Employment Law law in California covers workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage disputes, harassment, and retaliation claims. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to employment law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Employment disputes in California may involve wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or wage violations. Administrative deadlines for EEOC charges typically run 180 to 300 days, and California state law may provide additional protections beyond federal minimums. Claims can be pursued through the state human rights commission, federal EEOC, or directly in Superior Court, depending on the nature of the case.

When selecting an employment law attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to employment law law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Midway Law Firm APC
 4275 Executive Square Ste. 200 La Jolla CA 92037
(619) 993-0288
Univ of Southern Calif
English, Spanish
Bar #222511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of James L. Arrasmith
 9719 Lincoln Village Dr #500 Sacramento CA 95827
(916) 704-3009
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #332498
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Divorce
Ted Khalaf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khalaf Law Group
 6300 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90048
(213) 550-4600
La Sierra Univ
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #206518
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Scott Anthony McMillan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McMillan Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
 4670 Nebo Dr La Mesa CA 91941
(619) 464-1500
Western Sierra School of Law
Bar #212506
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Harry Wayne Harrison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bodell Law Group
 11455 El Camino Real #400 San Diego CA 92130
(858) 461-4699
University of San Diego School of Law
Bar #211141
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MK Smith, APC
 9891 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine CA 92618
(949) 299-2500
Pepperdine University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #277923
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
John Robert Armstrong - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Armstrong Law Group
 23232 Peralta Drive Suite 120 Laguna Hills CA 92653
(949) 942-6069
Creighton University (1993)
Bar #183912
U.S. Central District of California Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert D. Rodriguez
 4695 Chabot Drive Ste. 200 Pleasanton CA 94588
(209) 596-4263
California St Univ Stanislaus
Bar #242396
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
Mark Lain Venardi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Venardi Zurada LLP
 25 Orinda Way, Suite 250 Orinda CA 94563
(530) 830-3473
Univ of California Berkeley
English
Bar #173140
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Maritime Law Personal Injury
Nathan Mubasher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Nathan Mubasher
 2621 Green River Rd Ste 105 PMB 403 Corona CA 92882
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Arabic
Bar #281645
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Darshan Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DPA Attorneys at Law
 1650 Hotel Circle North Suite 120 San Diego CA 92108
(760) 372-0007
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish
Bar #312423
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
David C. Hawkes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
David C. Hawkes, Esq.
 800 Silverado St 2nd Floor La Jolla CA 92037
(858) 775-7515
University of San Diego School of Law
English
U.S. District Court Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Employment Law
Navruz Avloni - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Avloni Law a Professional Corporation
 870 Market Street, Suite 544 San Francisco CA 94102
Bar #279556
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law
Michael J Maloney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J. Maloney, P.A
 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 804-5393
Stanford University (1979)
Bar #90452
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
Paro Astourian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Astourian And Associates Inc.
 301 N Lake Ave., Suite 1000 Pasadena CA 91101
(626) 795-7922
American Univ of Beirut
Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Spanish
Bar #225488
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law International Law
John Ward Schilt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tenax Law Group
 700 Landing Circle Suite 199 Larkspur CA 94939
(510) 234-2808
SUNY Ctr at Stony Brook
German
Bar #221186
South Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Scot Andrew Candell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Scot Candell
 4040 Civic Center Drive Suite 200 San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 441-1776
Tufts Univ
Bar #173261
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Beth Wolf Mora - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mora Employment Law
 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 820-8949
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #208859
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Elder Law
Nathan William Powell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dowling Aaron Incorporated
 8080 N Palm Ave 3RD FLOOR Fresno CA 93711
(559) 432-4500
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (2004)
Bar #232516
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Health Care Law
Cole Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silicon Valley Law Group
 One North Market St. Suite 200 San Jose CA 95113
(408) 573-5700
Santa Clara University School of Law (2019)
English
Bar #348022
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Environmental Law
Jonathan Allan Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jonathan A. Goldstein, Esq.
 8912 Burton Way Beverly Hills CA 90211
(310) 866-9295
The George Washington University Law School (1999)
Spanish
Bar #225293
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
T Troy Otus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Otus Law Group
 7901 Oakport St 4300 Oakland CA 94621
(510) 250-2298
Trinity Univ
Bar #148411
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Nicole L. Phillips - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
University of San Francisco School of Law
 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco CA 94117-1080
University of San Francisco School of Law (2012)
English
Bar #306686
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law
Michael H. Weiner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael H. Weiner, APC
 4075 Park Blvd Suite 102-383 San Diego CA 92103
(858) 715-3900
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2006)
English
Bar #269079
U.S District Court for Southern and Central District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Trademarks
Calvin Richard House - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gutierrez Preciado & House, LLP
 3020 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena CA 91107
(626) 449-2300
Columbia Univ
Bar #134902
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Employment Law Municipal Law
Jason Dominguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Radcliff Mayes LLP
 515 S. Flower St 18th Floor Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 788-5336
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1992)
German, Spanish
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Education Law Employment Law
Michael Lee Carver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Labor Law Office, APC
 1395 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 300 Chico CA 95973
(530) 891-8503
Bar #173633
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Mandy Gina Leigh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leigh Law Group, P.C.
 870 Market St San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 399-9155
Univ of Florida
Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #225748
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Joshua Alan Waldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP
 2020 Main St Irvine CA 92614
(949) 975-7500
Univ of Arizona
Bar #222859
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Real Estate Law
Jemal Kenya Yarbrough - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jemal K. Yarbrough
 900 N. La Brea Ave., Suite 25 Inglewood CA 90302
(424) 634-7323
Southwestern Law School
Bar #200954
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law DUI & DWI
Heather Bussing - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bussing Law
 PO BOX 1410 HEALDSBURG CA 95448
(707) 622-5156
University of Kansas School of Law
Bar #127556
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Employment Law
Mr Edward McLean Lyman III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cochran Firm Los Angeles
 4929 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1010 Los Angeles CA 90010
(323) 931-6200
Univ of Miami
Bar #248264
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Jonathan LaCour - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Employees First Labor Law
 225 S. Lake Ave., Suite 300 Pasadena CA 91101
(310) 853-3461
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (2008)
Unknown Status
Employment Law
Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul Walton, Attorney
 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy Ste G Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-4100
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #139924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
David Scott Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin & Martin, LLP
 3530 Wilshire Blvd # 1650 Los Angeles CA 90010
(818) 556-1515
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #195634
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Collections
Berne Reuben - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Berne Reuben
 2222 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley CA 94704
(510) 981-0143
Boalt Hall (University of Berkeley School of Law)
Bar #79332
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law
Karen L Lynch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCormick Barstow LLP
 1204 W Shaw Ave # 104 Fresno CA 93711
(559) 478-4370
California St Univ Fresno
Bar #161088
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Alex Capiro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3250 Wilshire Blvd Suite 2200 Los Angeles CA 90010
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1990)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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