Top Employment & Labor Lawyers in Los Angeles | 321 available
321 Employment & Labor lawyers are available in Los Angeles, California. These lawyers are rated between 4.1/5 to 4.5/5 and 55% provide free consultation.
Employment and labor cases in Los Angeles typically resolve in 6 to 30 months, depending on complexity, court scheduling, and whether the matter settles early or proceeds to trial.
Los Angeles Court Backlog
Estimated active case backlogs in local courts range from 300 to 1,200 cases, reflecting the high demand and volume of employment-related disputes in the region.
Employment & Labor Los Angeles Filing Volume
Monthly filings for employment and labor matters are estimated between 150 and 350 cases, based on trends in public court dockets and legal reporting.
Employment & Labor Case Outcomes
Approximately 35% of cases resolve favorably for claimants before litigation, 25% after filing but before trial, and about 10% at trial, with outcomes varying by case specifics.
777 S Figueroa, 28th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90017
Practice Areas: General Practice, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor
Greg A. Garbacz has found success in business litigation, employment liability, professional liability, real estate litigation, and general liability matters that a business may face. He provides unique business solutions and advice to clients with regard to a broad range of contractual issues and business disputes, including misappropriation claims, employment torts, unfair business practices, confidentiality agreements, and trade secrets.. An experienced litigator and trial attorney, Greg offers comprehensive advice in employment and labor law matters. He counsels clients with regard to state and federal laws affecting employers, including legislation regarding hiring practices, benefits, and age and race discrimination. Greg is frequently called upon to defend high-profile housing discrimination cases, landlord/tenant disputes, and matters alleging civil rights violations. As part of his practice, Greg has also handled litigation involving securities, as well as Directors and Officers (D&O) liability.. An AV-rated shareholder with the firm since 1997, Greg is regularly featured in Southern California Super Lawyers®. Greg frequently speaks at a variety of programs, seminars, and events pertaining to employment and labor law, legal malpractice, and professional liability issues. He currently serves on the Executive Committee and is the Chief Operating Officer of the firm. Greg opened Klinedinst’s Los Angeles office in 2002, and served as its managing shareholder from 2002 through 2005. He also has previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Firm. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Klinedinst’s Board of Directors. In addition, he serves as Chair of the Housing Discrimination Defense and Civil Rights group.. Born in Columbus, Indiana, Greg graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law where he was a member of its Law Review. Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He has been licensed to practice law in California since 1993.
6080 Center Drive, Suite 600 , Los Angeles , California 90045
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Scott McVarish is the founding attorney at the Employment Litigation and Negotiation Law Office, A.P.C. and the Immigration Law Office of Los Angeles, P.C. He focuses on solving his clients' problems in negotiation and litigation in state, federal and immigration agencies and courts. With an award-winning staff in two separate law offices, Mr. McVarish's teams can focus their experience on your wrongful termination, wage and hours claims, sexual harassment claims and complex immigration cases.. Scott has been chosen as faculty for national attorney conference and interviewed on NPR's Marketplace, the New Republic and nationally syndicated radio programs and in Spanish on Radio Guadalupe, La Opinion and Univision. He serves on the executive committee for the advocacy non-profit Clergy Laity United for Economic Justice- Los Angeles (), focusing on matters related to employment and immigrants. He frequently educates community members on their rights in trainings sponsored by churches, non-profits and unions.. Scott graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in International Communications (through the College of Honors Program), and then later earned a joint- J.D., and M.A. from the UCLA School of Law and School of Public Policy respectively.. In law school, Scott’s honors included winning the Equal Justice America Fellowship and was named UCLA’s first-ever LeBeauf Scholar and the UCLA Affiliates' "Student of the Year" award. Scott studied "Ethics and Theology" one year at El Seminario Biblico Latinoamericano in San Jose, Costa Rica and remains fluent in Spanish. At the age of 20, Scott wrote the book The Greening of New Zealand, published by Random House, detailing strategies of local environmental, labor and community groups in New Zealand where he lived for two years.
888 South Figueroa Street , Los Angeles , California 90017
Practice Areas: General Practice, Employment & Labor
Representing employers in all aspects of employment law and litigation, and senior executives in non-litigation matters such as negotiation of employment contracts and severance agreements.
