Sherman Oaks Employment Lawyers

Ms. McGuinness has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, including pleading, pre-trial discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediation, and trial practice, in both state and federal court. Ms. McGuinness also has experience litigating in other state jurisdictions. Ms. McGuinness’s primary areas of practice include labor & employment law (including wage and hour, retaliation and discrimination), civil and business litigation, construction, breach of contract, tort law and entertainment related litigation. Ms. McGuinness has represented Fortune 500 companies both prosecuting and defending against major construction defect claims and cross-claims. Prior to working at McGuinness & Associates, Ms. McGuinness practiced at a plaintiffs’ class...

Mr. Van Etten has more than 20 years of experience representing and counseling employers in an array of industries, including financial services, automotive manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare, and food and drug industries. He serves as counsel for employers in labor and employment investigations and in litigation and arbitration matters before state and federal courts and agencies. His practice areas include wage and hour class actions and single-plaintiff claims involving alleged wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, discrimination charges coming before the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), unfair labor practice claims coming before the National Labor Relations Board,...

Zev J. Eigen is a labor/employment and entertainment litigator with more than a decade of substantial experience handling complex negotiations, alternative dispute resolution and general contract law. Eigen has developed a particular background in representing clients in the entertainment industry and the restaurant and hospitality industry. He previously served as Senior Counsel to Twentieth Century Fox, where he represented Fox in all facets of its relationships with the entertainment industry labor organizations such as the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild and the Directors Guild. Prior to joining Fox, Eigen worked as an associate with the law firm, Littler Mendelson,...

Mohammad Khan’s work ethic was embedded when he was 10 years old. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, he learned the complexities and risks of business ownership at an early age. From stocking inventory at his parents’ convenience store on the weekends to managing their restaurant full-time in high school, Mohammad saw how decisions affect the whole of operations — and by extension, his family’s livelihood. This empathy laid the bedrock for Mohammad’s professional career. In his roles, he has relied on this perspective of a business owner’s stake. He believes that good strategy comes from seeing the whole...

Attorney Yesenia Acosta has been recognized by the National Law Magazine - Super Lawyers from 2018 to the present. She is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California for the last eight (8) years. She handles immigration cases including employment and family-based visas. Additionally, Attorney Acosta handles divorce and custody cases, employment law matters, and a variety of general legal transactions. Outside of the courtroom, Ms. Acosta serves as President of the Board of Directors for the San Gabriel Valley Consortium on Homelessness, working on solutions to homelessness.

My practice consists of labor and employment issues, including the following: * Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII claims, including race, national origin, age, gender, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation * Wrongful termination in violation of public policy * Whistle blower actions * Breach of contract claims * Labor Code § 132(a) claims before Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board * Hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) * Hearings before the California Labor Commissioner and Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board * Americans with Disabilities Act...

Mr. Stevens is the Senior Partner with the law firm of Stevens, Carlberg & McMillan. Mr. Stevens received his J.D. from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California in 1992, having graduated Summa Cum Laude from Western State University as the valedictorian of his class. During law school Mr. Stevens was Chief Editor of the student newspaper and was selected for a California Court of Appeals internship with Justice Henry Moore. Mr. Stevens became a member of the Bar of the State of California in 1993, passing the bar on the first attempt. Mr. Stevens has practiced law in...