Wilmer J. Harris

Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in South Pasadena, California

Practice Areas:

Civil rights,

Schools & education,

Disability,

Employment law - employee,

Sexual harassment,

Whistleblower,

Employment & labor,

Discrimination

Education Qualification:

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law

Practice Areas:

Civil rights,

Schools & education,

Disability,

Employment law - employee,

Sexual harassment,

Whistleblower,

Employment & labor,

Discrimination

715 Fremont Avenue, Suite ASouth Pasadena, California, 91030

First Admitted: 1990, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
John M. Langston Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Member, California State Bar Labor & Employment Executive Committee, 2005-2013
California Employment Lawyers Association and Disability Rights Legal Center, Board of Directors
Board of Directors, California Employment Lawyers Association, 2007-2014
Chair, California State Bar Labor & Employment Executive Committee, 2010-11

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$3.425 million settlement for child sexual abuse against a group home, 2024
$3.1 million settlement against school district for endangering a student, 2024
$2.5 million settlement for child sexual abuse, 2023
$2 million settlement in Whistleblower/Personal Injury action. , 2022
$1.4 million settlement in Qui Tam action. , 2022
Doe v. Five Acres Residential Group Home. $5.3 million judgment in sexual assault of a minor jury verdict., 2018
Boyd v. Bank of America. Co-lead counsel in wage and hour class action. $41.8 million in class action settlement. , 2016
$5.8 million Qui Tam action settlement. , 2014
$1.5 million Qui Tam/retaliation action settlement. , 2012
Petzold v. Metrocities Mortgage, et al. Lead counsel on class action. $2.35 million class action settlement. , 2008
Snider v. Laquer Urban Clifford & Hodge. $1.7 million disability discrimination jury verdict. , 2007
Gibbs v. Boeing Satellite Systems. $2 million retaliation jury verdict judgment. , 2005
Sanders v. NY, LA. Civil rights action on behalf of mentally disabled man who was the victim of mistaken identification. $2.75 million settlement. , 2001
$3.25 million race discrimination pre-litigation settlement. , 1997

Honors/Awards:

Nominee, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in 2017
Super Lawyer, 10+ Consecutive Years, Labor and Employment Law
Selected as a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine
UCLA School of Law, Moot Court and Remedies
UCLA School of Law, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence
UCLA School of Law, Order of the Coif

Educational Background:

Stanford University, A.B., Major: Economics, Honors: With Distinction, Honors: Honors in Humanities - 1986

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

30th Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium: Getting Choosy: How to Find (and be) the Right Neutral for the Job, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 03/31/2010 to 03/31/2010
Panel Presentation, Loyola Law School, 11/20/2008 to 11/20/2008
Workplace Privacy: Real or Imagined, California State Bar Labor and Employment Section, 11/01/2008 to 11/01/2008
28th Annual Labor and Employment Law Symposium: Year in Review, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 03/06/2008 to 03/06/2008
Eliminating Barriers for Lawyers with Disabilities, California State Bar Labor and Employment Section, 02/08/2008 to 02/08/2008
California False Claims Act and Whistleblower Cases, NELA, 06/26/2009 to 06/26/2009
The Perils of PAGA: Representation under the Private Attorney General Act, California State Bar Labor and Employment Section, 03/13/2009 to 03/13/2009
The Golden Age of Golden Parachutes, Langston Law Institute, 12/03/2010 to 12/03/2010
Ensuring Equal Access to Legal Services for Clients with Disabilities, (CELA) - 2010 Annual CELA Conference, 10/01/2010 to 10/01/2010
Wage & Hour Annual Update, California State Bar Annual Meeting, 09/24/2010 to 09/24/2010
Panel Presentation, Loyola Law School, 04/14/2010 to 04/14/2010
Employment law issues for the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association and California Employment Lawyers Association, Speaker

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