www.alderlaw.com

Michael Alder leads his three attorney firm in trial work of all types of plaintiff’s cases. He was selected as the 2004 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and is the youngest winner of the award in the history of the organization. Mr. Alder currently serves as the Secretary of CAALA and will become President of the organization in four years. He also serves on the elected Board of Directors for the state organization (CAOC) and last year served as PAC chairman for Southern California. Mr. Alder is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), giving several trial demonstrations and presentations each year. In 2005, he was named one of the Top 20 Lawyers Under 40 in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.

www.derubertislaw.com

David deRubertis is one of the top young lawyers in Los Angeles and the State of California as well. He is active in many professional legal organizations and is involved in complex litigation cases in the areas of personal injury and employment law. He has advocated the interests of his clients with enthusiastic vigor and has been recognized by his peers for his work. He has secured many multi-million dollar verdicts through his trial work.

www.homampour.com

Arash Homampour represents individuals in insurance bad faith, employment and catastrophic injury/wrongful death matters (including product liability, dangerous condition of public property, premise liability, auto and construction site litigation). He has recently been named one of the Top 20 Attorneys Under the Age of 40 by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 he received nominations for Trial Attorney of the Year by both the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. He also received recognition by the Los Angeles Daily Journal for obtaining one of the top 10 Verdicts in California in 2004. In 2005 and 2006, he earned the distinction of being a "Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine which identifies the top five-percent of lawyers practicing in Los Angeles and Orange Counties as nominated and voted upon by their peers.

www.kntllp.com

Nick Kazandjieff is a partner in Kazandjieff & Traney LLP, while he also serves as the President of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities. For close to a quarter of a century he has zealously advocated the positions of plaintiffs in medical negligence cases as well as applicants in Workers' Compensation claims. Devoting his career to protecting the rights of individuals to receive fair and just compensation for injuries they have suffered, Mr. Kazandjieff has tried in excess of a dozen cases to jury verdict; has argued before the California Court of Appeals on many occasions and has assembled an almost unblemished record in bench trials before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Also involving himself in more esoteric and complicated matters, he is lead counsel in the matter of Hablian v. Zurich et al., a class action which seeks restitution of over one billion dollars in unpaid and underpaid compensation benefits rightfully due California's workers who were injured and maintained compensation cases during the period from 1990 through the present.

Jill McDonell maintains her offices in West L.A. and provides legal consulting services in respect of litigation including briefing of complex issues, appeals and state and federal law and motion work. Her broad experience covers issues such as toxic torts, employment law matters, medical malpractice cases, class actions and business litigation as well. Her work has brought her wide acclaim and in 2000 she was lauded as one of the top 20 lawyers under 40 in California by the Legal Journal. She was also a Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist in 1997 while she is very active in professional legal organizations and has served as a Consumer Attorneys of California Board member (2001 - 2004) while also acting as an Associate Editor for the Forum Magazine (1998 - 2001). She has worked as a Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (as a team member) and has also been on the Judicial Election Evaluations Committee (Los Angeles County Bar from 2004 - 2006). She received the CAALA Presidential Award (1997 - 2000) and was Phi Beta Kappa/Magna Cum Laude at UC Irvine while she was also a SCALE two year program participant at Southwestern Law School.

www.racinetrialworks.com

Robert Racine has been a member of the Bars of both California and Maine for almost 25 years. The emphasis of his practice has been employment and wrongful termination cases and he has handled more than 300 such cases in both State and Federal Courts, including appeals. A litigator and advocate of note, on July 7, 1988 one of his clients received a verdict which included $10,750,150.00 in punitive damages which is still the largest such award in U.S. history based on a violation of Civil Rights tried in Federal Court. Now, after a long and distinguished career in the courtroom, Mr. Racine is the President of Racine Trial Works, Inc. which is a company he created to assist lawyers in the presentation of their cases at mediation or trial through the use of state of the art courtroom technology.

