney in Irvine, Noah Green is well-known for his effectiveness both in and out of the courtroom. He is exceptionally skilled in a wide variety of practice areas ranging from real estate law to personal injury defense to business law, and more. Regardless of your type of legal issue or its complexity, Mr. Green and his associates can handle all your legal matters in a timely and professional manner.

A shareholder at Wroten & Associates, Laura Sitar defends medical malpractice, employment, and elder abuse cases.. She litigates cases on behalf of doctors, dentists and long-term care facilities involving all types of employment actions including sexual harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and wage and hour claims. She also provides employment related risk management services to help clients avoid litigation.. Ms. Sitar became an attorney after a 15-year career in corporate management where she directed the human resource function of a 2000 employee, $100 million region. Since commencing a second career in law 10 years ago, she was a senior associate with a prestigious healthcare defense firm before joining Wroten & Associates, where she is a shareholder.. Ms. Sitar graduated cum laude from Tufts University, in Boston Massachusetts in 1979. She attended Western State University, College of Law, were she graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of her class in 1998. While at Western State she clerked for Justice William Rylaarsdam on the California Court of Appeals and successfully argued a sexual harassment and retaliation claim before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was a recipient of the 1998 Fellowship of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Ms. Sitar has been a member of the California State Bar since 1998 and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.