6300 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles , California 90048
Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Employment & Labor , Family , Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination
Ms. Allred is an attorney and partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg. She has been practicing law for over Forty years.. Her law firm, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, handles cases involving employment discrimination including sex, race, and physical handicap discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination; family law including divorce and custody disputes; and civil rights and civil litigation.. She has won countless honors for pioneering legal work on behalf of women's rights and rights for minorities discriminated against because of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, or physical condition.. An active feminist, Ms. Allred founded and is currently serving as president of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund (WERLDEF). Ms. Allred was a talk show host on KABC TalkRadio in Los Angeles for 14 years and is a columnist for the legal newspaper The Daily Journal. Recently USA Today selected her as one of the twenty-five most important radio talk show hosts in America. She has thrice been nominated for an Emmy for her television commentaries on KABC-TV.. Articles by or about Ms. Allred have appeared in publications such as Time Magazine, the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, The American Lawyer, the Daily News, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Herald Examiner and the London Times . In July 1990 Los Angeles Magazine named her "one of the 30 Most Powerful People in Los Angeles" and in 1994 "One of the 50 Most Interesting People in Los Angeles." Time Magazine called her "one of the nation's most effective advocates of family rights and feminist causes.". In 1985 Ms. Allred received the President's Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers. In 1986 she was honored with a commendation by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for her "exceptional record of achievement." She also received a commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley "for her many outstanding contributions to the justice system.". In June 1986, at a White House luncheon, President Ronald Reagan presented her with the "1986 President's Volunteer Action Award" for outstanding volunteerism in response to her development of an innovative child support amnesty program in California.. Ms. Allred is also the only individual in the nation to win the "1986 Public Service Award" from the National Association of Federal Investigators and she was voted one of 1987's "Best Lawyers in America" by the attorneys who had won that honor in 1986. She was honored again by her peers in 1991, named one of the best lawyers in America.. Every year since 2004 she has be named a Southern California "SuperLawyer" by Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, she has been recognized by LawDragon magazine as one of the top 500 plaintiff's lawyers in America.. Ms. Allred was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned her BA with honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her MA from New York University and her JD cum laude from Loyola University Law. She was also awarded an Honorary JD from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. In addition to her work as an attorney, Ms. Allred has held California life credentials in secondary school education and supervision. She taught in public schools for six-and-one-half years and was a lecturer at the University of Southern California for several years.. Ms. Allred has two grandchildren, Sarah and Sam, and her daughter Lisa is an attorney who anchors a daily show on Court TV
5670 Wilshire Blvd., 18th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90036
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Sam Cleaver represents California employees in all aspects of employment law including, wrongful termination, discrimination and unpaid wages. Mr. Cleaver has tried multiple cases to verdict in state and federal court. Most recently he won a $6 million plus verdict on behalf of a group of employees forced to undergo off the clock security checks before leaving work for meal periods. Mr. Cleaver has also secured multiple seven figure and high six figure settlements in class actions and on behalf of individual clients.. Mr. Cleaver graduated from the University of Southern California Law School in 2006. Before attending law school, Mr. Cleaver worked as an ESL teacher in the Los Angeles County Unified School District. Mr. Cleaver has been voted a Super Lawyer by his peers in 2018 and 2019.
11601 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 2440 , Los Angeles , California 90025
Practice Areas: Business , Contracts, Intellectual Property , Products Liability, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor
Gene Williams is a complex business litigation and trial attorney with experience in a wide array of practice areas. Gene has handled intellectual property matters, including trademark, trade dress, and copyright disputes, as well as consumer and wage and hour class actions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Gene has also handled partnership disputes, complex trust and estate matters, and even bankruptcy adversary proceedings. Gene has first chaired a multi-million dollar federal jury trial and has participated in a number of other trials in both state and federal court.. Gene's current practice is focused primarly on plaintiff's side labor and employment class action work, helping employees who have been deprived of their legal rights to recover unpaid wages and applicable penalties. He also works with companies to advice them on labor & employment compliance issues, including drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and providing advice on hiring and terminating of employees, as well as employee discipline.
1055 West 7th Street, Suite 3200 , Los Angeles , California 90017
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Felton Newell is an experienced trial attorney who provides sophisticated legal counsel to corporate and individual clients. In his nearly 25 years of practice, Mr. Newell has successfully represented clients in complex business litigation, entertainment litigation and employment litigation matters.. Mr. Newell has represented Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals in every phase of litigation including trial. Prior to Sanders Roberts LLP, Mr. Newell practiced law at several national law firms including Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Glaser Weil.. Trial Experience. For six years, Mr. Newell honed his trial skills in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, where he first-chaired more than 30 criminal trials to a jury verdict. In private practice, Mr. Newell has first or second-chaired more than 15 bench and jury trials in state and federal court.. Employment Disputes. Mr. Newell has represented employers in numerous employment matters involving race, gender, age, and disability discrimination claims as well as claims related to the classification of individuals as independent contractors. Mr. Newell’s has advised employers prior to litigation, drafted and argued successful motions for summary judgment and successfully represented employers in jury and bench trials.. Entertainment Disputes. Mr. Newell has represented entities and individuals, including production companies and streaming services in various entertainment disputes involving contract disputes, trademark disputes and licensing agreements.. Business Litigation. Mr. Newell has represented clients in a range of general business litigation disputes including causes of action related to contract disputes, real estate disputes, environmental disputes, and defamation claims.. Mr. Newell began his professional career as a legislative staff assistant in President Bill Clinton’s White House. Mr. Newell then attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he had President Barack Obama as a law professor. In law school, Mr. Newell won the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for excellence in appellate advocacy.. Mr. Newell was selected for inclusion by his peers in Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation in 2022 and 2023. No more than 5% of Southern California attorneys earn a spot on the Super Lawyers list each year.
12301 Wilshire Boulevard. , Los Angeles , California 90025
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Farinaz Cohen specializes in all aspects of employment law, such as wage and hour issues, exempt status, independent contractor status, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, hiring and firing issues, leaves of absence (including FMLA/CFRA), benefits, personnel practices, vacation, and sick leave.. Mrs. Cohen's law practice is dedicated to employment litigation and administrative hearings as well as advice and counsel regarding employment law issues, including Human Resources concerns and compliance checks.. Litigation and Administrative Hearings:. Mrs. Cohen has extensive litigation experience. She represents clients in U.S. District Court, California State Court, and administrative agencies, including the Labor Commissioner's office, EEOC, unemployment appeals in CUIAB, and Labor Code 132a Petitions in the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.. Advice and counsel:. Mrs. Cohen provides clients with detailed advice and counsel regarding Human Resources concerns and compliance checks, prepares employee handbooks and severance agreements, and conducts sexual harassment prevention training.. Background:. Mrs. Cohen received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and her B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of California, where she graduated cum laude. While in law school, Mrs. Cohen was a law clerk at Kabateck Brown Kellner, as well as Khorrami, Pollard & Abir, where she was involved with various class action lawsuits in areas such as wage and hour disputes and products liability.. Mrs. Cohen is admitted to practice law in California, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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