Joanna Ghosh's profile

    Joanna Ghosh

    Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Glendale, California

    Education Qualification:

    Georgetown University Law Center

    Practice Areas:

    Appellate,

    Employment law - employee,

    Employment law - employer,

    Wage & hour laws,

    Wrongful termination,

    Employment litigation,

    Employment & labor,

    Discrimination,

    Class action & mass torts,

    Criminal defense,

    Animal bites

    450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 900Glendale, California, 91203

    First Admitted: 2010, California

    Professional Webpage: https://calljustice.com/team/joanna/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • Member of Lawyers for Justice, PC's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and judge for the firm's Give Back Grant Program, an initiative to financially support community and grassroots organizations and small businesses that promote racial equality, social justice, anti-discrimination, and greater access to education and career development for underrepresented people.  The program and judges received and considered multiple applications from inspiring individuals, businesses, and organizations, who are working to make a difference in their community, and ultimately granted thousands of dollars to grant recipients to support great causes., 2020
    • Conducted and participated in Lawyers for Justice, PC's Diversity & Inclusion Committee Sponsored Event: How Sponsors, Mentors, and Advocates Can Help Boost Your Career.  The event was a virtual happy hour sponsored by the firm, aimed at supporting locally owned minority businesses affected by the COVID crisis to show support within the community, 2020
    • Became a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), membership to which is restricted to attorneys who devote the majority of their personal time to representing or advancing the rights of employees, 2019
    • Speaker for Continuing Legal Education program entitled "Basic of Appellate Advocacy" by AttorneyCredits.com in 2014.  This was a CLE course (1.0 CLE credits) focusing on the basics of preparing a civil case for appeal and the mechanics of handling an appeal, 2014
    • Licensed to practice law in New York, 2013
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    Honors/Awards:
    • Nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal Women Making a Difference Award in 2014, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2014
    • Recognized by the City of Lancaster for demonstrated excellence in trial advocacy for $3,750,000 settlement in Castro v. Paragon Industries, Inc., Certificate Recipient, City of Lancaster, 2020
    Educational Background:
    • Master of Science in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science, 2007
    Other Outstanding Achievements:
    • After years of litigation and appeal, I obtained successful reversal of class certification and vacated judgment in a settlement I challenged as being unfair and inadequate for 4,000+ unionized and non-unionized electrical workers. I had the honor of briefing and arguing this in the trial court and appellate court.  The case is Morrow-Meadows Wage and Hour Cases, California Second District Court of Appeal Case No. B298816, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4858, and Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC590427., 2021
    Industry Groups:
    • Agricultural
    • Banking
    • Gas
    • Hospitality
    • Manufacturing
    • Mercantile
    • Residential
    • Retail
    • Service
    • Transportation
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