Los Olivos Employment Lawyers

The Law Offices of Susan A. Rodriguez, APC guides employers through the maze of California employment law to help clients assess and minimize risk. We resolve employment, commercial and bankruptcy adversary disputes on their behalf in a results-oriented and cost-efficient manner that enables business owners to focus on productivity and growth.

In addition to handling employment law matters such as harassment and discrimination, DFEH complaints, and wrongful termination, Susan and her team specialize in defending class action employment lawsuits as well as litigation under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and wage and hour laws.

Business lawyer and litigator with diverse experience representing closely held companies, private equity firms, and other business enterprises. My experience as general counsel and on corporate boards gives me a big picture overview to business transactions, business decision processes, and complex litigation management. I also bring that same sensibility to bear on trial and appellate strategy. An acknowledged litigation expert and speaker, I am frequently consulted by other lawyers for trial strategy, business strategy, and ethics issues.

I handle matters in the following areas: business litigation and unfair competition cases, shareholder litigation and partnership disputes, employment...

Richard Berberian is a partner at The Berberian Firm and has over 15 years of legal experience handling personal injury, medical malpractice, elder law and nursing home abuse matters. Mr. Berberian started his career on the other side defending insurance companies and self-insured entities. His experience gave him firsthand insight on tactics used by insurance companies against plaintiffs. Fast forward to 2010, where Mr. Berberian shifted his focus to defending plaintiffs against big bully insurance companies. This decision led him to meet his partner in crime, Farris Ain, a fierce litigator who brings 15 years of legal experience to Mr....

Karina N. Lallande received Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Sociology and Global Studies with a Socio-Economic and Political Emphasis from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of California Hastings, College of the Law in San Francisco, California. Her practice focuses on litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases, primarily involving claims of premises liability; trucking accidents; collisions between automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians; defective products; civil rights; and medical malpractice. Ms. Lallande represents victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries, such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, birth injuries, amputations, and traumatic...

Mark Shafer is a dedicated attorney who serves the local community. As a bilingual Spanish speaker, he has given back to many of Hispanic businesses in the Orange County area. As one of the Senior Partners at Shafer, Grossman, and Rupp, he adds personalized attention to all his clients and aggressively fights for your case.

Born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, Pinky Ghuman learned determination, resilience, and ingenuity from her parents, who immigrated to the United States to pursue the American Dream. She believes everyone is entitled to a safe, fair, and equitable work environment, where everyone has a right to work hard and achieve their American Dream.

While paying her way through Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Ms. Ghuman was on the Scott Moot Honors Board. She also spent two years clerking at local law firms, where she learned the “nut and bolts” of lawyering that many law students...

-Founder and managing attorney at Razavi Law Group. -Orange County native, having been born and raised in Mission Viejo, California. -Graduated at the top of the at UCLA, earning cum laude honors. -Pursued a law degree at Chapman University’s reputable Fowler School of Law. -Solely focusing on civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and has reached hundreds of successful resolutions for clients.

Founded in 1992 by U. C. Berkeley (Boalt Law School) graduate Jeffrey Wilens, the Lakeshore Law Center has successfully prosecuted numerous class and individual actions against payday loan companies, creditors, automobile dealerships, lending institutions, timeshare marketers, and other businesses for racketeering, consumer fraud, false advertising, unfair business practices, credit reporting and debt collection violations.

Mr. Ralph has been in practice for 24 years, representing the injured and recovering millions of dollars in compensation on their behalf. He has appeared on the cover of The Los Angeles Daily Journal and Trials Digest and has been featured nationally on CNN's Headline News. With extensive trial and appellate experience, Mr. Ralph is dedicated to providing his clients the very best representation. NO FEES are charged unless there is a recovery for the client. All INITIAL CONSULTATIONS ARE FREE.

I entered the legal field after a fruitful career in government contracts and e-commerce, driven by a resolve to differ from the attorneys I often met in my previous roles—those who created obstacles rather than fostering business achievements. My practice is dedicated to providing solutions for businesses, especially those engaged with the federal government. Navigating government contracts can be daunting. To those unfamiliar, the regulations may appear overly complex, and the government's goals can seem ambiguous and subject to change. It's crucial to have an ally who comprehends these regulations and can guide your business in adjusting to the shifting demands...

Thomas M. Nantais is the Co- owner of Gaylord & Nantais, a legal firm specializing in workers’ compensation, in the state of California. This firm deals in getting hearing loss compensation and work related injuries compensation for those who have worked in the state of California. With his sincere efforts, Thomas is committed to meet the highest standards of the legal industry and aims to provide the clients with an honest and aggressive representation.

Employment lawyer Genie Harrison is widely recognized as a fierce advocate for victims of all forms of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation.

The results Genie Harrison has obtained speak for themselves – both the compensation obtained for her clients and the systemic change she has created to benefit thousands who will never know her name, but whose lives are better as a result of her work.

Employment cases do not often result in seven figure verdicts or settlements, but Los Angeles employment attorney Genie Harrison has obtained a number of seven figure results. She has also co-chaired...

