Cases
Experience: Select Cases - Jury
Bench Trials,
Arbitrations: June 1989 - Jury Trial (14 days)
Court: Riverside County Superior Court (Hon. Hanks)
Case: Misdemeanor Possession
Role: First Chair Prosecutor (certified law clerk)
Verdict: Guilty
March 1991 - Bench Trial (five days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Dzintra Janavs)
Case: Breach of Construction Contract
Settlement Agreement
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
November 1993 - Jury Trial (14 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Bernard Kaufman)
Case: Wrongful Termination
Retaliation
Role: Second Chair
Verdict: Hung Jury
May 1996 - Jury Trial (14 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Valerie Baker)
Case: Race Discrimination
Breach of Contract (27-year employee)
Role: Second Chair
Verdict: Defense as to Race Discrimination
Plaintiff as to Breach of Contract
August 1996 - Jury Trial (14 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Judith Chirlin)
Case: Race Discrimination
Breach of Contract
Role: Second Chair
Verdict: Defense as to Race Discrimination
Plaintiff Verdict as to Breach of Contract
April 1998 - Jury Trial (25 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Alex
er Williams)
Case: Wrongful Termination, Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act, Retaliation
Race Discrimination
Role: Second Chair
Verdict: Plaintiff as to Wrongful Termination
Violation of FCRA
Defense as to Discrimination
Retaliation
August 1998 - Jury Trial (seven days)
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Hon. Audrey Collins)
Case: Age Discrimination (three plaintiffs)
Role: Co-Counsel
Verdict: Defense (as to all plaintiffs)
October 1998 - Jury Trial (four days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Richard Kalustian)
Case: Sexual Harassment
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff (verdict was less than half of settlement offer)
February 1999 - Jury Trial (eight days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. James Dunn)
Case: Age Discrimination
Breach of Contract
Role: Co-Counsel
Verdict: Defense
June 1999 - Jury Trial (14 days)
Court: Tulare County Superior Court (Hon. Patrick O'Hara)
Case: Race
Age Discrimination
Breach of Contract
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
November 1999 - Jury Trial (seven days)
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Hon. William Rea)
Case: Race Discrimination
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
January 2000 - Bench Trial (six days)
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Hon. Laughflin Waters)
Case: Race
National Origin Discrimination, Race
National Origin Harassment
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
March 2000 - Bench Trial (five days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Joseph R. Kalin)
Case: Breach of Written Employment Contract for Chief Financial Officer
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff (fraud claims
individuals dismissed before trial)
September 2000 - Jury Trial (five days)
Court: Los Angeles Superior Court (Hon. Coleman Swart)
Case: Breach of Implied Contract
Age
Sex Discrimination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2001 - Bench Trial (four days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. James L. Wright)
Case: Medical Condition
Disability Discrimination
Overtime Pay
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
November 2002 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Ralph Dau)
Case: Race Retaliation (three plaintiffs)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense Verdict as to two Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Verdict as to retaliation in violation of public policy for one Plaintiff.
March 2003 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Alan Buckner)
Case: Retaliation, Age Association Discrimination, Medical Condition Association Discrimination
Breach of Contract
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff Verdict as to Retaliation
Breach of Contract
Defense Verdict as to all other claims.
August 2003 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Paul Gutman)
Case: Age
Gender Harassment, Age
Gender Discrimination, Unequal Pay (Gender Based), Failure to Promote
Breach of Contract
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff Verdict on gender harassment
Defense Verdict as to all other claims
September 2005 - Jury Trial (25 days)
Court: San Bernardino County Superior Court (Hon. Ben Kayashima)
Case: Disability Discrimination, Violation of the California Family Rights Act
Breach of Contract
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
January 2006 - Jury Trial (19 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Victor Person)
Case: Retaliation (Violation of Labor Code 1102.5)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
May 2008 - Jury Trial (24 days)
Court: Orange County Superior Court (Hon. Peter Polos)
Case: Gender Discrimination
Harassment, Retaliation
Loss of Consortium
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
July 2008 - Bench Trial (one day)
Court: Los Angeles Superior Court (Hon. Louis Lavin)
Case: Wage Penalties
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2008 - Bench Trial (nine days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Susan Bryant-Deason)
Case: National Origin Discrimination
Harassment
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Settlement (during trial)
March 2009 - Jury Trial (eight days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Zaven Sinanian)
Case: Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnancy Harassment
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2009 - Bench Trial (eight days)
Court: Orange County Superior Court (Hon. Richard Luesebrink)
Case: Disability Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation
Failure to Accommodate
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
September 2009 - Bench Trial (10 days) (Class Action)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. William MacLaughflin)
Case: Wage
Hour Class Action (Executive Exemption) (Business & Professions Code 17200)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
December 2009 - Jury Trial (eight days)
Court: Orange County Superior Court (Hon. Franz Miller)
Case: Overtime (Exemption)
Meal/Rest Period
Role: Co-Lead Counsel
Verdict: Defense
February 2010 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Ronald Sohigian)
Case: Disability discrimination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff - new trial granted (settled post motion)
August 2010 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: Santa Rosa County Superior Court (Hon. Mark Tansil)
Role: Co-Lead Trial Attorney
Case: Sexual Harassment
Retaliation
Verdict: Plaintiff
October 2010 - Jury Trial (10 days)
Court: San Francisco Superior Court (Hon. Charlene P. Kiesselbach)
Case: Wrongful Termination
Reimbursement (Labor Code section 2802)