www.kntllp.com

Bruce Traney is an advocate for the rights of injured consumers, workers and employees. Forming Kazandjieff & Traney LLP with longtime friend and colleague Nick Kazandjieff in the late 1990s, the firm’s partners have nearly 50 years of experience between them in general personal injury matters, employment law and Workers’ Compensation cases and claims as well as medical malpractice and more specialized areas of the law. A member of many state and national legal organizations which are dedicated to protecting the individual's access to the civil justice system, Mr. Traney is a true friend of plaintiffs and the legal professionals that serve them.

www.aogllp.com

Mike Arias is the senior and managing partner of the firm. He handles matters throughout the United States. Mr. Arias has litigated and tried matters from New York to Texas to California, in both state and federal court. He has resolved hundreds of matters, either by trial, arbitration, mediation or negotiated settlement, resulting in millions of dollars in recovery for the firm's clients. His most recent trial resulted in a judgment and subsequent settlement in excess of $14 million. His most recent settlement exceeded $19 million. Mr. Arias has also successfully defended and counseled many of the firm’s business clients. Although his practice is diverse, he primarily handles the firm’s complex, class action, multi-party, mass tort and business litigation matters.

Mr. Arias received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Southern Connecticut State University and his Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University - School of Law. During law school, Mr. Arias was elected to the Moot Court Board, represented Pepperdine in the Jessup National Moot Court Competition, and was appointed Chairman of the Trial Advocacy Board.

Mr. Arias is admitted to practice law in California, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. He also is admitted before numerous federal courts. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (“CAALA”) and the Consumer Attorneys of California (“CAOC”). Mr. Arias is a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”), Los County Bar Association and the Sports Lawyers Association. He also has served as an arbitrator for the Beverly Hills/Los Angeles County Bar Association Fee Dispute Program. Mr. Arias is a certified agent with the National Basketball Players and Major League Baseball Players' Associations and has represented dozens of professional athletes.
 

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With his unique brand of Boston Irish charm, intellect, passion, preparation and creativity, Joseph M. Barrett has been able to obtain success for his clients through trial and settlement during his 18 years of practice as an attorney in the Los Angeles area. His practice areas include major personal injury and death litigation and trial, civil rights, products liability, negligence, insurance issues, government claims and business torts. He has extensive experience in complex medical cases including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, chronic pain syndromes, burn cases, pediatric and geriatric injury. Together with some of California’s finest lawyers, Joseph has been instrumental in achieving multimillion-dollar results in trial and settlement, while making history in civil rights and product liability law.

Joseph is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and serves on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles (CAALA). In 2006 and 2007, Joseph was recognized as one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers. In what spare time his family and professional obligations leave him, Joseph enjoys sports and involvement in community activities which help the poor and provide opportunities for excellence in our youth.

www.nobelaw.com

Pejman Ben-Cohen prides himself in representing individuals in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment, insurance bad faith, and business litigation matters. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was named to the Super Lawyer Rising Stars list in 2007 and 2008. In the past five years, he has recovered millions in settlements, verdicts, and judgments for his clients. He develops a unique and aggressive approach to every case, focusing on incorporating creativity and the latest technology. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law and his Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations (cum laude) from the University of Southern California.

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www.BillDanielsLaw.com

Bill Daniels is trial lawyer and partner with Schwartz, Daniels & Bradley in Agoura Hills, California where his practice focuses on insurance bad faith, brain injury, spinal cord injury and class actions. A graduate of Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, he is a member of the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles Board of Governors and a founding member of the Civil Justice Program and the 21st Century Trial School at Loyola. In 2007, he was named a "Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine.

Schwartz, Daniels & Bradley is a consumer law firm based in Agoura Hills, California. The firm maintains a diverse consumer-oriented practice focusing on personal injury, insurance bad faith, employment, professional malpractice, business litigation and wage and hour class actions.

www.cdrb-law.com

John “Jack” Denove is a partner in the Century City law firm of Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett representing the seriously injured from accidents, product liability and medical malpractice.

