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Attorney Renee Mochkatel is a Partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg.. Ms. Mochkatel graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona, in 1979 where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude. She then attended Pepperdine University from which she received her Juris Doctorate in 1982.. Ms. Mochkatel represents clients in a variety of employment-related matters such as sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. Ms. Mochkatel also represents clients in civil rights cases.. As a trial attorney for Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, Ms. Mochkatel has on several occasions been part of the victorious trial team in cases involving unusual sexual harassment in the workplace, her clients received jury verdicts in excess of $1,000,000.. Ms. Mochkatel is a member of and sits on the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment section of the L.A. County Bar Association, where she has also served as a guest lecturer. In addition she has co-authored, with Gloria Allred, several articles on employment law for the Los Angeles Daily Journal.. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show where she discussed the important issue of equal rights for women.. On behalf of Hollywood Supports/GLAAD, she has presented numerous sexual-orientation-in-the-workplace training seminars for law firms and businesses in Southern California.. In 1998 the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation acknowledged Ms. Mochkatel's outstanding service and commitment in promoting a safer, more inclusive work environment for gays and lesbians.

Attorney Christina Cheung is a Partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg and actively practices in California and New York. Ms. Cheung specializes in the areas of sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination on behalf of employees. Ms. Cheung also specializes in representing minors who are victims of sexual abuse by teachers, coaches, police officers, and others. Ms. Cheung joined Allred, Maroko & Goldberg in September of 2011. She also has worked for the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division- Employment Litigation Section. Ms. Cheung has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of her clients across the United States. She cares deeply about her clients and will fight vigorously to protect her client's privacy rights in litigation.. Ms. Cheung graduated from Georgetown University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service. While at Georgetown, Ms. Cheung studied abroad at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Ms. Cheung then graduated near the top of her class from the UCLA School of Law. While at UCLA Law, Ms. Cheung was mentored by Vicki Schultz, a renowned scholar in employment discrimination and sexual harassment law.. Ms. Cheung has been named a Super Lawyer Rising Star every year since 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. An avid yogini, Ms. Cheung is a certified 200-hour yoga instructor. She incorporates her yoga training and legal experience representing hundreds of sexual harassment/sexual assault victims over the years to approach her clients with a trauma-informed practice.. Professional Associations. Legal Aid at Work, Executive Board, 2023 to PresentFoundation for Advocacy, Inclusion & Resources, President, 2016 to PresentCalifornia Employment Lawyer Association, Diversity Outreach Committee, 2011 to PresentLos Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Committee, 2024 to PresentNew York County Bar Association, Member, 2012 to Present. Honors and Awards. Lawdragon, 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers – 2024Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars - 2017 to 2021Southern California Super Lawyers - 2023 to PresentBest Lawyers, Employment Law - 2021 to Present. Published WorksWhat To Do If You’re Sexually Harassed at Work (co-author Gloria Allred), theWrap, Aug. 9, 2016America: Adopt the Gold Standard (co-author Gloria Allred), Bestlawyers.com, Mar. 31, 2016. Languages:. Spanish. Cantonese Chinese

At Blair & Ramirez, LLP, we firmly believe that it is innate in our being to be valued and that one should never take that away from another. Our goal is to help our clients understand their rights, to empower them to protect those rights, and to advocate on their behalf. To do so, we bring to bear professional excellence, personal sensitivity, and constant focus upon the most effective way to achieve fairness. During the course of your matter, we promise to abide by our credo to “move forward with a persistent purpose”.

