Employment & Labor lawyers in California Devin Fok to Elizabeth Malay

Firm: Devin Heng Fok

16 N. Marengo Ave. , Pasadena , California 91101

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

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Firm: Law Office of Douglas Kane

304 Potrero Street , Santa Cruz , California 95060

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Douglas Kane is an attorney in Santa Cruz, California specializing in representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination cases. His understanding of the complex rules of employment litigation, strong analytical and writing skills, and deep commitment to defending the rights of individuals make him a valuable ally to people whose rights have been violated by employers. Doug Kane's initial interest in becoming an attorney stemmed from his desire to be able to protect individual's rights. While still in law school, he already was deeply involved with several employment and civil rights cases, as well as a number of civil and criminal appeals, as a legal assistant with a Santa Cruz area attorney who specialized in those areas. In June of 1998, Doug graduated second in his class from the Monterey College of Law. Soon after passing the California Bar Examination on his first attempt, he opened his own law office so that he could specialize in providing legal assistance to individuals who have suffered discrimination, harassment and other invasions of their rights. His passionate and knowledgeable approach has proven very successful. He has successfully litigated wrongful termination, employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases with recoveries ranging from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. His clients have recovered a judgment or settlement in every case that he has concluded thus far. Doug has litigated major employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination cases against some of the largest employers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Santa Clara counties.

Firm: Sessions & Kimball, LLP

23456 Madero, Suite 170 , Mission Viejo , California 92691

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

5250 N Palm Ave Ste 310 , Fresno , California 93704

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Lara & Luna APC

14241 Firestone Blvd Ste 400 , La Mirada , California 90638

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE:. Edward Lara is a trial lawyer and partner of LARA & LUNA, APC. Mr. Lara has been practicing law since 2000 and has successfully litigated numerous disputes before Courts and arbitration tribunals throughout the State of California.  Mr. Lara is a dedicated advocate of employee rights and regularly prosecutes claims relating to discrimination, retaliation, and harassment on the basis of disability, age, sex, race, and other protected categories under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.  Mr. Lara also prosecutes claims relating to Labor Code violations, including wage & hour claims and claims of retaliation under California’s Whistleblower laws designed to protect employees who report what they reasonably believe are legal violations by their employer.  Mr. Lara has represented both management and non-management level employees in a wide variety of industries including but not limited to: manufacturing, construction, hotel, entertainment, job staffing, restaurant, sales and marketing, large and small retail business, aerospace, medical, home-care, hospice, non-profit, grocery, automotive, property management and technology industries.. Prior to co-founding Lara & Luna APC Mr. Lara spent several years practicing law and learning his craft with large prestigious firms in West Los Angeles, a boutique litigation firm in Long Beach, and his own private practice.  Mr. Lara’s passion for employment law stems from his working-class family upbringing in the southeast region of Los Angeles County (in the areas of Pico Rivera, Whittier, and Santa Fe Springs).  Mr. Lara frequently draws upon not only his legal experience and education, but also the common sense and “street smarts” he learned growing up in the area which he now proudly serves.  Mr. Lara is a staunch advocate of the legal protections he seeks to enforce and sincerely believes that adherence to and prosecution of these laws benefits not only employees but also employers and ultimately our society.. Mr. Lara is proud that Lara & Luna APC always seeks to staff its matters with teams of highly qualified trial lawyers who passionately believe in their clients and who can readily confront any large or small defense counsel retained employers or their insurance companies.. EDUCATION: Mr. Lara is a year 2000 graduate of Columbia University School of Law in New York City. While at Columbia, Mr. Lara served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Lara also served as the Vice President of the Latin American Law Student Association and was a staff editor for both the Columbia Business Law Review and the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. Mr. Lara graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997 with a B.A. in double major in Political Science and Sociology. While at UC Berkeley, Mr. Lara was a California Alumni Association Leadership Scholar and a Philanthropy Chair with the Mortar Board National Senior Honors Society.  He is a Golden Bear Lifetime Member of the California Alumni Association. BAR ADMISSIONS: State Bar of California United States District Court for the Central District of California PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:. California Employment Lawyers Association. Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Mexican American Bar Association. Orange County Hispanic Bar Association. Los Angeles County Bar Association LANGUAGES AND INTERESTS: Mr. Lara is fluent in Spanish and his interests primarily include spending time with his biggest blessings - his wife and children.  He also enjoys basketball, hot yoga, traveling, art, movies, and is an avid sports fan.

