Representation focused on relationships

Our Team

We are seasoned litigators exclusively representing employers of all sizes in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, trade secret, wage and hour, and other employment-related matters. With over 50 years of combined litigation experience, we provide high-quality, cost-effective defense of employment litigation matters, including jury and bench trials, arbitration, administrative hearings, and appeals.

Representative Matters

Obtained complete defense verdicts in multiple arbitration hearings involving claims of race and national origin harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination and various wage and hour claims brought against institutional client.
Secured unanimous defense verdict in federal jury trial against San Diego educational institution.
Defeated class certification in wage and hour putative class action brought against a manufacturing company.
Obtained summary adjudication of class claims alleging inaccurate pay stubs brought against a health care system.
Aggressively pursued cross-claims for fraud, breach of contract and other business torts against former associate of a medical group, resulting in the voluntary dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual assault and harassment claims.
Secured dismissal of all class claims in a federal court class action brought against a health care system.
Counsel for employer in Serpa v. California Surety Investigations (215 Cal. App. 4th 695) reversing a trial court’s denial of employer’s petition to compel arbitration and finding unilateral right-to-modify clause did not make the arbitration agreement unconscionable.

Obtained summary judgment in a case involving claims of age and disability discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination brought against a health care system.
Successfully arbitrated claim for compensatory and punitive damages by a prominent area physician against medical group client, resulting in an extremely favorable award.
Obtained summary judgment in federal court in a case alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, including claims of racial harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination brought against a national commercial services company.
Obtained complete judgment for defense contractor in $10 million employment suit.
Obtained summary judgment of all claims in case involving allegations of national origin discrimination, wrongful termination, and an allegedly unlawful “English Only” policy brought against a national telecommunications company.
Obtained summary judgment of all claims based on the administrative exemption in misclassification action brought by a senior IT professional.

Representation focused on relationships

Representation focused on relationships

Our Team

Jeff Ames

Jeff Ames

Freyaan Karanjia

Freyaan Karanjia

Jackie Seiter

Jackie Seiter

Mary Allain

Mary Allain

Bianca Barcelo

Bianca Barcelo

Alma Montenegro

Alma Montenegro

Pauline Duong

Pauline Duong

Brooke Arthur

Brooke Arthur

John Monts

John Monts

Zakery Kakos

Zakery Kakos

Pamela King

Pamela King

Elmer Blanco-Wilkins

Elmer Blanco-Wilkins

Lisa Allison

Lisa Allison

Karla Perez

Karla Perez

Representative Matters