Los Angeles Employment Attorneys & Lawyers
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Steven Stark
Richard Gora
Brig Ricks
Eric Alspaugh
Sean Lowe
Dolan Williams
Monica Winghart
David Lizerbram
Melissa Kann
Leonard Lerner
Los Angeles Employment Lawyers
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Legal Services Offered by Our On-Demand Los Angeles Employment Attorneys
Our experienced Los Angeles employment attorneys & lawyers can help guide you on how to proceed with various employee decisions such as reviewing employee documents such as contracts, agreements, policies, and handbooks, along with difficult decisions such as firing, lawsuits, claims, and complaints.
Although not every single employment contract will require legal assistance, many employment lawyers would recommend avoiding unilateral employment contracts that strongly benefit one side over the other. These types of employee contracts rarely hold up in court, yet having the funds needed to combat an issue in court can limit the employee's options.
A confidentiality agreement and a non-compete agreement are common forms of employee contracts that one of our Los Angeles employment attorneys can help customize for your business. If your business needs to fire an employee, proper measures should be taken from a business legal standpoint to ensure proper communication and a smooth transition of dismissing that employee. In any case, we suggest you connect with our employment attorneys to discuss your options.
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This is the most recent 20 reviews out of 974 reviews for Labor & Employment attorneys in California
Contract Review for Equity Ownership and Independent Contractor Work for Online Tech Startup
"Mary was an incredible asset — calm, collected, experienced, and reasonable with recommendations and feedback. I would and certainly will work with her again around business and startup questions, which is certainly her area of expertise!"
Graham W
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San Francisco,
CA,
about 1 month ago
Equity Compensation & Co-Founders Agreement
"David is fantastic - he helped me draft agreements that were fair to all parties involved. He is knowledgeable and gives honest advice."
Derrick W
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South San Francisco,
CA,
2 months ago
Consult on Non-Compete Agreement
"Dolan was an amazing help, he worked fast and efficiently and gave me peace of mind. I will be working with him in the future."
Cameron B
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Loma Linda,
CA,
3 months ago
Employee termination settlement and mutual release
"Excellent responsiveness and communiction. Great work. Will come back again with the need arises."
Abhay D
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Cupertino,
CA,
3 months ago
Contractor Agreement Services
"Seth is very responsive and helped out with a last min. request. He looked at our contracts and made recommendations."
Chintan T
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Fremont,
CA,
3 months ago
Other Labor & Employment Matter
"Annabel provided very clear and prompt advice for my situation. Would highly recommend!"
Cameron T
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Walnut Creek,
CA,
4 months ago
Review Employment Agreement
"excellent experience, fantastic communication and very fair with his time."
Jon E
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Irvine,
CA,
5 months ago
Employment Agreement Services
"Sagar was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable in helping me review an offer letter along with other onboarding documents. Very appreciative that he was able to get back to me the same day as well!"
Donovan A
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Houston,
TX,
6 months ago
Assist with Equity Compensation
"Great experience and highly responsive"
Ishan P
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Camarillo,
CA,
6 months ago
Employment Dispute Consults
"Lauri replied so fast and handled everything very quickly! With her advice now I know what I can do and need to do. I also know what to look out for and think about next time as well!"
Tianna A
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Fresno,
CA,
7 months ago
Contractor Termination
"Excellent work, as always! Very timely responses, smart advice, and professional document preparation."
Jonathan L
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Marina del Rey,
CA,
8 months ago
Contractor Agreement Services
"I've enjoyed working with Alisha. She is experienced, knowledgeable and has a quick turn around time."
Dan C
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Corona del Mar,
CA,
8 months ago
Employee Termination
"Conor is great! Highly recommend."
Adriana V
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La Mesa,
CA,
9 months ago
Assist with Equity Compensation
"It was a pleasure working with Michael. He provided excellent guidance that was valuable as an early stage founder."
Ian O
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Los Gatos,
CA,
10 months ago
Review Contractor Agreement
"Responsive and reasonable."
Scott W
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Kingman,
AZ,
10 months ago
Draft Employment Agreement
"Easy to work with. Easy to understand (not a given when working with attorneys)."
Robert A
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Westminster,
CA,
11 months ago
Draft Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement
"I Highly, Highly recommend Brig! He created an assignment contract agreement for me, and every word is Perfectly stated. Thank You so much Brig! Also, for answering all of my questions in a fast and timely manner!! I Appreciate you."
Tisha M
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Fairfield,
CA,
11 months ago
Review Severance Agreement
"Troy has been a great counsel and I appreciate his subject matter expertise."
Georg S
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Lake Forest,
CA,
about 1 year ago
Separation Agreement
"Rebecca helped me negotiate a separation agreement with my previous employer. Always a pleasure working with her!"
Jon A
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Santa Monica,
CA,
over 1 year ago
Equity Compensation
"Stephan is my go to for all equity agreement needs"
Joey S
.
San Francisco,
CA,
over 1 year ago
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