Role: Co-Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
March 2011 - Jury Trial (15 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. David Milton)
Case: Civil Stalking, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment
Gender Discrimination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff
October 2011 - Jury Trial (six days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Louis Meisinger)
Case: Retaliation, Wrongful Termination
Failure to Prevent Retaliation
Role: Co-Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
December 2011 - Jury Trial (25 days)
Court: Los Angeles Superior Court (Hon. Abraham Khan)
Case: CFRA Harassment Discrimination
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff as to Retaliation, Negligence
Verdict: Defense as to Harassment, Kin Care, Associational Discrimination
Punitive Damages (settled on appeal)
April 2012 - Bench Trial (10 days) (Class Action)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. David Minning)
Case: Wage
Hour Class Action (tip pool) (Business & Professions Code 17200)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
October 2012 - Bench Trial (five days)
Court: Orange County Superior Court (Hon. Ronald Bauer)
Case: Wrongful Termination
Blacklisting
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
December 2012 - Jury Trial (nine days)
Court: Santa Barbara County Superior Court (Hon. Donna Geck)
Case: Sexual Harassment Retaliation, Wrongful Demotion
Termination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
February 2013 - Jury Trial (five days)
Court: Southern District Texas (Hon. Vanessa Gilmore)
Case: ADEA
TCHRA (age)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff
March 2013 - Jury Trial (19 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Abraham Khan)
Case: Age
National Origin Discrimination, Defamation
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff (three claims)
Defense (two claims
punitive damages)
February 2014 - Jury Trial (21 days)
Court: Alameda County Superior Court (Hon. Robert McGuiness)
Case: Age Harassment, Age Discrimination, Retaliation
Failure to Prevent (three defendants)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
September 2015 - Arbitration (seven days)
Arbitration: Los Angeles (Hon. Enrique Romero)
Case: Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Bane Act, Wrongful Termination by former employee
wrongful termination
indemnification by former supervisor (cross-complaint)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense (all claims as to Claimant
Cross-Claimant)
January 2016 - Jury Trial (12 days)
Court: Los Angeles (Hon. Michael Johnson)
Case: Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff
March 2016 - Jury Trial (19 days) (Class Action)
Court: Eastern District of California (Hon. Stanley Boone)
Case: Class Action - Wage
Hour (Meal Period, rest breaks, premium payments, waiting time penalties
PAGA penalties) (Three certified classes of 29,500 current
former employees)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense as to all claims but meal premium pay ($495,000), defense as to all PAGA penalties
May 2016 - Jury Trial (six days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Victor E. Chavez)
Case: Sexual, Race
Sexual orientation Harassment
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
October 2013 - August 2016 Arbitration (50 days)
Arbitration: FINRA arbitration (New York) Three Member Panel
Case: Representing Claimant for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract
Breach of Loyalty Interference with Contract
Role: Co-Lead Trial Attorney (Three Lead Attorneys)
Verdict: Claimant
September 2017 - Arbitration (two days)
Arbitration: James Adler
Case: Disability Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Engage in Interactive Process, Retaliation
Wrongful Termination
Role: Lead Attorney
Verdict: Defense
November 2017 - Jury Trial (12 days)
Court: Orange County Superior Court (Hon. Derek Hunt)
Case: Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Engage in Interactive Process
Disability Discrimination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
April 2018 - Jury Trial (seven days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Gregory Alarcon)
Case: Disability Discrimination
Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff as to retaliation ($42,000) Defense as to all other claims
December 2020 - Arbitration (two days)
Arbitration: Christine Masters
Case: Retaliation
Wrongful Termination
Role: Lead Attorney
Verdict: Defense
March 2021 - Bench Trial (four days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Yol
a Orozco)
Case: Sexual Harassment/Assault
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2021 - Jury Trial (nine days)
Court: Riverside Superior Court
Case: Pregnancy Harassment/Discrimination, Retaliation, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Prevent, Defamation, Wrongful Termination
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff-Defamation only
Defense as to remaining claims
September 2021 - Jury Trial (six days)
Court: United States District Court, Northern District of California (Hon. William Orrick)
Case: Race Harassment,
Retaliation (Section 1981)
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff (remitted
now on re-trial as to damages only)
March 2022 - Arbitration (three days)
Arbitrator: Bonnie Siber Weinstock
Case: Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Breach of Contract
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Plaintiff breach of contract
Defense as to all other claims
April 2022 - Jury Trial (eight days)
Court: Orange County Superior Courts (Hon. David Hoffer)
Case: Race Harassment, Retaliation, Negligent Retention
Supervision
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2022 - Arbitration (three days)
Arbitrator: Hon. Enrique Romero/Hon. Richard Stone
Case: Disability Discrimination Retaliation, Failure to Accommodate, Failure to Engage in Interaction Process, Retaliation
Role: Lead Attorney
Verdict: Defense
August 2022 - Jury Trial (27 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Stephen Czuleger)
Case: Sexual Harassment/Assault, Retaliation in Employment
Education
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
September 2022 - Jury Trial (seven days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Daniel Murphy)
Case: Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
October 2022- Bench Trial (3 days)
Court: Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Shirley Watkins)
Case: Constructive Termination, Negligence
Role: Lead Trial Attorney
Verdict: Defense
November 2022 - Jury Trial (4 days)
Court: U.S.D.C. - Central District (Hon. Michael Wilner)
Case: Non-payment of wages
penalties
Role: Co-Counsel (representing plaintiffs)
Verdict: Defense
Reported Cases: Cloud v. Northrop Grumman, 67 Cal. App. 4th 995 (1998)
Louie Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino, 50 Cal. 4th 592 (2010)
