How to Grow a Plaintiff Law Firm: 8 Lessons From Ten Years
Jonathan LaCour on the eight operating principles that took a kitchen-table firm to three firms, seven offices, and more than $200 million recovered for clients.
Mediation · October 2026Employment Mediation in California: What to Expect
A trial lawyer and mediator walks employees through the mediation day, confidentiality rules, settlement terms, taxes, and how to prepare.
Mediation · October 2026How to Prepare for Mediation: A Mediator's Checklist
A mediator and trial lawyer's practical checklist for plaintiff and defense employment counsel, from choosing a neutral to signing the term sheet.
Disaster Litigation · October 2026Wildfire Lawsuit: California Utility Liability and Your Rights
How inverse condemnation, negligence, and insurance fit together when utility equipment is blamed for a California wildfire, plus deadlines and a documentation checklist.
Workplace Retaliation · October 2026Labor Code 1102.5 Whistleblower Protection, Explained
Who California's whistleblower law protects, how the Lawson burden-shifting test and 90-day presumption work, what you can recover, and the deadlines that matter.
Wage & Hour Violations · October 2026PAGA Reform 2024: What California Employees Need to Know
AB 2288 and SB 92 rewrote California's PAGA. Here is how the new standing rule, penalty split, caps, cure process and arbitration rules affect employees.
Discrimination & Leave · October 2026Deadline to File a Discrimination Claim in California (2026)
California gives you three years to file with the Civil Rights Department, but EEOC, government, and wrongful termination deadlines can be far shorter. Here is every clock.
Discrimination & Leave · October 2026Pregnancy Discrimination in California: PDL, CFRA and Rights
FEHA, Pregnancy Disability Leave, CFRA bonding leave, and lactation law give California workers strong protections. Here is what they cover and what to do if they are violated.
Working With a Lawyer · October 2026Employment Arbitration Agreement in California: Your Rights
How California employment arbitration agreements work, when they can be challenged, which claims can stay in court and practical steps if you already signed one.
Working With a Lawyer · October 2026How to Choose an Employment Lawyer in California (2026)
The questions to ask, how contingency fees work, red flags to avoid and why trial experience drives settlement value when you hire a California employment lawyer.
Wrongful Termination · December 2025Wrongful Termination in California: What Every Employee Should Know Before Filing a Claim
Losing your job is stressful, but when you suspect the termination was illegal, the situation becomes overwhelming. What counts as wrongful termination in California, the evidence you need, and how to file a claim.
Workplace Retaliation · December 2025Workplace Retaliation: The Silent Threat Employees Face and How to Fight Back
Retaliation is one of the most common—and damaging—employment law violations in California. How retaliation happens, the red flags, and what employees can do about it.
Wage & Hour Violations · December 2025Understanding Your Rights: A Complete Guide to Overtime and Wage Violations in California
Wage theft is far more common than most people realize. California overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, common forms of wage theft, and what you are owed when your rights are violated.