As one of the firm’s Senior Associates, Ms. Yolanda Annette Slaughter specializes in Labor and Employment Law.. Ms.Slaughter received her Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justicewith an emphasis in Corrections from California State University LongBeach. Ms. Slaughter attended Western State University College of Lawwhere she received her Juris Doctor degree, graduating cum laude. Shereceived Bancroft-Whitney American Jurisprudence awards in Property,Trust and Remedies.. Ms. Slaughter was a full timeJudicial Extern for the Honorable Warren J. Ferguson, Senior Judge ofthe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Slaughterreceived the BLSA Distinguished Student and Public Service Scholarshipin 1998. Ms. Slaughter also received the Dean’s/Board of Trustees’Scholarship in 1998 and 1999.. Ms. Slaughter is anadjunct professor at Santa Ana City College with the BusinessAdministration’s American Bar Association’s accredited paralegalprogram.. Ms. Slaughter has represented employees ina variety of employment related matters, including sexualharassment,discrimination based on age, race, sex, national origin,religion and disability, along with wage and hour violations, breach ofcontract and wrongful termination. She has appeared in state andfederal court, and before administrative agencies including the U. S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor andStandards Enforcement, and the California Department of Fair Employmentand Housing.. Ms. Slaughter has appeared in bothstate and federal court and is an experienced litigator, havingsuccessfully tried employment related matters, including sexualharassment and religious discrimination cases.. Ms. Slaughter is alsoexperienced in alternative dispute resolution, having assisted manyclients in obtaining favorable resolutions to employment disputesthrough mediation and direct settlement negotiations.. Ms.Slaughter is admitted to practice in all state courts of the State ofCalifornia and the United States District Court for the Central andEastern Districts of California.

As a partner at Chesler McCaffrey LLP, Natasha R. Chesler is committed to representing clients in Los Angeles, California. She focuses her practice on employment and labor law, handling cases that involve the following matters: claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, breach of contract, claims for unpaid wages, and fraudulent or unfair business practices and competition.. Ms. Chesler graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. She then went on to earn a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, graduating cum laude. During her time there, Ms. Chesler was a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, and she was invited to join the Order of the Coif.. With over a decade of experience, Ms. Chesler has represented clients in cases that involve litigation. In order to secure the best possible outcome, Ms. Chesler works closely with clients to understand their goals for their case, and she keeps them informed throughout the legal process. She has the legal knowledge to handle even the most complex cases and takes a focused approach to every matter. For her achievements, Ms. Chesler has been ranked No. 32 in eBossWatch's list of the nation's Top Employment Lawyers.. Ms. Chesler is active in the legal community and holds memberships with The State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. She has also served on multiple committees for the Los Angeles County Bar Association and currently sits on its Board of Trustees.

As a labor & employment attorney, my primary purpose and dedication is the protection of worker’s rights. As an advocate for workplace fairness, my passion and profession is to help advance the goals of employees and protect their rights against injustices in the workplace. I will fight to get you properly compensated for your losses and back in control of your life.  To talk, give me a call at (844) 7-JUSTICE.

Antonio Gonzalez is a seasoned litigator in the employment law field.. He started his law career defending employers in employment cases such as discrimination and harassment lawsuits, as well as providing advice and counsel to employers. After defending employers for six years, Antonio opened up his own practice, Gonzalez Law. His current practice focuses exclusively on representing employees in employment-related lawsuits.. Antonio received his JD from Loyola Law School, where he was an editor for the Loyola Law Review. During law school he also externed for then U.S. District Court Judge and former California Supreme Court Justice, Carlos Moreno. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stanford University.

Anthony focuses his practice on advising employees with employment matters, wage and hour disputes, and non-compete/trade secret issues. Anthony also has substantial experience representing clients in business disputes and general liability matters.. Prior to founding The DAYE Firm, Anthony was Of Counsel for Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin. Anthony also spent several years serving as Senior Counsel for Jackson Lewis, one of the largest and most prestigious Labor and Employment law firms in America. During his tenure with the Weintraub and Jackson Lewis firms, Anthony defended and counseled corporate clients of all sizes as well as insurance companies in all types of employment matters and business disputes. Additionally, Anthony worked full time as on-site, in-house counsel for a firm client with over 8,000 employees worldwide. Anthony has been selected by California SuperLawyers as a Rising Star, a distinction reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40.. Anthony earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School Of Law in 2007 focusing primarily on Labor and Employment law. While a student, Anthony interned at the University of San Francisco School of Law Mediation Clinic. He also represented clients in mediations and hearings before the EEOC, DFEH and the California Labor Board.. Born in North Carolina, Anthony grew up in the Chicago area and Southern California. In his free time, Anthony enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.  He also enjoys working on his classic cars and rooting for the University of Southern California Trojan football team, where he played from 1998 to 2003.  As a Trojan, Anthony was a member of the 2002 Pac-10 Championship team which was victorious in the 2003 FedEx Orange Bowl.

