Temple City Employment Lawyers

Van Vleck and Turner LLP
Van Vleck Turner & Zaller
Carlton DiSante & Freudenberger LLP
McDermott, Will & Emery LLP
Dewey Ballantine LLP

With more than 25 years of experience as an employment law litigator and counselor in Southern California, Jeffrey’s expertise and success have earned him third-party recognition including: -- Awarded the prestigious AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell in 2013 and 2014, a “significant rating accomplishment” that is “a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence”; -- Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an invitation-only association reserved for litigators and trial lawyers who have obtained one or more judgments or settlements of $1 million or more; ...

Victor A. Bullock, the founder of our firm, is a solution-focused, client-centered attorney with broad legal knowledge and experience. Professional experience includes providing counsel to individual, government and corporate clients with a focus on balancing organizational and business needs against legal risks. Experienced in counseling on regulatory and commercial matters, as well as defending and prosecuting multi-million dollar lawsuits and exposures including general liability, intellectual property, employment and breach of contract lawsuits.
Mr. Bullock has compiled that experience and helps ambitious and creative business owners reach their big goals. Together with his team, he assists entrepreneurs, creatives, artists, photographers,...

Raphael A. Katri Attorney Raphael Katri is founder, president, and managing attorney of the Law Offices of Raphael A. Katri, located in Los Angeles, CA with conference centers across Southern California. Having obtained his juris doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California, Mr. Katri has been admitted to practice as an attorney in all state courts within California as well as the United States District Court of California, Central District (Federal Court). Before starting the Law Offices of Raphael A. Katri, Mr. Katri practiced with major law firms in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Katri concentrates in the area of Federal...

In April of 1998, Scott formed The Law Offices of Mann & Elias, a Los Angeles based law office handling employment law and personal injury cases. Mann & Elias have successfully settled hundreds of claims, and completed nearly 100 jury and bench trials. Since the founding of the office, they have recovered over $18 Million in settlements and verdicts for their clients. Practice area includes: Workplace Discrimination Wrongful Termination Retaliation Harassment at work Whistle blower Car accidents Truck accidents Motorcycle accidents Wrongful death Dog bites Product liability Premises liability Our success is based on our considerable trial experience (over 40 years combined), excellent advocacy skills, intense preparation and research, experienced and specialized staff, and...

Ms. Slaughter has over 20 years of trial and litigation experience in Employment and Labor Law, Civil/Business Law, Trademark Infringement, and Personal Injury. Ms. Slaughter is also a mediator and has successfully bridged the gap to resolution of hundreds of cases. Ms. Slaughter is an adjunct Professor, teaching English, English to Foreign Learners, and Paralegal instruction.

Artur Tunyan is a partner at Tunyan Law, APC, where he specializes in representing clients in labor and employment litigation, as well as immigration law. With a legal career spanning over two decades, Artur has acquired extensive experience in managing various legal matters involving international business transactions, immigration, and corporate governance. Prior to relocating to the United States, Artur worked as a transactional attorney in Armenia, where he managed international donor-funded projects for the judiciary, as well as public-private partnership projects in energy, banking, finance, and aviation industries. Additionally, Artur is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) accredited by the Project...

Lilit Tunyan is the founder of Tunyan Law, APC. She is a wage and hour class action and employment litigation attorney. Lilit represents workers in labor and employment class action lawsuits involving various violations of California and federal labor laws. Lilit also represents workers who have been mistreated in the workplace and wrongfully terminated. Prior to moving to the United States, Lilit was an experienced corporate attorney with a demonstrated background in the energy, telecommunication, and financial industries in Armenia for more than 20 years. Lilit established and managed legal teams in big corporations in Armenia. During more than two...

David Simpson has been trying labor and employment law cases his entire 30+ year career. He’s resolved many 100’s of employment matters, personally conducted over 20 trials, and won millions for his employee clients.

A graduate of UCLA (Economics B.A., summa cum laude, phi beta kappa) and UCLA School of Law (moot court honors), David spent 4 years at a downtown L.A. firm and 4 more at a labor law boutique before co-founding his own employment law firm in 1990. He has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts throughout California and the Western States and has handled...

The Kroll Law Corporation was founded by California attorney Gerald L. Kroll to represent seriously injured people and victims of unfair business practices by insurance companies and other big corporations. The Kroll Law Corporation stands up for the little guy and fights to get you full compensation for your injuries and damages. Attorney Kroll has appeared on numerous television broadcasts including Entertainment Tonight, CBS Evening News, Donahue and CNN International.