Mr. Rager is committed to holding entities accountable for their actions. By doing so, it discourages future bad actions, resulting in further litigation, and burdening society as a whole. Mr. Rager’s trial record against the largest corporations and insurance companies speaks for itself. His last 7-figure trial verdict was in 2015. In the last two decades. he has achieved several multimillion dollar verdicts.

Dawn M. Coulson is the managing partner of Epps & Coulson, LLP. Prior to being admitted to practice in California, Colorado, New York, Texas and Oregon, Ms. Coulson owned an import/export business for both Japanese and American trading companies. Ms. Coulson also holds a California Real Estate/Broker license. Ms. Coulson practices in State and Federal Court and in 2010 she was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

James Hardin is an experienced attorney who founded Hardin Law Group, an elite law firm, to fight for the rights of employees. After training as a business lawyer, James has focused his practice on representing employees in employment-related disputes regarding almost every imaginable issue, including cases or issues involving wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, medical leaves, employee benefits, privacy, class actions, and trade secrets. With over 20 years litigation experience since graduating from the prestigious UCLA School of Law in 1999, James has recovered over $110 million in verdicts and settlements, in addition to obtaining many...

George S. Azadian – Los Angeles Employment & Wrongful Termination Lawyer practices in the area of employment law, exclusively representing employees. His work focuses on cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, harassment, and wage & hour disputes. He is highly regarded as one of the best Los Angeles employment law lawyers & wrongful termination lawyers and recovers millions of dollars every year for his client.

Jennifer Fu is the Managing Partner and Founder of Amity Law Group. Ms. Fu focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, employment law and immigration. Ms. Fu counsels her clients on matters involving trust administration, preparation of an estate plan in order to maximize estate and gift tax exemptions including the drafting of living trusts and irrevocable living trusts. Ms. Fu is also experienced with defending employers in a variety of labor law matters along with employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions. Ms. Fu is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese.

Ms. Fu received her...

I received my JD from UC Hastings in 1976. I went on to work for the Orange County Public Defender's office from 1979-1986. After that I was partner at Earley & Baruch until 1992. Then I ventured out on my own and have continued to practicing law.

During my many decades of successful personal injury, employment law, business litigation and civil rights law practice, I have achieved a stellar firm-wide win rate in more than 200 trials, scores of impressive civil case victories and millions of dollars won for clients in negotiated settlements and in court.

Combined with these special...

Griffin Schindler, Esq., associate attorney at Jafari Law Group, practices in the areas of intellectual property and employment law. He is an Eagle Scout who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Griffin was actively involved with the on-campus organization Sursum Corda whose focus was to help better society through service.

Following his undergraduate education, Griffin received his J.D. from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law in Orange, California. During law school, Griffin spent two and a half years as the research assistant for his...

John is a former Deputy Public Defender for two separate Public Defender offices and has 23 years of criminal law experience. He has handled from simple cases all the way to murder with very successful results

I represent people...
People who have suffered injuries because of others.
People who have endured harassment, discrimination, and retaliation at work.
People on Main Street who have been cheated by Wall Street.
People who have been harmed by corporate greed and excess.
People who deserve quality representation, but cannot afford it.

For over 38 years Geoffrey Hopper has represented numerous (currently several hundred throughout the western United States) employers ranging in size from as few as two employees to several thousand in number and employees in all aspects of labor and employment law (including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, wrongful termination, union disputes, etc.). He has been rated in the top 4% of attorneys in North America as well as having served as the President of the Riverside County Bar Association.
Geoffrey has additionally conducted over 2,000 employment law seminars for a multitude of groups including attorneys, bar associations, universities,...

Dedicated to providing practical, cost-effective, solutions to workplace challenges. Attorney Elisabeth DeBartolo is your best choice for an employment and labor attorney who offers personalized assistance with your case. She may be the most seasoned employment attorney you will find in our area. Attorney Elisabeth DeBartolo is a Monterey Employment Attorney who worked for many years in executive level Human Resources prior to attending law school. Her experience is unique. She doesn't just have book smarts, she has the day-to-day, on-the-job, in-the-trenches experience needed to identify workplace challenges and resolve them. Ms. DeBartolo can quickly...

Darryl E. Young is dedicated to helping the accused and relishes the challenge of fighting for the underdog and winning difficult cases while getting excellent results for his clients.

Mr. Young was born and raised in California’s Bay Area. After attending UCLA, he returned home to the Bay Area for Law School, with a focus on criminal law. Before graduating, he was certified as a Law Clerk with the San Francisco Public Defender’s and Alameda County Public Defenders offices. Upon graduation, he worked as a deputy public defender in Merced county. His aggressive manner in the courtroom resulted in many winning...

Robert A. McLaughlin is a 1984 graduate of Boston University, where he majored in economics. He went on to earn a Master's Degree in Economics at Claremont Graduate School in 1986. In 1990, he graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar that same year. He is also a member of the San Diego County Bar Association. Attorney McLaughlin is the former President of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, which has 20 chapters statewide. He previously served on the CAAA’s Executive Board in the role of Secretary. Since 1966, CAAA has...