An engaged, aggressive litigator, Chantal McCoy Payton has a passion for the field of employment law and helping her clients to obtain compensation and justice when they suffer illegal conduct in the workplace. Described by her clients as a compassionate, attentive attorney, she understands the difficulties employees face when they are being harassed, discriminated against, or not paid in accordance with the law. She has committed her career to being a voice for employees undergoing such struggles.. Throughout her career, Ms. Payton has represented hundreds of employees in various professions in all stages of their career, in navigating workplace disputes and aggressively advocating for financial compensation when employers have failed to follow the law. Her clients have included business executives and owners, attorneys, paralegals, doctors, nurses, school teachers, and other professionals, and workers at various levels within the healthcare, retail, service, construction, manufacturing, housekeeping, and hospitality industries. In her practice, she has obtained numerous six-figure settlements on behalf of her clients, including in single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class action matters.

Amy Duerk has over two decades of civil litigation experience defending corporations in matters including employment, fraud, antitrust, multidistrict class action, legal malpractice, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, product liability, and contract disputes. As a litigator, Amy has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, including companies in the technology, energy, media and entertainment, gaming, and insurance industries, as well as law firms, non-profit organizations, and individuals.. Amy specializes in highly sensitive and complex internal investigations and is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). She follows the highest standards of excellence to perform neutral, thorough and trauma-informed investigations across all industries. Amy has investigated claims of sex- and race-based harassment and discrimination, assault, retaliation, conflict of interest, breach of fiduciary duty, bullying, embezzlement, and fraud.. As part of her pro bono work, Amy represented survivors of domestic violence, which moved her to look for better solutions to family disputes. Trained as a mediator, Amy occasionally serves as a pro bono mediator in divorces to help families mitigate the financial and emotional toll of litigation.. Amy is licensed to practice in California and Montana, and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts of California and Montana as well as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She currently serves on the board of a local food security nonprofit organization, Garden City Harvest.

After graduating cum laude from New York University School of Law and working at some of the country's biggest and best litigation firms, we founded King & Siegel LLP to provide the same aggressive, high-quality representation to those who really need it - the hardworking employees and consumers trying to make a living in increasingly unequal markets. We bring individual and class actions to challenge wage theft, discrimination, harassment, and consumer fraud. We aren't afraid of litigating against big companies or fancy law firms; we used to work for them, so we know their tricks and are prepared to fight on your behalf.. In many workplaces the deck is stacked against even the most hardworking, talented, and thick-skinned women and minorities. They compete with against explicit and implicit bias and hostility and fight against demeaning aggressions on a weekly basis. We've been fighting for equality in the workplace for decades; it's the workplace's turn to step up and do better. Speaking out against illegal and discriminatory practices can cause your employer to correct course and make positive change for your colleagues, peers, friends, and family.. Similarly, challenging illegal working conditions and wage theft can help your co-workers and change your industry. We pursue individual and class action litigation on behalf of wage earners who are wronged by their employers, helping return money owed to the most important members of the workforce - those who actually do the work, versus those who push the paper. We believe that litigation can be a meaningful tool in the fight for economic equality for all Californians.. Contact us today for a free consultation! We will fight for you.

After establishing an expertise in commercial disputes (including equipment leases and secured transactions), creditors' rights, and consumer financial services litigation, Mr. MacArthur expanded his focus to include securities, trade secret, unfair competition, and other complex business litigation matters, as well as the representation of clients in arbitration before the NASD, and in connection with SEC enforcement investigations