Mr. Dietz has aggressively litigated civil cases in California for over a decade. He has represented government agencies in high-profile employment law, general liability and civil rights matters, including representing some of the largest school districts in California. His prior experience includes working at one of the largest firms in the U.S., as well as a highly respected litigation boutique, where he represented the full gamut of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to mom-and-pop shops in employment and business litigation matters in state and federal court and administrative bodies. Over the course of his career, Mr. Dietz...

Danielle L. GruppChang is a passionate advocate for workers’ rights and a seasoned attorney specializing in wage and hour class actions. Raised in a family where both parents worked in the restaurant industry, Ms. GruppChang developed an early respect for the hard work and resilience of the Californian workers. This background exposed Ms. GruppChang the struggles of working-class individuals sparked her dedication to fighting for justice on behalf of workers. Ms. GruppChang’s professional journey began when she started working at a local coffee shop and continued throughout college where she worked tables, often serving her classmates. These experiences further resolved her...

Ms. Gold is an experienced litigation attorney who specializes in class action labor and employment matters. She spent the first decade of her career at a major law firm working on a wide range of business matters, including defending clients in high-stakes class action litigation. This experience provided Ms. Gold with valuable insight on how to best position cases for settlement and/or trial by allowing her to better understand defendants’ strategies, incentives, and motivations throughout the various phases of litigation. Ms. Gold then transitioned to a well-known boutique plaintiff-side class action law firm, where she was instrumental in obtaining nearly $100,000,000...

Alex Favela serves as the firm’s Pre-Litigation Attorney and specializes in disputes involving wage and hour violations, misclassification, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, failure to accommodate violations, and class actions. Alex received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. As a child of immigrant working-class parents, upholding the dignity of workers is central to Alex’s identity as a lawyer. A person’s job is their livelihood, and Alex strongly believes that workers deserve to be treated with respect and fairness. Before joining the firm, Alex represented workers at a respected employment plaintiff-side law firm. He has also clerked for the U.S. Office of Special...

Joana Fang is a Senior Associate Attorney with expertise in class action, employment litigation, personal injury, insurance litigation, and consumer protection laws. Ms. Fang has extensive experience in case management and all aspects of litigation, from drafting complaints to engaging in the discovery process, settlement negotiations, and preparing for trial. During her legal career, she has recovered millions of dollars for her clients. Ms. Fang is also a prolific writer who has written and published numerous articles on Law360, The Recorder, and Daily Journal. She has also led seminars on using depositions at trial and on litigating sexual abuse cases against schools...

Imad Elias is a founding partner of The Law Offices of Mann & Elias, a Los Angeles based law firm handling employment law and personal injury cases. Contact Mann & Elias at (323) 857-9500 for a free consultation.

Leo Livshits is an accomplished employment attorney with extensive trial and litigation experience. Mr. Livshits handles a wide variety of employment matters involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other civil rights violations. Aside from securing numerous seven-figure settlements in single-plaintiff cases, Mr. Livshits has co-chaired jury trials and arbitrations that resulted in verdicts or judgments of $155.4 million, $2.7 million, $1.7 million, and $1 million. Additionally, Mr. Livshits has successfully litigated appeals in state and federal court. This includes a published decision in Hernandez v. Meridian Management Services, LLC (2023) 87 Cal.App.5th 1214, where the California Court of Appeal found that...

Barbara is dedicated to fighting for the rights of California’s employees in both individual and class/PAGA cases. As a working mom, Barbara has a particular passion for vindicating the rights of women who have suffered discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Barbara was also co-counsel on Young v. Department of Public Social Services, et al, a retaliation/whistleblower case, and obtained the 7th highest employment law verdict in California in 2022. Presently, Barbara and her team focus on litigating class and PAGA actions on behalf of thousands of California employees who have been denied meal and rest periods, denied fair compensation, and...

Mr. Tamir has dedicated his entire career to practicing labor and employment law. He has litigated hundreds of employment-related cases, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour (i.e. overtime, meal & rest breaks, misclassification). The results speak for themselves, he has successfully settled and won numerous cases and dispositive motions.

Ashley Cruz is an employment attorney who has spent her entire career pursuing justice and advocating for people across the United States. Her passion for upholding, asserting, and defending the rights of others has guided her throughout her career. Ashley has represented children in abuse and neglect proceedings, individuals and families in deportation proceedings, and workers actively seeking legal recourse. Her self-imposed requirement for nothing less than excellent representation, coupled with her dedication to helping others, has received praise from clients, judges, mediators, and fellow professionals. Ashley litigates in the area of labor and employment law. She has handled harassment, discrimination,...

