Sylmar Employment Lawyers

I am a trial lawyer with over 22 years experience in civil litigation. I have undergraduate degree in biology. I have extensive experience handling legal cases in the areas of Toxic Mold exposure, personal injury, class actions, landlord tenant evictions, employment and family law. I enjoy solving problems and I am a perfectionist and believe in giving 100% effort in everything. I care for the people I am fortunate enough to have the privilege to help. I have recovered millions of dollars in settlements and/or judgements after trial on behalf of my clients clients. I have obtained one of the...

Desiree T. Washington, owner of Washington Law Firm, is a seasoned attorney with a focus on complex business litigation, business transactions, employment law, entertainment law, real estate transactions and real estate litigation. She earned her B.A. in Medieval and Early Modern History from the University of Chicago, followed by her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, with a focus on jurisprudence and civil rights law. Desiree brings an extensive legal background to her practice. Before founding Washington Law Firm, Desiree served as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California and worked as a litigator representing high-profile clients,...

Hazel Espejo has handled criminal cases throughout California. She graduated in three years with a double major in Legal Studies and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis. While dedicating her studies to defending those charged with various crimes, she defended clients throughout both Northern California and Southern California through internships in various Public Defender’s Offices. Hazel Espejo has represented criminal defendants throughout the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Ventura. Her compassion, knowledge, and determination allow her to...

Mr. Sandelmann has represented large and small clients in real estate litigation, construction defects, complex title insurance litigation, employment matters, partnership disputes, manufacturing disputes, class actions involving wage & hour and other matters, medical malpractice, administrative proceedings before California governmental agencies, appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the California Appellate Courts, real estate acquisitions, real estate developments, drafting homeowners association bylaws and rules and regulations, commercial leases, contracts, telecommunication license acquisitions, entertainment and banking. Mr. Sandelmann has represented clients extensively in State and Federal courts, in arbitrations and mediations, and in administrative...

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Harper served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Commercial Leasing for Kinko’s Service Corporation, Inc., now FedEx. Early in her career she worked as in house corporate counsel to one of California’s largest labor staffing corporations and civilly prosecuted perpetrators of domestic violence through a DOJ grant protecting victims of domestic violence. She has argued cases before the United States Hague Court for matters of international child abduction; California Court of Appeals and Superior Court; District Court; Delaware Court of Chancery; and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals...

LAW OFFICES OF SEAN S. VAHDAT & ASSOCIATES, APLC is a well-rounded law firm in Southern California that provides a full range of legal services to both individuals and businesses. With a main office in the city of Orange and satellite offices in Irvine, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, & San Diego, we take great pride as a full-service law firm committed to superior legal services. Our firm has over a decade of experience, and we have dedicated our practice to the areas of Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Employment Law, and Criminal Defense. We take pride in defending the rights of...

Pat Barrera has been practicing law in California and Texas for 28 years. Pat has been listed in Southern California Super Lawyers for 16 consecutive years. In 2018, Pat obtained a $1,002,361 verdict in an age discrimination case and a $1,750,000 verdict, including punitive damages, in a disability discrimination case. Pat was recognized by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as a 2018 top Labor and Employment Specialist in California, and was nominated for CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. Pat is a member of The American Board of Trial Advocates, and is listed...

Alex is a Partner at the PARRIS Law Firm and represents the Firm’s clients in severe personal injury and wrongful death cases in both the mass- and single-plaintiff context. Alex has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List from 2012 to the present.

As an attorney, Alex has been appointed Lead Class Counsel in dozens of federal and state class actions and has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements over the course of his career. Alex was also on the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he taught “Advanced Trial Practice.” Alex is...

A graduate of the UC Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall School of Law) and Stanford University, Greg Wong has practiced exclusively in the area of labor and employment law throughout his entire career as an attorney. Mr. Wong joined the Barkhordarian Law Firm in January of 2019 in order to establish the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. He currently serves as the head of the Labor and Employment Department and the Firm’s Managing Attorney. Throughout his 20+ year career as an employment litigator and counselor, Mr. Wong has assisted clients ranging in size from Fortune 100 Corporations to closely held family businesses...

The Law Offices of Kyle Todd represent individuals and class groups in employment and civil rights cases.

