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Employment Lawyers in Orange County, California

Every attorney on the State Bar of California's official roll whose published practice reaches employment, with an address of record in Orange County, in neutral directory order.

Employment · Orange County roster

Every employment attorney in Orange County, by surname · 1,946 attorneys with an active license and an employment practice area, in 9 sections

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About this record

Every employment lawyer and employment attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to employment matters arising in Orange County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department (Cal. Gov. Code § 12960). After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200.

This page is the Orange County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Employment Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

1,985 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list employment among their practice areas with an address of record in Orange County.

1,947 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Irvine (856), Newport Beach (256), Costa Mesa (182) and Santa Ana (104).

16 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 128, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1965 to 2026.

The employers most represented here are Fisher & Phillips LLP (48), O'Hagan Meyer (44) and Jackson Lewis P.C. (34).

The clock

Statute of limitations

Three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department.

Cal. Gov. Code § 12960

After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200.

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Employment matters in Orange County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • wrongful termination
  • unpaid wages and overtime
  • meal and rest break violations
  • misclassification as an independent contractor
  • sexual harassment
  • workplace discrimination
  • retaliation and whistleblower claims
  • pregnancy and family leave
  • disability accommodation
  • severance agreements
  • PAGA and wage-and-hour class actions

From the answer files

Can I be fired without a reason in California?Cal. Lab. Code § 2922When is my final paycheck due after leaving a job in California?Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201–203How does overtime pay work in California?Cal. Lab. Code § 510

Every employment attorney in Orange County, by surname

Abbene – Bush224 attorneysBushra – Donahoo218 attorneysDong – Gross213 attorneysGuadagnini – Kao216 attorneysKaplan – Lynch215 attorneysLystrup – Nowland214 attorneysNuelle – Saeedtehrani216 attorneysSagstetter – Thomas219 attorneysThommarson – Zlokas211 attorneys

Employment by city in Orange County

Employment in IrvineOrange CountyEmployment in AnaheimOrange CountyEmployment in Santa AnaOrange County

Related counsel in Orange County

Workers Compensation Attorneys in Orange CountyCal. Lab. Code § 5405Civil Rights Attorneys in Orange County42 U.S.C. § 1983 / Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1Business Lawyers in Orange CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337All practice areas in Orange CountyCounty record

Employment in nearby counties

Employment in Los Angeles County6,819 attorneysEmployment in San Bernardino County224 attorneysEmployment in Riverside County220 attorneysEmployment in San Diego County1,811 attorneysEmployment Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Gov. Code § 12960 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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