He has served on boards of numerous trial lawyer associations and has received recognition for his efforts on behalf of the injured.

His professional involvement includes: Past President of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, (2000); Consumer Attorneys of California (Board of Directors); American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (member); L.A. County Bar Association Litigation Section (Executive Committee 2002-2004); President of Cowboy Lawyers Association (2004); Italian American Lawyers Association (Vice President); CAALA's Trial Lawyer of the Year (1993); CAOC/CTLA Presidential Award of Merit (1994, 1996 & 2000); CAOC's Outstanding President of the Year Award (2000) and Edward I. Pollock Award (2006); CAALA Ted Horn Memorial Award (2001).

www.lelawfirm.com

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www.sbd-law.com

A trial attorney with the law firm of Shernoff Bidart & Darras LLP; Ricardo Echeverria handles liability, property and HMO cases within the firm’s HMO Litigation & Property/Casualty department. A recent addition to the Los Angeles Daily Journal's $10 million Rainmaker list, Mr. Echeverria has litigated a diverse variety of cases, including construction defect, earthquake, bad faith, wrongful death, personal injury and professional negligence against an insurance agent.

Mr. Echeverria’s trial record is distinguished by impressive victories including a $7.2 million jury verdict against an insurance company for its failure to settle a claim within policy limits on behalf of its insured (George Martin Co. v. Royal Insurance); a $5.1 jury million verdict against an insurance company for low-balling victims of the 2003 California Wildfires for which he was a nominee for Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Stone v. Fidelity National); $1.8 million verdict against the State of California in a wrongful death action (Musharbash v. State of California); a $1.8 jury million jury verdict for a computer software developer (Nunn v. Cigna); a $1.8 million verdict for the City of Long Beach against its insurers in a coverage dispute (City of Long Beach v. AIG); and a $500,000 jury verdict in a personal injury and premises liability action (Smith v. Margaritaville, Inc.).

Mr. Echeverria received his B.S., magna cum laude, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1990 and his J.D. from Santa Clara University in 1993.

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In 2006, Victor L. George was awarded the Trial Attorney of the Year for the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA). He has been consecutively nominated for the past five years for CAALA Trial Attorney of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007). He has been nominated as National Trial Attorney of the Year (2006) for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ). He is a 2006 “Top 100 Super Lawyers” in Southern California and has been a “Super Lawyer” every year since its inception. Mr. George is a trial lawyer with many multi-million dollar jury verdicts. He has prevailed in numerous jury trials against corporate defendants as diverse as: Wal-Mart, Ford, California Youth Authority, the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Columbia Medical Hospitals, Sears, Taverna Tony, Kindred Health Care Systems, State of California, etc. Mr. George’s four attorney firm, which opened in 1990, specializes primarily in both plaintiffs’ catastrophic personal injury matters and employment litigation. His wife and he have 5 children, ages 7 weeks to 10 years.

www.glickman-law.com

Steven Glickman graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in 1979. He then graduated from the UCLA School of Law in 1982 where he was honored with a special award for “excellence in preparation for trial practice of the law.”

Since that time, Mr. Glickman has done more than live up to that award. His most notable accomplishments include:

* Serving as president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2007 and also serving on the National Board of Directors for ABOTA

* Recognized in 2006 by the state’s leading legal newspaper as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and has also been repeatedly recognized as a Los Angeles “Super Lawyer”

* Served as an officer of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and served as president in 2006

* Served as Vice-President of the Consumer Attorneys of California

* One of the youngest members ever admitted to ABOTA.

Mr. Glickman has spoken at numerous seminars for CAALA, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the California Continuing Education of the Bar. He has published many articles in legal literature and is the editor of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles “Medical Malpractice Guide.”

He has also been active with the UCLA School of Law, serving as a member of the Board of Governors for two years and serving on the Dean’s Committee for ten years.