Firm: Meyers, Nave Professional Law Corporation

555 12th Street Suite 1500 , Oakland , California 94607

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Law Office of Edward Antonino

15760 Ventura Blvd Ste 700 , Encino , California 91436

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Do you feel like you're being taken advantage of at the workplace?. Have you been discriminated against at your job?. Have you been retaliated against for complaining of illegal conduct?. Were you wrongfully terminated or fired?. Has your employer failed to pay you for all hours worked?. Have you not been paid for your overtime hours?. Have you not been provided all rest breaks or lunch breaks legally owed to you?. Have you been injured on the job and your boss won't allow you time off or accommodate your injury?. Were you denied the ability to take a disability/stress leave?. Are you currently receiving disability benefits?. Are you being misclassified as an independent contractor instead of being treated as an employee?. If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you could be owed a significant amount of money, and you should immediately speak with Employment and Labor Law Attorney Edward Antonio at for a free consultation to discuss your legal rights before it's too late.. Attorney Edward Antonino has over 16 years of experience handling employment and labor law matters in state and federal courts. His entire practice is focused 100% on only employment and labor law issues and he utilizes very effective and creative tactics to obtain successful results.. The Law Office of Edward Antonino accepts cases on a Contingency Fee basis, which means that you don't pay a penny if we don't win your case.

Firm: Manukyan Law Firm

520 East Wilson Avenue , Glendale , California 91206

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Edgar Manukyan is an experienced employment lawyer in Glendale. Edgar devotes his practice to employees who have been mistreated by their employers. He is known for being transparent and responsive—providing clients with honest feedback about their case and diligent about returning calls and emails as soon as possible. His devotion to his clients and fierce legal skills have let to numerous successful cases and class action settlements that obtained millions of dollars for his clients. Contact the firm today to schedule a consultation with Edgar.

22760 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 200 , Torrance , California 90505

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Ames Law Office

9550 Warner Ave., Suite 250 , Fountain Valley , California 92708

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Attorney Doug Ames has been practicing Employment and business litigation for almost 20 years. He has helped his clients achieve courtroom vicories for more than $10 million based on his integrity, experience and aggressive representation. Attorney Ames is here to vindicate your interests and achieve justice in your case.

Firm: Lyon Legal, P.C.

1154 E. Wardlow Street , Long Beach , California 90807

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Devon M. Lyon was born and raised in Southern California and is never leaving.  After receiving her Bachelors of Science degree from Linfield College in 1998, she attended Whittier Law School.  In 2001, she graduated with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence and became a licensed California attorney.. In her last two years of law school, Ms. Lyon clerked for a small Plaintiff’s labor and employment firm in Irvine and volunteered for the Orange County Public Defender’s office.  After graduation in 2001, Ms. Lyon joined the law firm of Demler, Armstrong & Rowland in Long Beach where she practiced insurance defense and also assisted with the opening and operation of a law office in Orange County on behalf of a San Francisco based law firm.. In 2007, Ms. Lyon founded Ridout & Lyon, LLP with a partner during which time she focused entirely on the defense of employers in labor and employment related disputes.  In addition to representing several small and medium sized businesses, she was regularly assigned litigation defense matters by several insurance carriers for whom she acted as Employment Practices Liability Insurance panel counsel.. Combining her years of experience defending employers, in June of 2015, Ms. Lyon founded Lyon Legal – a firm devoted to the representation of both employees and employers in labor and employment related disputes and injured citizens in personal injury actions.  It's good to know how the other side thinks.. Ms. Lyon has had numerous six figure judgments and settlements on behalf of employees and has successfully assisted employers with litigation prevention and defense.. In her free time, Ms. Lyon enjoys boating and coaching her daughter’s softball team.  Ms. Lyon is an active volunteer with youth athletics in Long Beach and presently sits on the Executive Board of Los Altos Youth Baseball and Softball.

Firm: Law Office of D. Douglas Shureen

50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Suite 340 , Santa Rosa , California 95404

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Mr. Shureen received his Juris Doctorate from Empire College School of Law in 1986 as the valedictorian of his graduating class. Prior to 1994, Doug worked as an insurance claims adjuster handling high stakes environmental litigation. Doug has practiced law since 1994, concentrating on civil litigation, including employment and labor law, trade secrets and misappropriation, personal injury, insurance defense and coverage, and real estate law.. In his employment practice, Mr. Shureen represents employers and employees in counseling and litigation, including claims brought by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Labor Commissioner. These cases include wrongful discharge, sexual harassment and discrimination, wage and hour issues, and disability, religious and national origin discrimination.. Mr. Shureen is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in California. He is a past President of the Sonoma County Bar Association, serving over 1,000 members of the legal profession in Sonoma County.. Doug is also the past president of the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise (2017-2018) and remains an active member of the club.

