FN-5018220 MN-5018220 LN-5018220, Esq.
Attorney, Law School Professor
Fullerton, California
Alyson Claire Law – Owner
Attorney, Law School Professor
Owner, Alyson Claire Law, 2021-Present; Advisory Board Member, Altair Enterprises Ltd, 2023; Advisory Board Member, Smokey Hawk Solitons, 2021-2023; Legal Advisor, Jus Ad Astra, 2021-2023; Adjunct Faculty Instructor, University of La Verne College of Law, 2022; Adjunct Faculty Instructor, The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law, 2019-2021; Vice President of Legal Affairs, Chris Matthew Group, 2019-2021; Attorney, Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman, 2018-2019; Senior Attorney, The Bloom Firm, 2017; Associate, Phillips Jessner, 2015-2017; Senior Associate, Johnson & Johnson LLP, 2014-2015; Associate, Strange & Carpenter, 2014; Volunteer Mediation Panelist, California Academy of Mediation Professionals, 2013-2014; Senior Associate, Blecher Collins, P.C., 2010-2014; Litigation Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 2006, 2007-2010.
Over sixteen years of trial and civil litigation experience at Am Law 100 and nationally renowned boutique law firms. Former Vice President of Legal Affairs in charge of litigation and compliance for a group of HR and staffing companies with an annual revenue of over 100 million dollars. Conducted internal and third-party investigations. Involved in handling disputes ranging from employment, wage and hour, class actions, entertainment, antitrust, business, contract, real estate, complex, trademark, trade secret, and high-profile celebrity cases. Employment and space law expertise. Taught Evidence and Research & Advocacy courses for several years.
Years of mediation experience as both a mediator and as counsel of record with a current mediation focus on employment matters including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour, class actions, and PAGA. Also mediates business disputes, civil litigation, complex cases, and class actions.
Using the experience of being a litigator on both the Plaintiff and Defense sides to work with counsel and their clients to reach a joint resolution of their disputes through no holds barred honest assessments of their claims and defenses while exercising a compassionate touch because every dispute becomes personal to the parties involved in it.
More than proficient with Zoom, other remote appearance software, and electronic documents and records.
University of Southern California (JD - 2007); Brandeis University (BA, with honors and magna cum laude - 2004).
Admitted to the Bar: California (2007); United States District Court: Central District of California (2007), Northern District of California (2009); United States Court of Appeals: Ninth Circuit (2007).
PUBLICATIONS:
“Working in Space: The Final Frontier of Remote Work”, Northern Illinois University Law Review, Volume 42, Issue 3, p. 330-344, Summer 2022; “2022 Update of California Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial”, (Chapter 1: Handling Trials Efficiently; Chapter 13: Trial Exhibits), CEB, April 2022; “Mediating Age Discrimination Disputes”, American Bar Association Just Resolutions Newsletter, March 2022; “Recognizing and avoiding implicit bias: How to make an impact on the future of legal leadership.”, American Bar Association Student Lawyer Blog, June 9, 2021; “Strategic Considerations in Filing Motions for Summary Judgment and Summary Adjudication”, CEB, March 2020.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
“Tips & Tricks from a Mediator: Alyson Explains...“ Series of MCLE Programs for CEB, April 2023; “Filing and Certifying Class Actions”, MCLE Program for CEB, Oct. 2022; “Defending Wage Claims: Opposing Class Cert”, MCLE Program for CEB, Oct. 2022; “How to Prepare for a Successful Mediation”, Virtual MCLE Presentation for Legal Up 2022, April 2022; "Employment Law Workshop”, Webinar for the REC Innovation Lab, July 2021; “Unconscious Bias in the Workplace”, MCLE Webinar for the Ventura County Bar Association (Probate & Estate Planning Section), Jan. 2021.
Full list available upon request.
“Working in Space: The Final Frontier of Remote Work”, Northern Illinois University Law Review, Volume 42, Issue 3, p. 330-344, Summer 2022; “2022 Update of California Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial”, (Chapter 1: Handling Trials Efficiently; Chapter 13: Trial Exhibits), CEB, April 2022; “Mediating Age Discrimination Disputes”, American Bar Association Just Resolutions Newsletter, March 2022; “Recognizing and avoiding implicit bias: How to make an impact on the future of legal leadership.”, American Bar Association Student Lawyer Blog, June 9, 2021; “Strategic Considerations in Filing Motions for Summary Judgment and Summary Adjudication”, CEB, March 2020.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
“Tips & Tricks from a Mediator: Alyson Explains...“ Series of MCLE Programs for CEB, April 2023; “Filing and Certifying Class Actions”, MCLE Program for CEB, Oct. 2022; “Defending Wage Claims: Opposing Class Cert”, MCLE Program for CEB, Oct. 2022; “How to Prepare for a Successful Mediation”, Virtual MCLE Presentation for Legal Up 2022, April 2022; "Employment Law Workshop”, Webinar for the REC Innovation Lab, July 2021; “Unconscious Bias in the Workplace”, MCLE Webinar for the Ventura County Bar Association (Probate & Estate Planning Section), Jan. 2021.
Full list available upon request.
Los Angeles and Orange County
$500 Per Hour
English
Fullerton, CA
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