Santa Ynez Employment Lawyers

Mark Vomacka Larson (born in 1980) is an American award-winning attorney, currently a named-partner at Larson, Larson & Dauer, a renowned workers’ compensation law firm based in Mission Hills, LA, California. Larson is a noted and top-rated litigation attorney and focuses his practice on workers' compensation, and employment law. Due to his success at such a young age, Larson has received countless awards, including being voted one of the Best Attorneys in America by the American Academy of Attorneys and the American Institute of Law. He was also repeatedly named as a Top 40 under 40 Attorney. Since the...

We represent the rights of consumers in all forms of consumer rights litigation, including lemon law, breach of warranty, debt collection violations, credit reporting issues, unauthorized robocalls and telemarketing calls, consumer fraud and related issues. We also handle employment litigation, including wage and hour cases, overtime pay issues, wrongful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment. Many of the firm's cases are brought as class actions and we handle personal injury cases as well.

Shannon H.P. Ward is a Partner and Trial Lawyer at The Aarons Law Firm located in Encino, California, where she specializes in sexual harassment and assault cases, as well as handling the firm’s wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation cases.

Shannon has been asked to participate as a speaker and moderator for several professional legal seminars in Los Angeles, and actively participates in planning educational events for other attorneys through the Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), where she is a member of the Education Committee and the Vice Chair of the Law Student Outreach Committee. Shannon has been named as...

Matt received his Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2009 and previously studied at San Diego State University for his undergraduate B.A. in English and Political Science in 2006. He is currently a member of a number of legal organizations, including the Ventura County Bar Associations, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the California Bar. Matt worked for the insurance companies and large corporations for almost 10 years. He knows all the tricks they try to pull in order to avoid paying full compensation to victims of accidents. With a...

Howard Rutten is consistently rated by his peers as a top employment lawyer in Los Angeles and throughout California. He has been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list for six consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018). Super Lawyers is a patented selection process and demonstrates credibility as an impartial rating given to less than 5 percent of attorneys in the state. Howard Rutten is AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating attainable through Martindale-Hubbell.

Barbra Arnold has over ten years of experience representing management in all facets of labor and employment law, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unfair competition, trades secrets, collective bargaining with unions and wage and hour law including class actions relating to failure to pay overtime, and meal and rest period claims.

Barbra advises employers nationwide in these areas as well as on disability and religious accommodation, protected leaves of absence, personnel policies, employee handbooks, arbitration agreements, employment contracts, employee discipline and discharge, union avoidance and labor relations. She lectures and consults in these areas and on other employment-related...

Rivera Employment Law’s principal and founder, Kevin Rivera, has over 10 years of experience in representing employers in all aspects of litigation, providing advice and counsel on employment law issues, and working as a workplace investigator.

Kevin obtained his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2006. He then worked as counsel in the employment law practice group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where he represented and advised employers of all sizes and across industries prior to founding Rivera Employment Law.

Kevin’s practice focuses on advising, training, auditing and investigating workplaces to ensure...

Attorney Ben Mehdian is a seasoned and effective Los Angeles business litigation attorney who also handles employment defense and catastrophic personal injury matters. He uses a focused, strategic approach to securing the best outcome for his clients and has obtained many substantial victories on behalf of his clients. Mr. Mehdian's expertise runs deep as a trial attorney, with over 8 years of litigation experience. Mr. Mehdian has recovered millions for his clients.

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...

Jessie is an experienced trial lawyer who specializes in labor and employment. In addition to her work as an attorney, she is the Executive Director for the rest of the personal injury team at Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, responsible for overseeing the management of the firm.

Prior to co-founding Broslavsky & Weinman, Mr. Weinman was a senior associate at a labor and employment litigation firm in Long Beach, handling sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination cases, and wage and hour class actions. Mr. Weinman has been recognized by several publications as a leading Los Angeles sexual harassment lawyer and Los Angeles wrongful termination lawyer. Mr. Weinman is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar awards for their clients. Less than 1% of attorneys in the United States are members of the Million Dollar Advocates...