About The Firm. Attorney Dan B. Yakobian is the principal attorney and the founder of DBY Law. Dan founded the firm so that he can actively participate in helping clients solve their legal problems quickly and without stress. Dan believes that understanding the client’s unique situation, educating the client every step of the way, and maintaining constant communication are essential to a successful representation.. The firm helps people from all walks of life in the areas of employment law, workers’ compensation, landlord-tenant, personal injury, family law, and business and contracts litigation.. About Dan Yakobian. Dan Yakobian attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he studied Political Science and Jewish Studies. While at UCLA, he began working at a law firm and quickly realized how influential attorneys can be when representing clients in the community. He was also the client contact, which involved keeping clients educated and updated about their case. Maintaining constant communication gave them a peace of mind and an assurance that their problem is being handled with care.. Upon graduating UCLA with honors, Dan Yakobian went on to attend Southwestern Law School and continued to gain valuable legal training by working in both plaintiffs’ and defense law firms. By working with both the person suing and the person being sued, Dan acquired a unique perspective and insight on how to efficiently resolve a lawsuit on both ends.. Dan is fluent in Hebrew and Farsi. He is admitted to practice law in the State of California as well as in Federal Court in the United States District Court.

About Genie Harrison Law FirmWe are employment lawyers that represent victims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other employee rights violations.. Ms. Ostertag represents employees in harassment, discrimination and retaliation cases, and in wage and hour and equal pay violation cases. She has also represented individuals who have been injured by others’ negligence.

Aaron Brock is a partner at Brock & Gonzales. They are an employment and personal injury law firm. They are trial lawyers who are committed to protecting the rights of employees and fighting for victims of serious injuries throughout California.. A native of Waco, Texas, Aaron has dedicated his entire legal career to representing employees in claims against their employers and individuals who have been seriously injured by the wrongful acts of others. Before founding Brock & Gonzales, LLP, Aaron worked at some of the nation's largest and most prominent plaintiffs law firms, and was most recently a partner at a California based firm. In his career, he has represented thousands of individuals in employment and personal injury cases and has earned millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.. Aaron is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. At Loyola, he was an extern in the United State Federal District Court, a member on the nationally ranked Byrne Trial Advocacy Team, a staffer on Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, Captain of Loyola Marymount's intercollege debate team, Vice-President of the Loyola Marymount student body and Chair of the Student Senate.. As recognition of his successes, Aaron has been selected a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyer magazine every year since 2009, an honor based on the review of other lawyers and available to only 2.5% of eligible attorneys in California. In 2016, he was named one of the up-and-coming 25 attorneys in Orange County and one of the up-and-coming 100 attorney in all of Southern California by his peers in Super Lawyer magazine. He was also named one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in California under the age of 40 in 2013.

Aaron B. Swerdlow joined Gerard Fox Law as corporate and transactional counsel with an emphasis on guiding entertainment and emerging technology clients with transactional, and employment law matters.. As the general counsel of a boutique sports agency, Mr. Swerdlow advised professional basketball coaches and retired NBA athletes on employment, licensing, sponsorship, estate planning, and equity investment matters.  He worked with high-profile coaches and sports executives, including NBA coaches, general managers, team presidents, and NCAA head coaches, and managed the agency’s internal legal matters.  He has assisted clients with the development and initial launch of new businesses, while also providing advice regarding corporate formation, intellectual property, and arbitration.. Mr. Swerdlow has experience drafting and revising secured and unsecured credit and mortgage-backed lending facility agreements. He also has experience with commercial mortgage loan agreements and performing due diligence on behalf of regional banks lending to mid-market commercial and residential investors. Mr. Swerdlow’s work on complex business transactions and esports has been nationally-recognized in legal, business, and mainstream news publications, including Law360, USA Today, VentureBeat, the California Daily Journal, and InsideCounsel.  He is the editor-in-chief of the sports law section in Matthew Bender’s quarterly treatise, “Entertainment Industry Contracts,” has consulted for a Los Angeles-area NCAA Division II athletic department, and regularly serves on sports law panels.. Mr. Swerdlow also worked as in-house counsel with a venture-backed technology start-up, where he negotiated partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and worked on finance and corporate transactions, including private equity, convertible debt, and private placement transactions.. Mr. Swerdlow has also worked for the athletic department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and two mid-sized east coast law firms. He also is the Community Service Chair of the Georgetown Club of Los Angeles and maintains an active pro bono practice.. Mr. Swerdlow received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2011, where he was an Executive Articles Editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy and a member of the Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance.  He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with honors in 2006.