Paul Lee is engaged in the relentless pursuit of justice for victims of serious injuries. He has successfully handled hundreds of major personal injury matters, including those involving vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, products liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including severe spinal cord injuries, brain damage, fractures, amputations, third degree burns, severe lung damage, leukemia and other injuries. In the area of defective and dangerous products, Paul has successfully settled cases involving automobiles, heavy machinery and equipment, consumer products, chemicals and pharmaceutical products. Before founding Kaplan Lee LLP, Paul was a litigation partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, one of...

Practicing attorney providing litigation services for clients across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Admitted to practice in all California courts, the District of Columbia, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. ** Posts are not legal advice and may constitute attorney advertising

Reputable, established employment law firm since 1996, exclusively representing employees in workplace issues, including claims for sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination and unpaid overtime, among others. We often represent high level executives and managers in claims that can be settled discretely and fairly before trial. We settle employment disputes pragmatically, sometimes even before litigation begins. We also vigorously litigate cases that cannot be resolved through negotiation before trial. We maintain a full docket of cases throughout the State of California. We handle cases in arbitration as well as in court. You can learn more about us at www.stevenrubinlaw.com...

Attorney Christine C. Zaouk joined the McCathern Los Angeles office as an Of Counsel attorney in March 2016. After years of representing insurance companies in structural and property damage cases, Ms. Zaouk now represents employees in employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, as well as Wage and Hour class actions. She also handles consumer class actions on large scale issues. Ms. Zaouk’s prior experience on the defense side gives her an advantage in prosecuting such cases and her working knowledge of civil procedure, coupled with the aggressive nature of her litigation style, correlates to successful results for her clients.

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Everett Hinchcliffe is a partner at McCathern’s Los Angeles office. He was previously a senior partner with Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley and joined McCathern through their merger. At Braden, Hinchcliffe & Hawley, Mr. Hinchcliffe served as Litigation Director, overseeing all litigation and handled all major trials.

Mr. Hinchcliffe has practiced as an attorney since 1974, litigating more than 50 cases to jury verdicts, including complex personal injury, professional liability, and employment cases. In a recent jury trial, he successfully defended a medical practice in a highly contentious and potentially high-exposure sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. His most recent victory was...

Kirk Rodby earned his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University at Northridge in 1995 and went on to graduate magna cum laude from Tulane Law School. In 2002, he received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in constitutional law from the New York University School of Law.

A member of the California Bar Association since 2006, Kirk is part of our Construction, Labor & Employment and Estate Planning practices.

Kirk has a life-long love of books and writing, and comes to The Green Law Group after serving in management at Barnes & Noble. He is a contributing author...

D. Joshua Staub's practice emphasizes general civil litigation with experience resolving disputes for plaintiffs and defendants through arbitration, trial, and mediation involving the following areas of law: automobile accidents, breach of contract, commercial collections, consumer claims (including class actions) fraud, harassment, judgment enforcement, and nonpayment of wages (wage & hour).

Civil litigation, maritime and transportation attorney with experience representing cargo handlers, motor carriers, air carriers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, logistics providers, terminal operators, marinas, warehousemen and vessel operators in both state and federal court throughout California.

Zachary Sempers was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Zachary chose to go into employment law on behalf of employees based on his own experience in his previous career as a software engineer. Shortly before starting his employment law practice, he had an employer who would not pay him his wages. Although it was only two weeks' wages, wage theft is wage theft. While he knew he couldn't personally make his employer pay his wages, he knew that the law could, either through the Labor Commissioner's office or the Courts. So began his journey from software engineer to Workers' rights...

As a trial attorney, Armond Marcarian has tried several cases in the last few years to verdict, including his victory before a Kern County jury in November 2007 where he obtained a judgment for $1,000,000 for his client.* In September 2009, Armond successfully defended his client at trial in a lawsuit where the plaintiff was seeking over $9,000,000 in damages. Armond has also arbitrated complex business disputes and medical malpractice cases; including an arbitration against Kaiser Permanente which resulted in a favorable decision in January 2008. While there are many great courtroom attorneys, Armond...

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Attorney Doug Ames has been practicing employment and business litigation for almost 20 years. He has helped his clients achieve courtroom victories for more than $10 million based on his integrity, experience and aggressive representation.