The Law Office of Joshua A. Burt provides experienced advocacy in the areas of copyrights, rights of publicity, trademarks, trade secrets, employment and labor, personal injury, civil litigation and client counseling. Joshua Burt’s goal is to provide high quality big firm legal services in a cost-effective small firm environment. Because of Joshua Burt’s big firm experience and small firm environment, the firm is capable of achieving great results for its clients at a much reduced cost to the client.

Mr. Cozzaglio is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law and has been practicing law since 1996. Mr. Cozzaglio has extensive experience in both defense and applicant representation. As a defense attorney, Mr Cozzaglio has agressively defended employers and insurance companies in cases of applicant fraud and over reaching, while helping to facilitate benefits to legitimately injured workers. As an applicant's attorney Mr. Cozzaglio continues to maximize benefits to legitimately injured workers and fiercely fight against employer abuse of his injured worker clients. Mr. Cozzaglio speaks, writes and reads fluently in Spanish. He prides himself on his ability to...

Brad was born and raised in Sacramento, California. Brad earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Chemistry from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and his Juris Doctor with a focus on trial practice and employment law from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California. Before law school, Brad spent over a decade working in various service industries, including restaurants and major grocery companies. During that time, Brad served in numerous management positions and was responsible for supervising dozens of employees and overseeing different company operations. During his time in law school, Brad served as...

Shehnaz M. Bhujwala, a strong advocate of consumer and worker rights in civil courts and the California Legislature, is a partner of Boucher LLP. She helps people harmed by defective products, and those hurt by bad practices of corporations, employers, and governmental entities, obtain justice through the courts. She prosecutes class actions, representative and collective actions, and other complex civil cases in federal and California state courts.

Since being admitted to the California State Bar in 1978, Scott has been practicing law in the areas of construction, business, employment, and real estate, representing contractors, property owners, and others in the construction industry. As an experienced trial attorney, Scott has tried and arbitrated more than 200 cases. On the transactional side of law he has counseled and assisted hundreds of business clients on legal issues ranging from the formation and operation of new businesses to the sale and dissolution of existing businesses.

After graduating with honors from California State University at Pomona in 1974 with a degree...

Joseph Pluta is a seasoned attorney specializing in Workers’ Compensation law, with additional experience in Social Security Disability and Personal Injury cases. Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Mr. Pluta completed his undergraduate degree at Brown University in 1971 and earned his law degree from the University of San Diego in 1978. That same year, he was admitted to the California Bar and has since gained admission to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of California. For over 46 years, Mr. Pluta has been dedicated to advocating for injured workers. He is a certified...

I have represented employees since 1993. My trials have involved cases in which large group of employees sue. I have written over 1,000 articles of employment law, and have a weekly radio show about employment law on Sundays from 8-9 AM on 105.1 FM in Los Angeles. Old episodes can be heard at: https://worklawyerca.info/list/?kkgo/ Let's be honest, the help you need is winning your case and winning a lot of money. That is not going to happen if you have an inexperienced lawyer. Read about some our winning record at: https://worklawyerca.com/employment-lawyer-winning-record/ My law firm handles sexual harassment, unpaid wages including groups, PAGA,...

Ziyad is a partner and co-founder of Carmel & Naccasha LLP. He counsels domestic and international companies, their shareholders and officers in a variety of matters relating to their formation, business structure, employment litigation and insurance needs. Ziyad also serves as outside general counsel to SESLOC and a number of other companies and local businesses for their contract, real estate, employment, insurance and litigation needs. He also has represented domestic and international insurers and reinsurers in the defense of claims, on coverage disputes and in insurance policy drafting. As a complement to the representation of businesses, he also works with...

