Top Employment & Labor Lawyers in Newport Beach | 18 available

Firm: O'Hagan Meyer

4695 MacArthur Boulevard , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Scott and Whitehead

1301 Dove Street   1000 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Employment & Labor ,Wrongful Termination

Firm: Paoli & Purdy, PC

4340 Von Karman Ave , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil Rights, Construction Defects, Employment & Labor , Environmental , Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Wrongful Death

Mr. Paoli is a graduate of California State University, where he majored in Economics and Business Administration. He later earned his JD from Whitter College School of Law. He is currently a member of several organizations and associations. These include the State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, as well as the California Employment and Lawyers Association. He is certified as a Specialist with the California State Bar as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist and Civil Procedure Specialist through the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Firm: Burch Law PC

23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Business , White Collar Crime, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Travis Burch is a labor and employment litigator. He has tried over 60 cases to verdict in both state and federal courts and aggressively represents his clients. His results have been stellar and he thrives on securing the best possible outcome for each of his clients.  He achieved a $17,000,000 settlement in 2017.   Whether it's individual, PAGA or class action, Travis will fight for his clients.. He has been named as a Rising Star by Los Angeles Magazine’s Annual Super Lawyer publication in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Firm: Shanberg Stafford LLP

5031 Birch St. , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Ross E. Shanberg's legal practice emphasizes the prosecution and defense of wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and consumer protection class action lawsuits. Mr. Shanberg represents both employees and management in all areas of employment law, including hostile work environment harassment, disability discrimination, wrongful termination, unfair business practices, employee leave and benefits, and wage and hour claims. Mr. Shanberg regularly advises employers on compliance with state and federal employment laws and he has made numerous appearances before California State and federal courts, the California Labor Commissioner and the U.S. Department of Labor in employment disputes. His practice focuses on litigation and includes the representation of consumers and businesses in claims involving the Unfair Competition Law, Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and False Advertising Law.. Mr. Shanberg has contributed to the Orange County Bar Journal, HR.Com, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal where he has regularly published articles in the employment field. Mr. Shanberg is also a member of the State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section, Orange County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, California Employment Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court. In 2015, Mr. Shanberg was selected by his peers to the Southern California Super Lawyers, an honor bestowed on only 5% of attorneys in the Southern California area. Mr. Shanberg has been selected as a Super Lawyer each year thereafter, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Firm: Law Office of Richard B. Rudolph

20241 SW Birch Street , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment, Business, Trusts, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

The Law Office of Richard B. Rudolph represents individuals and small businesses alike. The practice encompasses Living Trusts, as well as litigation, and transactional work.  Many of Mr. Rudolph's clients enjoy the convenience of having both their business needs and personal matters handled by one trusted law firm.

Firm: Nathan & Associates, APC

2901 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200 , Newport Beach , California 92663

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Civil , Class Actions, Copyrights, Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Employment & Labor , Immigration & Naturalization , Intellectual Property , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Non-Profit Corporations, Parole and Probation, Personal Injury, Probate , Professional Malpractice, Slip and Fall, Trademarks, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Wills, Class Action

