About Susan Aurelia
Susan Aurelia Rodriguez is a licensed attorney licensed to practice regulation within the State of California. She was licensed to the California State Bar in 1990. Her license is currently in active status. Ms. Rodriguez is the owner of the Law Offices of Susan A. Rodriguez, APC, a law company positioned in Los Angeles, California. She has been working as an attorney for over 35 years, serving clients across Southern California.
Ms. Rodriguez earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education at Yale University. Specific graduation years aren't publicly available.
Ms. Rodriguez focuses on labor law, specializing in defending employers towards claims such as wage and hour disputes, category movements, and litigation under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). She advocates for companies in a number of levels of litigation, which includes initial case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial hearings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout her profession, Ms. Rodriguez has treated instances within the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has additionally appeared before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Prior to founding her personal company, she worked as an associate at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo from 2007 to 2009, and as a senior legal proceedings affiliate at Novian & Novian LLP from 1997 to 2007.
Ms. Rodriguez is a member in good standing of the California Lawyers Association and its Labor and Employment Law Section. She served as a board member of the Southern California Chapter of the California Unemployment Insurance Council from 2008 to 2017. She is likewise a contributing writer to "Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices," published by LexisNexis. Ms. Rodriguez is fluent in English and Spanish, permitting her to serve the diverse groups of Southern California successfully.