Yi-Hsuan Rachel Lin practices exclusively in the area of employment law since May 2015. She has worked on a variety of single-plaintiff employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases against private and public employers in state and federal courts. She also represents whistleblowers under the California Labor Code, federal False Claims Act, and other equivalent state acts. Her work includes all aspects of case management including drafting pleadings and motion papers, arguing motions in state and federal courts, handling written discovery, taking and defending lay and expert depositions, negotiating in mediations, and preparing for trial/arbitration. She also drafted...

Prior to earning a Masters in Business Administration from UCLA and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School, Adrian managed large community associations. Adrian’s experience gives our firm a unique perspective on the legal needs of homeowner associations and allows us to provide practical solutions to legal issues associations encounter. Adrian also serves as an expert witness on standards of care issues involving association boards of directors and community managers. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the CIDLAW Organization and previously served on both the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the Community Associations Institute. Because...

The skillful attorneys at Kokozian Law Firm handle litigation arising out of all types of workplace misconduct. We have secured settlements and verdicts in the millions of dollars for employees in Los Angeles County. Some of the cases that we have handled have involved discrimination based on protected characteristics, such as disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, race, and age. We also consistently handle cases for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and retaliation lawsuits, as well as claims based on a failure to provide medical leave of absence. Our attorneys can represent workers in wage and hour or overtime claims, failure...

Brian K. Andrews is a conscientious, detailed-orientated, determined attorney with expertise in litigation and Personal Injury and Work related injuries. Mr. Andrews has substantial experience in complex civil litigation that has resulted in several important published appellate court rulings and certified class action multi-million dollar settlements* that have benefited consumers throughout California. Mr. Andrews has handled scores of Personal Injury and Worker's Compensation cases.
*This does not guarantee, warranty, or predict the outcome of your case. Education Cal Poly Pomona Watterson College University of West Los Angeles, School of Law, 2004 Admitted to Practice Law State of...

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Navid handles business litigation and employment litigation for individual and corporate clients in a wide range of industries, from small businesses to large publicly-traded corporations. As a seasoned Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, Navid has extensive experience in the media and entertainment industries, representing clients such as recording artists, managers and agents, production companies and content providers. Navid has litigated numerous intellectual property claims involving, among other things, copyright and trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, defamation, right of publicity, and trade secret misappropriation. Navid handles sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability discrimination and pregnancy discrimination. Since 2002, Navid Soleymani has been litigating complex business, entertainment,...

Jennifer Ostertag is a senior attorney at Genie Harrison Law Firm. Ms. Ostertag represents employees whose employers have harassed them, discriminated against them, or deprived the employees of their fair wages. Ms. Ostertag’s passion is advocating for her clients in both the courtroom and boardroom. Before joining Genie Harrison Law Firm, Ms. Ostertag has served as associate general counsel for a top Internet search engine at the peak of the technology explosion. Ms. Ostertag also has tried cases as lead counsel both in court and in arbitration. Her work does not end at the courtroom steps. Ms. Ostertag is also...

Custis Law P.C. is a Los Angeles-based employment law firm that represents employees who need help protecting their legal rights. With over 20 years of high-level experience, Keith Custis is a passionate and aggressive advocate for employees who have been mistreated by their employers.

Keith founded Custis Law, P.C. to represent employees in cases involving wrongful termination, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour laws and violations of the numerous laws that require job-protected leaves of absence. Keith also represents employees and consumers in wage and hour and consumer class actions.

Having represented some of the largest companies in the...

Navid Yadegar is the managing partner of Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani LLP. Prior to forming his own law firm in 2006, Navid worked at two preeminent law firms in Los Angeles (Proskauer Rose LLP and Arnold & Porter) handling complex commercial and employment litigation for large corporate and individual clients. In 2006, Navid left the large firm practice to create a litigation boutique where he could combine his litigation experience with his understanding of changing business environments as they intersect with law, public policy and technology to bring his clients the highest level of legal service, in an efficient and...