Amanda Whitten specializes in suing large corporations for sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. She is a native of the Central Valley and has a passion for workers' rights and social justice. Ms. Whitten's law practice extends from Bakersfield to Sacramento to Oakland. She has cases filed in federal and state courts all over the Central Valley. She has significant experience with jury trials in courts throughout the state. She knows how to get your case ready for a jury trial. Just within the last few years, Ms. Whitten has recovered millions of dollars for her clients...

Help small to medium size companies navigate through a wide variety of legal challenges: formation, funding, governmental impediments, operational legal planning, merger and acquisition, employee relations, and labor compliance. All with the goal of litigation avoidance. Litigation in all California state courts and the Northern and Eastern U.S. District Courts of California.

Kashif Haque is a trial attorney and one of the founding attorneys of Aegis Law Firm. He has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through trial, arbitration and settlement. As a result of his success in and out of the courtroom, he has been selected as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Orange County (regardless of practice area) by Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters. He has been named one of the Top Five Employment Attorneys in Orange County by OC Metro magazine for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and Law &...

Kaveh Hosseini focuses his practice exclusively on representing employees in employment law issues. He successfully represents California employees on a wide range of employment issues and he has significant litigation experience in the field. Prior to forming Hosseini Legal, Mr. Hosseini spent several years as a defense attorney. These years as a defense attorney and providing advice to employers provided him a very unique insight into the employers' operations and strategies. By doing so, Mr. Hosseini has the ability to swiftly develop effective strategies for achieving the most successful outcome for his clients.

Jeffrey T. Green is an Associate Attorney with Kring & Chung, LLP’s Irvine, California office. His primary practice is employment law. Mr. Green offers his services to employees and employers in a wide range of employment law matters, including wage and hour litigation, misclassification of non-exempt employees, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and in wrongful termination actions. Prior to working with Kring & Chung, Mr. Green worked as an Associate Attorney at Quintilone & Associates, where he developed his skills as an employment litigator. While at Quintilone & Associates, Mr. Green represented employees in a number of certified class,...

Drew Levine began his career as a solo practitioner, gaining significant courtroom experience, developing relationships with other attorneys and judges, and learning how to find creative solutions to the various issues his clients faced. After spending 6 years as a solo practitioner, including developing a niche immigration practice where he defended approximately 40 individuals in asylum removal proceedings with a 90-95% success rate, he opted to dedicate his efforts to representing clients in civil litigation. He specializes in employment law with a subspecialty of business litigation. Drew is highly decorated as an oral advocate, having graduated from the OCBA...

I specialize in employment litigation and handles personal injury law cases.

I look deeply into a case for its strengths and weaknesses to assess case value. I apply my 25 years of employment law experience to identify meritorious cases for trial. I work hard to move the case to full preparation for trial. I use case management systems to ensure quality and client satisfaction.

Managing Partner and Attorney at Steve Mehr Accident Attorneys, Steve Mehr and his team of experienced lawyers have helped thousands of injured families reach Hundreds of Millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements throughout California and Nationwide. His practice extends from personal injury to wrongful death claims, auto and truck accidents, product liability, employment law, insurance claims, and nursing home abuse. Mr. Mehr's experience in settlements is supplemented with his 15 years of speaking and educating other lawyers on how to run a legal practice. If you are injured in an accident and need a team of attorneys that will...

Michael Bassiri's real life experience as general counsel and President of a $100 Million Dollar company is invaluable.

I'm a nerd when it comes to the law. I've handled a diverse caseload: business, contracts, employment, landlord-tenant, commercial, federal state and local regulations, injuries, corporate disputes, arbitration, mediation, and anything you can think of.

Pahoua was born in Iowa, but was raised in Fresno, California. She graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She earned her Juris Doctorate from San Joaquin College of Law. Pahoua's law practice focuses on Employment Law, Housing Law, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Criminal Law.

Prior to attending law school, Pahoua worked for attorneys in the Sacramento and Fresno areas. During law school, Pahoua interned with Central California Legal Services advocating for domestic violence victims. In 2007, she was the recipient of the Champions of Justice...

Nicholas Grossman joined the State Bar of California in 2009 and has been selected by his peers as a “Rising Star” (top 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California under the age of 40) seven years in a row (2013- 2019). He has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, employment law, probate, and civil litigation; and have tried multiple cases to verdict. Mr. Grossman has also served as an adjunct professor of law at AHU School of Law in Ontario, California, where he taught several classes including Legal Remedies and Wills & Trusts.

Prior to working at Shafer,...

I am a Columbia University graduate with a degree in Oriental Studies (Summa Cum Laude) and Harvard Law School alumnus. While at Harvard, I shared my time with a classmate who would later become Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. My international experience includes participation in the official US-China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law in Beijing—an event the China Daily described as "the most significant legal exchange in history between China and the United States." This experience contributed to removing obstacles for advancing international trade. My travels throughout the United States and internationally have shaped me into...