Mr. Glickman has served as an arbitrator or mediator in numerous cases for the Los Angeles Superior Court and has also served as a special judicial settlement officer at numerous branch courthouses throughout Los Angeles County.

Mr. Glickman is admitted to practice before all California state courts as well as:

* The United States Supreme Court
* The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
* The Federal District Courts in Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego

Along with his activities with CAALA, CAOC and ABOTA, Mr. Glickman is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

www.goldbergandgille.com

Steven P. Goldberg is a Partner in the Law Offices of Goldberg & Gille, specializing in civil tort litigation including serious personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, professional malpractice, bad-faith insurance cases, and business torts. Mr. Goldberg has for the last thirteen years served as an Arbitrator and Mediator in the Courts. He is presently a member of the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles' (CAALA) Board of Governors, as well as Chair of the Steering Committee, Civil Justice Program, Loyola Law School. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorney Association of California (CAOC). He is the recipient of the CAALA 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Presidential Awards. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, (Department of Neurosurgery) and The Los Angeles Jr. Chamber of Commerce/LPGA Urban Youth Golf Program's Advisory Board.

Megan E. Green graduated Cum Laude from Auburn University with a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish. At Auburn, Ms. Green served as the President of the College of Liberal Arts and interned for the Supreme Court of Alabama. She earned her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, where she was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program, the symposium editor for the Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, President of the Family Law Society, and Southwestern's liaison to the American Bar Association. During law school, Ms. Green externed for the Honorable Roy Paul, a family law judge. She was named a Rising Star by Los Angeles Magazine in 2010.

Ms. Green is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. She was formerly a board member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and Barristers board. In particular, she served as the Homeless Project Chairperson and Treasurer for the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers. Ms. Green is a founding friend of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities ("LATLC"), an organization dedicated to community service. She is a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles ("CAALA"). Ms. Green has volunteered for the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law and served as a lecturer for a Continuing Legal Education seminar on the subject of spouses' fiduciary duties as interpreted in the case Marriage of Feldman.

Eric Kingsley is an attorney on the cutting edge of employment law. Together with his father, he heads up Kingsley & Kingsley located in Encino. His specialty is class action lawsuits seeking to protect the rights of workers in California. He has successfully impacted the way national restaurant chains, hotels and motels do business, forcing them to adhere to labor laws that protect employees. While always looking for new and better ways to help protect employee's rights, Eric also spends his time giving back to his community. In the past three years, this dedication to his community has resulted in Eric securing over $500,000 in charitable donations from the residue left over in class action settlements. He looks forward to many successful years of helping both workers and their communities.

www.lisamaki.net

Practice Areas

Employment, Business & Injury Litigation, including Wage & Hour & Consumer Class Actions, Discrimination & Wrongful Termination, Civil Assault & Battery, Rape, & Sexual Harassment.

Board Memberships and Other Affiliations

* Board, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles 2004 - present
* Board, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2003 to 2006
* Officer, Consumer Attorneys of California 2005 to present (Financial Secretary)
* President’s Club, Consumer Attorneys of California 2002 to present
* Board, Beverly Hills Bar Association 2002 – 2006
* Board, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 2003 – present
* Board, Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce 2002 – 2004
* Secretary, (CJREP) Civil Justice Research and Education Project 2005 to present
* Board, Pacific Palisades Community Council 2000-2004
* Beverly Hills Bar Association “Order of Distinguished Attorneys” awarded August 2005
* Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Employment Law Section 2001-2003
* California Employment Lawyers Association Legislative Committee 2004 to present
* Director’s Circle, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2005 to Present
* Editorial Advisory Board, James Publishing “Representing California Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs,” by Nancy Bornn, 2004
* Editorial Advisory Board, James Publishing “Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases,” by Andrew Friedman

Memberships

* Consumer Attorneys’ Associations of Los Angeles & California
* Los Angeles County Bar Association
* Orange County Trial Lawyers’ Association
* Women’s Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles
* Beverly Hills Bar Association
* National Employment Lawyers’ Association
* California Employment Lawyers’ Association
* LEFTJAW
* ABA
* American Trial Lawyers’ Association
* Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

David A. Mallen started his own employment law practice in 1992, fresh out of law school. He attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A. History with High Honors 1986), worked as an assistant to former U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum, and attended the Ohio State University College of Law (J.D. 1991). He now manages a staff of bilingual lawyers and paralegals handling hundreds of cases per year, primarily on behalf of low-income workers.

The Law Office of David A. Mallen focuses exclusively on wage and hour law. The firm has recovered millions of dollars for thousands of employees in the form of minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest period violations, damages for payment of “cash under the table,” restitution of gratuities taken by employers, split-shift premiums, reimbursement for business expenses, commissions, bonus, vacation pay, and more.

The law firm has successfully customized proprietary case management technology to effectively litigate a high volume of cases. The firm co-counsels with other law firms throughout the state on individual cases and wage-hour class actions.

David A. Mallen has been voted by his legal colleagues as a “Southern California Superlawyer” in Employment Litigation for 2004 as well as 2005. He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell – the highest possible rating. Claudia Ramirez, Esq., a new associate, is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and received her B.A. from Cornell University. Prior to joining the Law Office of David A. Mallen, Ms. Ramirez was the Director of Legal Services at Women Empowered Against Violence, Inc., in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Mallen serves on the Wage and Hour Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA). He is a member of the Labor & Employment Law Sections of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California State Bar Association. He offers informative and entertaining wage and hour seminars to lawyers, accountants, and public interest groups.

Published decisions: Prince v. CLS Transportation, Inc. (2004) 118 Cal. App. 4th 1320, rev. den’d 2004 Cal. LEXIS 7524 (Cal., Aug. 11, 2004)

www.nobelaw.com

Mr. Novak is a founding partner of Novak & Ben-Cohen, LLP. Mr. Novak was born on the great Canadian prairies in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. After a distinguished educational career at the University of Manitoba, he attended the University of North Dakota School of Law. He was named on the academic dean's list for his entire six semesters of law school, and was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor With Distinction.

Following graduation from law school, he hung up his hockey skates and moved to the gentler climate of California. Since 1998 Mr. Novak has based his practice of law in the Southern California area. However, he has actively litigated cases throughout the State of California, and the United States.

Mr. Novak has established himself as a well-respected trial attorney in the region. In particular, he is renowned for his keen legal mind and aggressive litigation approach. His commitment to fighting for clients’ rights has led to the recovery of multi-millions in verdicts or settlements for clients over the past several years.

www.sgpearl.com

Steven G. Pearl is a civil litigator and trial lawyer focusing on employment law, class actions, unfair competition law, and consumer protection litigation. Mr. Pearl is principal of The Pearl Law Firm. Mr. Pearl attended U.C. Berkeley (1989) and U.C. Hastings College of the Law (1992). He is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Associations of California and Los Angeles and the California Employment Lawyers Association, where he serves as co-chair of the Wage and Hour Committee. Mr. Pearl is a frequent speaker and writer on wage and hour topics. Mr. Pearl used to enjoy competitive sports, rock climbing, mountaineering and travel. Now he has three kids.

www.rkallp.com

Thom Peters concentrates in major injury and wrongful death litigation, including products liability, automotive, construction and railroad accidents and FELA litigation. A graduate of Duke University School of Law, he first worked as a civil defense attorney before spending a decade representing plaintiffs at Fogel, Feldman, Ostrov, Ringler & Klevens in Santa Monica. In 2004 he and Jerry Ringler moved their practice to the Los Angeles offices of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Mr. Peters is a member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and is a frequent lecturer.

www.reinglasslaw.com

Michelle was admitted to the California Bar in June, 1979. She has received the highest “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubble. She maintains a private employment litigation practice in Laguna Hills, handling all aspects of employment matters including wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination. Michelle serves also as an arbitrator and mediator with Judicate West and AAA. She is a member of ABOTA, and was inducted as a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.  Michelle is the current Chairperson of California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”), and also is a member of NELA (National Employment Lawyers Association). Michelle is a Past President of The Orange County Bar Association (1993), as well as Previous chair and lawyer representative (2 terms) of the Central District Delegation to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; She is a frequent author and speaker on employment, trial practice and ADR issues.