Nima was born and raised in Los Angeles, and went on to graduate from UCLA summa cum laude, with a major in psychology. His legal education took place at Harvard Law School, which led him to work as an associate and counsel at some of the largest law firms in the country. Here, Nima worked on some of the largest and most sophisticated litigation matters in the country, as well as practicing mergers and acquisitions on behalf of private equity firms. After receiving invaluable training from some of the nation's top legal minds, Nima set out on his own to found...

Steve is known for his expertise in employment law, the firm regularly consults with hundreds of clients throughout California and carefully screens the best cases for full trial representation. Steve has had 40 jury trials and has handled hundreds of employment mediation and arbitration since 1988. Steve is widely published in employment law, including “Aviation Employment Law”, Punitive Damages and other topics related to whistleblowers and termination for engagement in protective activity. He is Chair of the Board of Angel Flight West. Areas of Practice Employment Law Litigation Percentage 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation - See more at: http://www.employmentattorneyca.com/attorney-profiles/stephen-danz/#sthash.nxLpghub.dpuf

I am deeply passionate about civil rights, particularly in the areas of labor and employment. I understand the struggles of making ends meet, the significant portion of our lives dedicated to our jobs, and the crucial need to advocate for employee rights. My journey in law began in the nonprofit sector, driven by my aspiration to serve the public. My career has taken me through various organizations such as Equality California, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law. Before my current position at Mozaffari Law, I worked as an attorney at Lambda Legal. It...

Mr. Gill graduated from San Luis Obispo High School as a Valedictorian. He obtained his Undergraduate training at the University of California, Santa Barbara. At U.C. Santa Barbara, he majored in Law & Society and Religious Studies, and was awarded the prestigious Dean's Honors in Fall 1989 and in Spring 1992. After graduating from U.C.S.B., he enrolled at California Western School of Law for his law degree with a Dean's Scholarship. After graduating, he passed the California bar exam on his first attempt. Mr. Gill is admitted to the State Bar of California and the United States District Court...

Bill Daniels has successfully litigated numerous high-profile cases, including: In 2003 obtained a $20.5 million punitive damage verdict against Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in a high profile sexual battery case. In 2007 served as co-trial counsel in Zevada Enterprises v. Sasson, which resulted in a $3.5 million verdict in a commercial lease contest. Insurance matters - obtained multiple seven and eight figure recoveries for a variety of clients including Northridge Earthquake victims, physicians and small businesses, including a $1.2 million punitive damage verdict in Decena v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Company. Class actions - has served as a member of the litigation team in...

Steven G. Pearl is principal of The Pearl Law Firm. He focuses on wage and hour litigation, class actions, unfair competition, and consumer protection litigation. Mr. Pearl earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley and was a Deanâs Scholar at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. He served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Fern M. Smith, Judge of United States District Court, Northern District of California, and was an associate at a prominent national law firm before opening his own law firm in 1994....

Chair of the Employment Practice Group at Lewitt Hackman in Los Angeles, Ms. Bendavid exclusively represents employers in litigation, counseling, transactions and hearings.

Gary Rodich has three decades of legal experience fighting for the rights of injured workers. He is a Board Certified Workers’ Comp Specialist and an established leader in the field. Throughout his career, he has recovered substantial sums for his clients and provided effective legal representation at each step of the claims process. He is a dedicated advocate who is always accessible to clients, delivering first-class service for the best possible results. Mr. Rodich also represents union and non-union members, and has extensive knowledge of union laws, labor laws, and contract laws.

David Payab, Esq. is the founder of the Law Offices of Payab & Associates and one of the most respected employment attorneys in the Southern California legal community. A graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Attorney Payab was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. Since then, he has built a reputation for both litigating and settling complex employment law, personal injury, real estate, and civil rights cases while assertively protecting the rights of his clients—including in one confidential settlement that resulted in more than $5 million for his client. He is the recipient of the American...