I believe in working hard to achieve justice for my clients

Firm: KANI LAW GROUP

23 corporate plaza , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Nina Kani is the principal and founder of Kani Law Group.. Ms. Kani’s labor and employment experience spans two decades across a wide variety of industries, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Kani’s practice focuses on advice and counseling on all aspects of labor and employment law, human resources management, and defense of labor and employment litigation.. Ms. Kani handles day-to-day employment law issues that arise through her clients' businesses, regardless of size or industry. In addition, she routinely handles internal investigations for employers and responds on her clients' behalf to complaints filed with government agencies. Ms. Kani is also a seasoned litigator, with experience in sexual harassment, disability, retaliation, wage and hour, and trade secret disputes.. Ms. Kani is the primary attorney on all Kani Law Group matters. However, when it is in her clients’ best interests, Ms. Kani supervises other attorneys and staff, specifically retained for their excellence, to provide the best service for her clients.. Ms. Kani graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, cum laude. She earned two undergraduate degrees (Political Science; International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies) from the University of California, Irvine, summa cum laude. Ms. Kani has served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Howard A. Matz, Judge of the United States District Court, Central District of California. She is admitted to practice law in the state of California, as well as several United States District Courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to opening Kani Law Group, Ms. Kani was a labor and employment attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP and O’Melveny & Myers LLP in San Francisco. Ms. Kani has published articles for the San Francisco Recorder and has regularly contributed to industry magazines regarding labor and employment matters.. Ms. Kani has also been named a Rising Star by Superlawyers Magazine in Labor and Employment Law for solo and small firm practice. Selection is based on peer nomination and research process designed to select the highest rated attorneys.

Firm: Shegerian Conniff

620 Newport Center Drive , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Monica Rokhman is a law clerk for Shegerian Conniff LLP. Before joining the firm, Ms. Rokhman gained valuable experience in Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. Since joining Shegerian Conniff LLP, Ms. Rokhman has developed a strong interest and passion for Employment Law. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Rokhman was a National Team Rhythmic Gymnast and competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. Her pursuit towards a legal career was catalyzed by her experiences as an Olympic Gymnast, fueling a strong commitment to advocacy. She strives to demonstrate the same dedication and drive in her legal career.

Firm: Schilling Law Group

1100 Newport Center Dr Ste 250 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Civil , Construction , Employment & Labor , Insurance , Personal Injury, Litigation

Firm: The Petrofsky Law Firm

260 Newport Center Drive , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Melissa Petrofsky is the founder of The Petrofsky Law Firm in Newport Beach, California. Her focus is on employment litigation and advice and counsel for small businesses. She received her B.S from Culver-Stockton College and her J.D. from Whittier Law School before eventually becoming an associate for Sessions & Kimball LLP in 2008.Ms. Petrofsky has successfully litigated cases throughout Southern California. Her guiding principle has always been to empower her clients by using her legal skills to advocate for truth and justice.. Additionally, The Petrofsky Law Firm is a trusted legal adviser for small businesses across Southern California. Ms. Petrofsky can draft agreements, handbooks, and forms, check employment practices, ensure state and federal compliance with laws and regulations, guide claim evaluations, and offer advice on unemployment matters, termination and/or discipline of employees, or any other employment practices.. Her clients have ranged from part-time sales clerks to CEOs, from teenagers to great-grandmothers, from warehouses to drug addiction treatment facilities, from music schools to medical practices. She approaches every case with zealous representation -- she understands that every case is a person or business’ life.. Embracing the core values of authority, inspiration, and empowerment, Ms. Petrofsky has been named to the Superlawyers Rising Star list for 2015- 2017, including the distinction of being named to the Top 100 Rising Stars of Southern California and the Top 50 Women Rising Stars of Southern California. She has also been named to the Southern California Superlawyers list for 2018 and 2019.. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, The National Association of Professional Women, The Orange County Women’s Lawyers Association, and The California Women’s Lawyer’s Association.. She has served on the executive committee for the Labor & Employment Section, and on the Legislative Resolutions Committees for the Orange County Bar Association (“OCBA”) and the California Women’s Lawyers Association. She is the Chair of the Labor & Employment Section for 2019 and the Chair of the Legislative Resolutions Committee of the OCBA.Ms. Petrofsky has served as a valued speaker on employment issues at industry events and has taught employment issues to graduate students at Loma Linda University.