Awards: Michelle has received many honors and recognitions including being named one of the Top 10 Women In Orange County Who Make A Difference by Orange County Metropolitan Magazine, 1994; Business Trial Lawyer of the Year, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, October 1995, Boss of the Year by Newport/Santa Ana Legal Secretaries Association, 1994. Lawyer of the Year , Orange County Women Lawyers, January 1996. Anti-Defamation League “ADL” Jurisprudence Award 1997; “Employment Trial Lawyer of the Year", Orange County Trial Lawyers, November 2004. Named one of the “Best Lawyers of America” by Best Lawyers of America at BestLawyers.com since 2001.Named in several “Who’s Who’s lists”. Named by The Daily Journal as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California" in 2001, as well as one of the "Top Female Litigators" in 2002 through 2005. Named by Los Angeles Magazine as one of California’s “Super Lawyers”, 2004 through 2007, including top 100 Southern California, top 50 Women Lawyers and top 50 from Orange County.

www.RBTrialLaw.com

Linda Fermoyle Rice is a partner with the Woodland Hills law firm of Rice & Bloomfield, practicing in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice and business litigation. She has been a trial lawyer since 1979, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Board member of Consumer Attorneys' Association of Los Angeles, and a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Warner Center.

www.californialaborlawattorney.com

Douglas N. Silverstein has devoted his entire career to litigating labor and employment cases. He is a founding partner of Kesluk & Silverstein, P.C., and leads the firm’s labor and employment efforts. Doug has been recognized by fellow attorneys, the national news media, and the general public as an employment law expert, and regularly writes and lectures on labor issues.

For over a decade, Doug exclusively represented management at the national labor and employment law firms of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt; and Littler Mendelson. Doug has represented numerous Fortune 500 corporations, and been involved in cases that established law on issues of first impression. In addition to his employment law experience, Doug has substantial “traditional labor” experience before the National Labor Relations Board. He served as Southern California lead counsel in the recent grocery strike. Doug has also litigated ERISA cases with millions of dollars at stake.

Doug now focuses his practice on protecting the rights of employees in a wide variety of areas, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour class actions. In addition to his litigation practice, Doug negotiates employment and severance agreements on behalf of executives. He has argued cases in the California Courts of Appeal and Ninth Circuit.

Prior to joining a law firm, Doug was a Judicial Extern to Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, and a Judicial Extern to Judge Irving Shimer of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California, Doug is a member of the American, California, and Los Angeles County Bars Labor and Employment Law Sections, the National and California Employment Lawyers Associations, the American Association for Justice, and the Consumer Attorneys Organizations of California and Los Angeles.

Doug earned his J.D., magna cum laude, at Whittier Law School, where he was the Senior Articles Editor of the Whittier Law Review, won numerous awards in moot court and for academics, and received several merit scholarships. He earned his M.B.A. at Nova University, where he was awarded special recognition for outstanding academic achievement, and was a Henry King Stanford Scholar at the University of Miami, Florida, where he earned his B.A.

Through his class action practice, Doug has secured contributions in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to legal aid foundations in California that provide access to justice for those unable to afford it. Doug is a Board Member and General Counsel of the non-profit Tripod, the leading education and support organization for deaf children and their families. He is also active in the pro bono and charitable efforts of TLC – Trial Lawyers for Charity. Doug is conversant in Spanish, and lives in Calabasas, where he plays an active role in community affairs with his wife, Shauna, four children, and yellow lab, Harley. When not practicing law, he can be found coaching his children on the soccer fields and baseball diamonds of his local community.