Firm: Michael Yamamoto LLP

1400 Shattuck Ave., #412 , Berkeley , California 94709

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Taketa | Villasenor LLP

2629 Townsgate Rd , Westlake Village , California 91361

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Mr. Taketa has over 25 years of experience successfully representing clients in business litigation, with a specialty in labor and employment matters in both federal and state courts.  Mr. Taketa's current clients include Verizon and Delta Dental.. Prior to founding Sullivan Taketa LLP, Mr. Taketa served as corporate litigation counsel in the GTE Legal Department, handling general corporate matters with an emphasis on defending management in employment and class action litigation as well as conducting internal legal compliance investigations and prosecuting theft-recovery actions. At GTE and Verizon, Mr. Taketa attained an impressive record in the successful defense of varied and novel employment disputes, including same sex harassment and other forms of employment discrimination, defamation, wage and hour, invasion of privacy, and retaliation claims. Mr. Taketa has also successfully defended Verizon in a variety of California real estate related litigation, including numerous mechanics’ liens, surety claims, environmental remediation and eminent domain actions. Prior to serving in-house at GTE and Verizon, Mr. Taketa was in private practice with the New York based law firm, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, where he handled complex commercial transactions and litigation matters for a variety of clients, including financial institutions, commercial developers and several Fortune 50 companies, as well as serving as General Counsel for U.S. Water Polo, Inc. In the years immediately after his admission to practice law, Mr. Taketa was at the San Francisco based firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, where he was a transactional attorney handling a variety of complex commercial leasing, construction loans, oil and gas interest transfers, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law matters. Mr. Taketa is a conscientious and thorough professional who has a demonstrated track record of client satisfaction for providing high quality and cost effective legal services. Mr. Taketa’s current practice also includes assisting employers in complying with state and federal law, preparing effective personnel policies and manuals, and conducting workplace harassment investigations.. Mr. Taketa was selected as one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers in 2004, and has been selected to appear in several Who’s Who for outstanding professional achievements.  In addition, Mr. Taketa was named the 2012 Ventura County Trial Lawyer of the year by the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association.

Firm: Shegerian & Associates Inc

225 Arizona Ave , Santa Monica , California 90401

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Brock & Gonzales, LLP

6701 Center Drive West , Los Angeles , California 90045

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

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.

Firm: Gallo LLP

100 Pine St. , San Francisco , California 94111

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

I'm an experienced civil litigator focusing on complex cases involving consumer and employee rights. I have successfully prosecuted false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, privacy, and wage and hour claims against companies big and small. I have also handled high stakes personal injury, wrongful termination, commercial, and professional liability cases.. I worked at Gallo LLP from 2009 to 2019, playing a key role in many of the firm’s significant cases and helping thousands of victims of unfair business practices obtain meaningful monetary and injunctive relief. I rejoined Gallo LLP in 2023 after three years with Valerian Law, P.C.. I grew up in Oakland, graduated from UC Davis with honors and earned my J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where I was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors team.

Firm: Sheppard Mullin Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

333 South Hope Street , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Bernstein & Friedland, P.C.

16000 Ventura Blvd Ste 1000 , Encino , California 91436

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Diana Friedland's practice focuses on employment litigation and counseling. She has successfully resolved wrongful termination, wrongful failure to hire, and wage and hour matters in both federal and state court, including claims of discrimination on account of employees' sex, race, age, pregnancy, and disability, as well as claims of failure to provide meal and rest breaks, failure to properly pay overtime, failure to comply with laws pertaining to criminal background checks, retaliation for complaining about illegalities in the workplace, and failure to provide statutorily mandated leaves of absence.. Ms. Friedland also drafts employment agreements, including severance agreements and confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, as well as independent contractor agreements and employee handbooks.. Ms. Friedland began her career in the labor and employment group of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, regarded as one of the best global law firms. Prior to that, Ms. Friedland served as a legal extern to the Honorable John T. Noonan in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as well as an extern for the United States Attorneys' Office in Los Angeles.

Firm: Collier Law Firm, LLP

240 Tamal Vista Blvd , Corte Madera , California 94925

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor