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My Legal Practice
I work across the firm’s class action and individual practice areas, helping employees fight against illegal pay practices, race and sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and other workplace challenges.
I value getting to know clients and learning about their experiences. Their insights help me understand how they were harmed at work, develop my legal arguments, and work with clients to envision what justice might look like in each situation. Sometimes we get to justice through negotiation, and other times litigation is necessary. When it comes to litigation I always lean in, fighting for workers’ issues I genuinely care about.
Notable Cases
- Represented individual employees who had been misclassified as independent contractors and wrongfully denied workplace protections under California law
- Secured an $18.5 million settlement for military reservists who worked for Southwest Airlines, and sought equitable compensation for military leave, in line with the federal Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
- Representing clients in digital discrimination cases against Google, alleging that the company’s exclusionary advertising policies are in violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.
- Represented a putative class of female employees suing a large corporate employer for failure to prevent and remediate sexual harassment.
Credentials
- B.A., New York University
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
- Admitted to practice law in California
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- Clerked for the Honorable Judge Susan R. Bolton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Interned for the Honorable Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
My Story
In the rural community where I grew up, I witnessed how much people’s socioeconomic background drives their agency in society. Earning a fair wage, and actually getting the money they’re owed, means a lot to people who work very hard in hourly jobs. Economic justice is critical to communities thriving and progressing.
I personally experienced this when I worked in nursing homes and as a caregiver between college and law school. I saw how isolating many hourly jobs can be, and how vital it is to have the protection of workplace laws.
Later, I worked on immigration issues and learned that work authorization and fair employment opportunities can define immigrants’ sense of empowerment and place in society. Understanding how immigrants’ rights and workers’ rights are intertwined set me on the path I’m on now, applying my skills to advance fairness and justice for workers around the country.
