California Employment Law Lawyers Near You | Compare Options

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.

Samuel Dordulian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
550 N Brand Blvd #1990 CA Torrance, CA
(818) 322-4056
Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon (Year)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Samuel Dordulian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dordulian Law Group
550 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 1990 Glendale, California
Lewis & Clark Coll Northwestern SOL; OR (1994)
English
Active License
Employment Law Personal Injury Workers' Compensation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jeffrey Charles Ingram - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ingram Brady
 10520 Spenceville Rd Penn Valley CA 95946
(530) 432-1996
Ventura COL
Bar #86824
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Employment Law
Kirk Allen Lauby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauby, Mankin & Lauby LLP
 7700 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine CA 92618
(951) 320-1444
Pepperdine University School of Law (2004)
Bar #82241
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog 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
Bar #224241
U.S. District Court Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Employment 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
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
Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson & Wilson, Inc.
 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 855-8751
Western State University College of Law
Bar #123333
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
Joseph Richardson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP
 3281 E Guasti Rd #100 Ontario CA 91761
(909) 345-8110
Univ of Redlands
Bar #212206
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Employment Law
David Cooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David O Cooper
 113 Downing St Crescent City CA 95531
(707) 460-1634
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
Alec Brian Wisner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 18375 Ventura Blvd, Suite 275 Tarzana CA 91356
(818) 776-1813
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Bar #63221
Nevada Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Jennifer Fu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amity Law Group, LLP
 511 E. 1st Street Suite H Tustin CA 92780
(626) 307-2800
Univ of California Berkeley
Cantonese, Chinese, Mandarin
Bar #237082
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
Len Watkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Genser & Watkins LLP
 1900 Powell Street Suite 840 Emeryville CA 94608
(510) 237-6916
University of California - Davis (2008)
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Bankruptcy Business Law
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
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
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
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
Anthony Ellis Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
AER Legal, APC
 211 Hope St Ste 391803 Mountain View CA 94041
(650) 963-9670
Georgetown University Law Center (1987)
English, French, Spanish
Bar #147361
Texas Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Robert Harvey Bunzel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bartko Pavia LLP
 1 Embarcadero Center Ste 800 San Francisco CA 94111
(415) 956-1900
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1978)
Bar #99395
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Neil B. Shouse - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shouse Law Group
 468 N. Camden Drive Beverly Hills CA 90210
(714) 288-9455
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995)
English, Spanish
Bar #192617
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Criminal Law Employment Law
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
Amy Maitrayee Ghosh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Amy Ghosh
 3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2270 Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 365-2370
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #201701
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Michael Wayne Cooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael W. Cooper, Lawyer at Law
 9001 Skyway Paradise CA 95969
(530) 877-1383
Stanford Univ
California Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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