Kaelyn Mahar

Associate

My Legal Practice

My work centers on class action cases, where I help hundreds, sometimes thousands of workers who have been underpaid or otherwise treated unfairly.

These individuals come from a wide range of industries and hold diverse roles, but they share one common experience: their employer has taken advantage of them, often by withholding the wages they have rightfully earned.

When people believe something is wrong at work, I help them understand what is happening and offer possible avenues for justice for them and their coworkers.

I’ve fought for workers who have experienced wage theft, loss of overtime pay, and denial of promised benefits, and I’m especially driven by cases where the employer is squeezing every last drop out of its workforce. These cases aren’t just legal puzzles; they are deeply human. At the center of each one is a hard-working employee, fighting with me to demand fairness and justice through the law. Together, we’ve secured better pay for thousands of workers.

Notable Matters

Secured a $6 million settlement for assistant managers of Discount Tire, a national tire chain, in a collective action lawsuit alleging failure to provide required overtime pay.
Secured a $48.5 million settlement for Wells Fargo senior premier bankers, who alleged the company misclassified them as exempt from overtime requirements.

Credentials

B.A., University of Arizona
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Admitted to practice law in California
Clerked for the Honorable Judge Christina Reiss of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont

“At its best, work should empower us and help us reach our potential. My role is to use the law to clear away the obstacles that stand in the way of that.”

Kaelyn Mahar

My Story

During my last year of college in Arizona, I interned with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. We worked with people on their immigration cases, the majority of whom had committed no crime, didn’t have lawyers, and were held in a remote detention facility, an hour and half drive from the closest city.

Seeing that firsthand was eye-opening—it showed me how much a lawyer can make a difference, and that experience sparked my decision to become a lawyer.

I started law school thinking I’d focus on immigration law, but I quickly realized there are many ways to advance justice. I was drawn to employment law because work is such a big part of our lives—it shapes how we see ourselves and how we feel about our worth.

At its best, work should empower us and help us reach our potential. My role is to use the law to clear away the obstacles that stand in the way of that.

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