RESULTS
Obtained $1.6M settlement for employees of national grocery store chain for age discrimination.
Obtained $750,000 settlement for working mother against local company for violations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and FMLA for taking protected leave to care for disabled daughter during the pandemic.
Obtained $1M settlement and job reinstatement for five monolingual Spanish speaking clients for disparate impact language discrimination case.
Obtained $1.5M on behalf of three undocumented Hispanic monolingual Spanish speaking women who were sexually harassed and assaulted at work against nationwide janitorial company.
Successfully defended sole proprietor against multinational corporation at trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee over forum selection clause in dealership contract.
Obtained substantial jury verdict on behalf of Undersheriff against sheriff’s department and county in jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California for illegal wiretapping under state and federal law.
Engaged by bakery to defend against civil complaint filed by Department of Justice for alleged violations of Clean Air Act with over $3M in potential penalties. Successfully negotiated dismissal of the case without penalty.
Engaged by local marina concessionaire against United States Army Corps of Engineers after improper termination of lease. Actions litigated in both federal district court and before Contract Board of Appeals (Federal Court of Claims). Prevailed on entitlement issues after an 8 day hearing. Successful settlement on quantum before trial in excess of $1.3M.
Appointed by Federal District Court to represent death row inmate in presenting his constitutional claims before state and federal courts in habeas corpus proceedings involving his conviction and sentence. Inmate taken off of death row after 17 years of representation.