Firm: Ares Law Group, PC

23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Matt has devoted his entire career to representing clients in labor and employment matters. He specializes in all types of employment litigation, including cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues (such as unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime, meal and rest periods, commissions, travel time, bonuses and expense reimbursement), leaves of absence, and employment contracts. Matt often handles complex, complicated cases as well as class actions.. Matt is an innovative litigator with substantial and diverse experience. He has obtained numerous successful results for clients at trials, arbitrations and various governmental hearings. Since 2015, Matt has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Southern California Rising Star, a distinction reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40.. Prior to founding Ares Law Group, Matt spent years as an attorney at Jackson Lewis P.C., widely recognized as one of the leading labor and employment firms in the United States. While at Jackson Lewis, Matt represented and counseled local, national and international clients as well as insurance companies in all types of employment matters.. Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of California at Irvine. He then obtained his Juris Doctor from Chapman University where he was a competition member of the Appellate Moot Court Honors Board.

Firm: The Phelps Law Group

23 Corporate Plaza Drive , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Labor , Employment & Labor

I represent employees in a variety of employment related class action and individual matters.  My practice areas include wrongful termination and discrimination, harassment, unpaid overtime, and missed meal and rest breaks. I also represent consumers in disputes against companies for consumer fraud, harassing telephone calls and bank fees. I have litigated against Fortune 500 companies, including some of the largest companies in California and the United States. My goal is to right injustices by obtaining the maximum recovery for clients and to stop abuses by big corporations.

Firm: O'Hagan Meyer LLP

4695 Macarthur Ct Ste 900 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Ferruzzo and Ferruzzo, LLP

3737 Birch Street   400 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Banking & Finance, Construction , Corporate , Employment & Labor , Environmental , Real Estate , Sexual Harassment, Water , Employment & Labor, Litigation

Firm: Cummins & White Llp

2424 Southeast Bristol Street Suite 300 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Corporate , Estate Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate , Tax Planning, Employment & Labor

Firm: Law Office of Dimitri P. Gross

4770 Von Karman Avenue , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor , Litigation

Firm: O'Hagan Meyer LLP

4695 MacArthur Ct. , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

William "Bill" Richards, Jr. is a Partner at O'Hagan Meyer LLP, and a member of the Employment Law practice group. His practice focuses primarily on employment litigation, which largely encompasses defending employers in all stages of litigation regarding a variety of claims, including wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair business practices, and other employment-related matters. Mr. Richards has successfully represented clients in state and federal court, binding arbitration, and administrative proceedings (i.e., before the Labor Commissioner, EEOC, Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, etc.), with experience handling individual cases, complex class actions, and representative actions (i.e., under PAGA). He has argued before U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California, Eastern District of New York, and District of Massachusetts, as well as the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Washington Court of Appeal (Commissioner), and numerous California Superior Courts (i.e., Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Francisco, etc.).. In addition to ample experience managing heavy litigation caseloads, Mr. Richards also provides counseling and transactional services for employers on a wide array of personnel matters, such as employment contracts, employee handbooks, company policies and procedures, arbitration agreements, severance packages, terminations, wage and hour regulations, human resources management, employee disabilities, leaves of absence, and more. He also previously served as the Employment and Labor Law Compliance Officer for a San Diego employment/consumer protection class action law firm, where he was responsible for ensuring firm-wide compliance with all federal, state, and local employment/labor law regulations.. After earning his B.S. in Business Administration (Management), Mr. Richards graduated law school magna cum laude, ranking in the top 10% of his graduating class and making either the Honor Roll or Distinguished Honor Roll list every semester. While attending law school, he received the highest grade in multiple courses, earning him numerous awards for each. Mr. Richards also served as an editor for Law Review, was elected to the Student Bar Association and its Community Events Committee, served as a Teaching Assistant for a Federal Rules of Evidence course for three consecutive semesters, interned for the San Diego Office of the Primary Public Defender, and attended a winter intersession program with Pepperdine University School of Law to study Negotiation Theory and Practice.. In his free time, Mr. Richards enjoys spending quality time with his wife and four-legged child—a Bengal cat with a devoted social media following—as well as serving as a volunteer foster for orphaned pets. As a self-proclaimed music aficionado, he also has a passion for playing acoustic guitar and drums. Finally, Mr. Richards has been an avid artist since he was a young child, providing commissioned artwork in various mediums for numerous well-known companies.