Employment & Labor Relations

I work with employees who have suffered the effects of unlawful employment practices.

• Age Discrimination
• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Disability Discrimination
• Discipline/Suspension
• Emotional Distress
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Employee Rights
• Employment Contracts
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
• Race Discrimination
• Racial Harassment
• Severance Packages
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Termination
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Whistleblower
• Wrongful Termination

CA, Dec 1991
Bar Number: 155688

The State Courts of California, U. S. District Court for the Central District of California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court.

The State Bar of California.

I attend annual legal education (over 200 hours)in most areas of employment law and in some areas of intellectual property law.

"Causation in the Employment Discrimination Case," California Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, Spring/Summer 1996.

I successfully litigated a multi-million dollar trade secrets case involving use and ownership of a software product (resulting in dismissal of case against my clients).

I successfully resolved many cases involving complaints of workplace discrimination on the basis of race, religion, disability and gender. I've also handled cases involving retaliation, sexual harassment and failure to pay proper wages on severance package under ERISA for laid-off employee of large pharmaceutical company despite obstacles presented by federal law.

I negotiated favorable severance packages for many employees facing termination in breach of contract.

I obtained a favorable settlement for insured employee who was denied insurance benefits under ERISA, despite legal requirement that the insurance company's denial received deference.

I also won an unprecedented multi-million dollar jury award for emotional distress on behalf of African-American plaintiff who had suffered racial harassment in the workplace.

I won a 9th Circuit Appeal in an ERISA case on a significant issue involving the level of deference courts must accord legal opinions by government agencies.

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I have been practicing exclusively in the area of employment law for more than thirteen years. I have litigated cases involving nearly every aspect of employment law, including: race, religious, gender and disability discrimination; breach of contract; ERISA benefits; wage and hour law; retaliation; harassment; and trade secret misappropriation. I graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City (1985). At Pepperdine University School of Law she enjoyed a full dean's merit scholarship and academic honors, graduating in the top ten percent of her class (1991). I have been a member of the State Bar of California since 1991, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California State Bar. I am licensed to practice law in the State of California and is admitted to practice before the California State Courts, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

I was an associate attorney with the employment law firm of Rehwald Rameson Lewis & Glasner in Woodland Hills, California from 1993-1995.

I have experience in litigation practice representing employees on numerous issues. This includes all aspects of litigation, from filing the complaint to arguing the appeal. I am an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and various local Chambers of Commerce.

Kelly and Jennifer

(805) 449-1662

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

I meet with clients, if necessary, in the evenings or on the weekends.

Yes

Contingency fees and flat rates are available.

$350 per hour.

Yes, we offer a free initial consultation.

The retainer depends on the type of service, and the rate program. Clients who opt for a flat rate program pay the first installment when the retainer is signed and one or two monthly installments thereafter. Clients who pay a contingency fee pay only a small cost retainer. Clients who pay an hourly rate pay a $2,000 to $3,000 retainer.