Chambord Benton-Hayes
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Oakland, California
Practice Areas:
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Practice Areas:
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Wrongful termination
2831 Telegraph Ave OaklandOakland, California, 94609
First Admitted: 2011, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.bentonemploymentlaw.com/about-us/chambord-benton...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- San Francisco Bar Association
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
- Alameda County Bar Association
- State Bar of California (Labor and Employment Law Section)
- The Bar Association of San Francisco - Solo/Small Firm Committee
- Charles Houston Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- California Association of Black Lawyers
- Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California (President (2020 -2021) & Board Member (2015 - present)
- California Supreme Court
- California Court of Appeals, 3rd Appellate District
- U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- California
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers 2022
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers
- President, Black Law Students Association & National Job Fair
- President, Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California
- Best Employment Lawyers in Oakland, Expertise 2022
- Diversity Scholarship Recipient, Farella Braun + Martel
- Minority Scholarship Recipient, Bar Association of San Francisco, (2007-2010)
- Distinguished Service Recognition, California Association of Black Lawyers
- Best Lawyers - Ones To Watch, Labor and Employment Law – Employee, and Litigation
Educational Background:
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2010
- University of San Francisco, cum laude, Politics and Philosophy, 2007
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Fearless Female Founders Attack Microaggressions
- Conversation With Women Attorneys: Advice to My Younger Self, October 12, 2021
- Managing the Growing Overlap of Workers Compensation and FEHA Liability Risks, San Francisco Industrial Claims Association, 2013
- Watercoolers to Snapchat: Preventing and Investigating Sexual Harassment in a Modern Workplace, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2017
- California 2017 Labor and Employment Law Update, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2017
- Best Practices for Conducting Internal Workplace Investigations in California—Tips from the Trenches, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2018
- Landmark 2018 Cases: Key Implications and Practical Tips, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - San Francisco, 2018
- Common California Leave of Absence Dilemmas and How to Solve Them, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2018
- Discrimination and Harassment in the Hashtag #MeToo Era: Complying with California's Web of Prevention Requirements, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - San Francisco, 2019
- Sexual Harassment Training, 2020
- Understanding and Complying with the ADA, 2020
- Left Out and Left Behind - The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Legal Careers for Women of Color, American Bar Association and Bar Association of San Francisco, 2020
- Pathways to the Bench: Black Women Edition, 2021
- Women & Minority Owned Law Firms: Addressing Intersectionality in Law Practice and Ownership of Law Firms, Alameda County Bar Association, 2021
- A Celebration of Juneteenth and James Baldwin, 2021
- Exploring Intersectionality in 2021: How DEI policies can recruit, retain, and promote intersectional attorney
- Empowering Diversity within Alternative Dispute Resolution: Pathways to Increase Diversity, Inclusion, and Selection in ADR
- A Conversation With Women Attorneys: Advice to My Younger Self
- Reset, Recover, Renew: Wellness Strategies for Legal Professionals in the New Normal
- Women’s Impact Network (WIN) - No Glass Ceiling 2.0 Fourth Annual Conference
Industry Groups:
- and Executive Agreements
- Employment Litigation
- Severance Agreements
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