The Law Offices of Norma Ann Dawson, founded in 1994, is located in Long Beach, California. In the past decade and a half, it has become a respected law firm in Southern California, providing legal risk management and alternative dispute resolution services in areas such as real estate transactions and litigation, and business transactions and litigation. Ms. Dawson's law practice focuses on general corporate counseling, corporate and regulatory compliance, and ethics, with a view toward minimizing the risk of liability, especially regulatory and contractual liability. Norma Ann Dawson, rated Av by Martindale Hubbell, has both extensive trial...

Cameron Norris practices family law, contracts, and general civil litagation in Camarillo, CA. Custody, support, protective orders, and dissolution matters are his focus. Cameron Graduated from Southwestern Law School Magna Cum Laude. While a student he worked on the Hollywood Legal Legacy Project detailing the history of entertainment law in Los Angeles—which resulted in a published article. Cameron also worked with the Firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP to facilitate adoptions of foster children in Los Angeles County. He also received several academic awards at Southwestern including three Dean’s Merit Scholar awards, four Witkin Academic Excellence Awards,...

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Brian Hannemann has been representing clients since 1993, with their Employment Law issues including sexual harassment, wrongful termination, age discrimination, disability discrimination and more. I am a local attorney, born & raised in the Inland Empire and I know all about the region and the wonderful people who call it home. I have been inducted into the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates as the result of my extensive jury trial experience, professionalism and integrity.

Kathleen J. Smith is an experienced business and real estate litigator. Kathi advises clients on and handles all types of civil litigation, focusing on LLC and business disputes, real estate, trust and probate, and homeowners association disputes. Kathi is experienced in all types of dispute resolution, from mediation to arbitration to civil trial. Kathi’s accomplishments at the trial level include: judgments in favor of breach of contract, easement dispute, multiple settlements on eve of trial relating to employment discrimination, wage and hour, landlord – tenant breach of contract of commercial lease, contract disputes, business dissolution, and partition. Kathi has also won...

Courtney Rowley is the owner of The Rowley Law Firm. She is passionate about personal injury law and has practiced on her own for almost her entire career. Her work is mostly personal injury, with extensive experience representing victims of serious injuries, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries and medical malpractice. She is licensed in California, Wyoming, and Iowa.

Courtney has obtained over one hundred million dollars in verdicts and settlements for her clients. She spends an immense amount of time with her clients and their families. She finds that by spending time, getting to truly know her clients...

Constance Zarkowski received her Juris Doctor from Ventura College of Law and was admitted to practice law July 5, 2000. With a strong background in the health insurance profession, law became a second career. Her practice encompasses employment and labor law, representing employees in wrongful termination and discrimination actions under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, with a special focus on sexual harassment cases. She also represents plaintiffs with health insurance issues, working diligently to resolve them with the carrier, but not hesitating to litigate when the facts justify a civil action.
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I have legal and business experience ranging from corporate to small business to startup. As a business owner and entrepreneur, I’ve confronted many of the same challenges my clients encounter. I can give you practical legal advice from the perspective of a lawyer who “gets” business. Relevant Experience and Background - Associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP (AmLaw 100 law firm) - In House Corporate Experience, Legal Tech Experience - Fellow, Stanford CodeX Center for Legal Informatics - Education: Stanford University, Stanford Law School I started GRID110, a 501c3 partnered with the LA Mayor’s office to provide mentorship & resources to underserved entrepreneurs. Through GRID110 I’ve...

H. SCOTT LEVIANT is the founder, primary author and Editor-in-Chief of The Complex Litigator. Mr. Leviant is a civil litigation attorney with over 11 years of experience (10 as an attorney) handling complex and class action matters. Beginning September 8, 2009, Mr. Leviant will be employed at Spiro Moss LLP, a boutique class action litigation firm that focuses on employment and consumer class action litigation. Over the last five years, Mr. Leviant litigated class actions at several firms focusing on that practice area. Before that, Mr. Leviant worked at the small civil litigation firm Stanbury & Fishelman,...

Ms. Slaughter has over 20 years of trial and litigation experience in Employment and Labor Law, Civil/Business Law, Trademark Infringement, and Personal Injury. Ms. Slaughter is also a mediator and has successfully bridged the gap to resolution of hundreds of cases. Ms. Slaughter is an adjunct Professor, teaching English, English to Foreign Learners, and Paralegal instruction.