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Throughout her career, Abigail has focused extensively on individual and class-action cases, including numerous wage-and-hour actions involving violations under the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Throughout her career, she has settled over forty, recovering millions on behalf of employees in various industries, including those in the motion-picture, security, healthcare, food, retail, and banking industries. Abigail’s practice also includes individual labor-and-employment advice and counsel and general business litigation.. Abigail earned her J.D. at the UCLA Schoolof Law in 2003.  During law school, Abigail interned in the Office of Business Affairs of Television, Acquisitions, Home Video and Film Music at Miramax Films, as well as in the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, the State Bar of Californa, and in the Enforcement Division of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.  She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California in 2000, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in Political Science and academic minors in Business Administration and Law & Society.. Abigail was the past Vice President of the Board of the Filipino American Library and Filipino American Heritage Institute, where she dedicted seven years of community service. In October 2012, Abigail was elected to the Governing Board of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council, where she served her term through April 2014. She also currently sits on the Board of Governors of the Philippine American Bar Association and the non-profit group, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans.

I switched sides! For me more than 20 years, I practiced employment law on the defense side, representing employers. I worked at prestigious law firms with amazing lawyers and learned from the best. Yet I felt like I was living the movie Groundhog Day. I was doing the same thing over and over again, raising the same defenses for the same employers that either couldn’t (or wouldn’t) fix the problems that caused their employees to take legal action.. California employment laws can be complicated, and they change regularly. But that does not excuse non-compliance.. Here’s what employers need do, but often fail to spend the time, energy, or money to achieve:. • Pay women and people of color the same as white men for performing substantially similar work.. • Pay workers their full wages in a timely manner and with accurate itemized paystubs.. • Stop classifying workers as exempt (not overtime-eligible) when they spend most of their time performing the same duties as the employees they supervise, and/or earn less than $1,240 per week ($64,480 per year).. • Hold supervisors and employees accountable for discrimination and harassment, and create a safe environment for employees.. • Conduct effective investigations when employees raise issues of discrimination, harassment, and unfair pay, and don’t retaliate against employees who complain.. • Advise employees of their rights to take leaves of absence, and don’t retaliate against employees who seek or take leave.. • Look for effective accommodations for disabled employees, rather than just placing them on indefinite unpaid leave or firing them.. I’m done defending employers. I know the law; I know what makes employers tick; and I know what buttons to push to drive results. Now I want to use that for the employees’ advantage against employers that violate the law.. And my firm, Advantage Advocates, was born! If you need help with employer-related issues, please contact me, or pass this on to a friend in need.

I handle matters for clients as though I am representing myself.  Whether it is advising/counseling a client or handling a matter that is being litigated, I take pride in understanding my client's business and needs in order to formalize a strategy in handling whatever issue and/or matter that may present itself.  I have experience handling matters in Superior Court and Federal Court, as well as handling matters before administrative agencies such as DLSE/Labor Commissioner and DFEH.  I have resolved numerous matters via mediation, settlement conference, and self-initiated/handled settlement discussions.  I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and your business.

Christy W. Granieri is a founding partner of Freeburg & Granieri, APC. She has over a decade of experience with all aspects of employment litigation, including lawsuits involving claims of wrongful termination, breach of contract, whistleblowing, wage and hour violations, retaliation, discrimination or harassment claims based on age, race, gender, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities. She also has extensive jury trial experience throughout California. Christy has litigated cases in both state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies like the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).. In addition to her litigation skills, Christy also represents and counsels employers on various employment-related matters, including discrimination, unlawful harassment, wrongful termination, unfair business practices, and wage and hour issues. She provides human resource advice to employers, including how to satisfy California's harassment training requirements, proper investigation of employee claims, drafting handbooks and manuals, and assisting employers on navigating the complicated interplay of state and federal leave laws. Her experience representing illegally treated employees gives her a unique perspective when advising her employer clients on how to best handle personnel issues.. Christy is licensed to practice in all courts in California

Carl Botterud, AWI-CH, is a California attorney specializing in public and private sector workplace investigations. After decades of serving clients as an advocate in state and federal courts, Carl channeled his passion for problem-solving into service as a neutral. His investigation work focuses on allegations of discrimination, harassment, assault, conflicts of interest, workplace bullying and abusive conduct, and compliance matters. Carl’s practice includes investigating complex and highly sensitive matters involving high-level executives and elected officials. Beyond his extensive work as an employment lawyer, Carl’s service as an investigator is informed by his experience as a criminal defense and appellate panel lawyer and court-appointed mediator. He has served as a general counsel and faculty member in higher education. As a faculty member, Carl taught classes including evidence, trial advocacy, professional responsibility (interviewing, counseling, and negotiating skills), business law, and constitutional law. Carl is a sustaining member of the Association of Workplace Investigators. He has been an AWI Training Institute faculty member since 2018 and is currently a member of AWI’s Board of Directors.

Barbara Enloe Hadsell is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and has maintained a varied practice, litigating extensively for many years in state and federal courts in the areas of civil rights, constitutional and international human rights law. In the frequent instances where her firm co-counsels complex litigation involving teams of attorneys, Ms. Hadsell routinely has been designated by her peers as lead counsel, either singly or as one of a select team of more experienced litigators.Attorney Hadsell was co-lead trial counsel overseeing the effort of a team of over 20 lawyers from around the country against global energy giant Chevron for its involvement in deaths and other human rights abuses occurring in the rich oil-producing region of the Niger Delta following environmental protests [Bowoto v. Chevron, C99 - 02506 SI].She has also litigated many employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower cases, with settlements totaling in the many millions of dollars. Her trial skills were portrayed by Hollywood in the movie, Hostile Intent.Attorney Hadsell has received numerous awards concerning her work. The California Women’s Law Center selected Ms. Hadsell and her partner, Dan Stormer, as the first-ever honorees of its now annual Pursuit of Justice Award, in recognition of what the organization characterized as their "cutting-edge efforts in the area of protecting the rights of women and minorities."

Andre Khosrovian is an associate with Freeburg & Granieri, APC.. Andre obtained his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Los Angeles. He then received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern School of Law in 2021 and was licensed to practice law in California that same year. Prior to and throughout law school, Andre worked at various civil litigation firms to hone his legal skills and earn valuable, practical experience.. Prior to joining Freeburg and Granieri, APC, Andre was an associate at a personal injury litigation firm serving clients throughout California in catastrophic injury cases resulting in six and seven figure settlements.. Andre brings his thorough work ethic and enthusiasm to the firm. He has experience in contentious legal matters and is able to navigate the legal landscape to achieve the best possible results for his clients.. When he is not working, Andre enjoys reading, cigars, brewing beer, and spending time with his wife and daughter.. Andre is licensed to practice in all California state courts and in Central District of California.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Pasadena and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Pasadena and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Pasadena and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Pasadena and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Pasadena and surrounding areas.