Noriya Bragg is an Associate Attorney at Blackstone Law. Prior to joining Blackstone Law, she worked as a Law Clerk for a highly respected civil rights firm in Los Angeles where she gained experience working on matters ranging from employment discrimination to police misconduct. Ms. Bragg holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy of Law from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Ms. Bragg earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis School of Law (Martin Luther King Jr. Hall), where she worked as a Research Assistant to Professor Irene O. Joe and...

Annabel Blanchard is an associate attorney who represents individuals in wage and hour class actions and representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Prior to joining Blackstone, PC, Ms. Blanchard worked at a respected plaintiff’s-side employment law firm, where she focused on obtaining court approval of large-scale class and PAGA settlements. Before practicing wage-and-hour employment law, Ms. Blanchard worked at boutique law firms providing estate planning services to families, with a focus on special needs planning and conservatorship. As a part of her estate planning practice, Ms. Blanchard served on the Los Angeles Superior Court “Court Appointed...

Attorney Hines represents employees with claims against their employers for harassment, discrimination, retaliation and Labor Code violations.

In 1991, after graduating near the top of his class, an insurance company hired Paul Zuckerman to be their lawyer. Paul approached the job with optimism. He believed the company’s advertisement and thought that he was hired to be there, like a good neighbor, for policyholders in need. However, Paul soon discovered that his work was merely padding the pockets of his employer, and not ensuring that injured people were compensated fairly. Thus, Paul, with his law school classmate John Carpenter, established a new kind of law firm: A law firm that only represents injured people against insurance companies. Paul...

Mr. Saba’s practice consists of prosecuting and defending individual, class action and mass action claims. He has considerable experience in a wide range of federal and state civil litigation and trial actions, including consumer litigation, employment litigation, women’s rights, complex business and entertainment disputes, catastrophic injury claims, professional responsibility, copyright/trademark, civil rights, maritime, and municipal, landowner and product liability.

Lara is an associate attorney at Blackstone Law. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice and a minor in Communications. Lara then earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles where she specialized in Critical Race Studies. While in law school, Lara worked as a law clerk at the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and as a judicial clerk in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Hearings Unit in Los Angeles. She was involved with the El Centro Teen Court Clinic, Disability Law Journal,...

Mr. Ho received a B.S. degree in business management from California State University, Los Angeles, with a minor in economics and obtained a J.D. degree from University of West Los Angeles, achieving Dean’s List for academic excellence in the second year of law school. The principal attorney, licensed in 2002, is admitted to practice in the State of California, United States District Court, Central District of California and United States District Court, Southern District of California.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Ho had job experience in retail, sales, manufacturing and government. During law school, Mr. Ho clerked for the District...

Betty is an associate attorney at Blackstone Law. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Armenian Studies. While in undergrad, Betty, along with fellow classmates, started the Armenian Pre-Law Students Association, to connect Armenian students aspiring to become attorneys to successful alumni within their community. A proud double Bruin, Betty later attended UCLA School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. As a law student, Betty’s professor recognized her articulate writing abilities and selected her as a Legal Research and Writing Advisor for first...

David Spivak is a Southern California employee rights litigator. From offices based in Beverly Hills and downtown Los Angeles, David Spivak has been fighting for the rights of California workers since 1995. He has obtained several million dollars in recoveries for his clients. Mr. Spivak's areas of concentration in labor and employment law include: Wrongful Termination, Constructive Discharge, and Public Policy Violations Discrimination Harassment Retaliation & Whistleblowers Employment Contracts & Severance Agreements Defamation of Character (Slander & Libel) Unpaid Overtime Wages Unpaid Minimum Wages Unprovided Rest Breaks and Meal Periods Failure to Pay Work-Related Expenses Medical & Family Leave...

Ms. Schimmel’s practice is dedicated to employment litigation matters on behalf of California employees. More than half of Ms. Schimmel’s experience has been focused on representing employees in wage and hour class and representative actions for labor code violations (including, but not limited to, claims unpaid overtime, minimum wages, expense reimbursement, meal and rest period), as well as consumer and privacy right matters. Ms. Schimmel’s experience also includes representing employees in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation matters against employers who violate California law. She has successfully prosecuted and resolved hundreds of cases. Prior to joining Blackstone, Ms. Schimmel...

The Law Office of Eugene Lee is committed to representing employees in California who seek to protect their legal rights in the workplace. We are located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles and serve the surrounding communities.