First Admitted: 2011, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.shrenger.com/attorney/yi-hsuan-rachel-lin/

Bar/Professional Activity:

New York, 2011
California, 2011
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2015
Member, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, 2016
Member, California Employment Lawyers Association, 2015
Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2017
Member, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2016
Member, New York State Bar Association, 2011

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Breach of contract - $750,000 settlement, 2024
Breach of Contract - $425,000 settlement, 2023
Wrongful termination/misclassification - $210,000 settlement, 2023
Fraud; Breach of Contract; Breach of Fiduciary Duty - $550,000 Judgment, 2022
Failure to Engage in Good Faith Interactive Process - $185,000 , 2022
Whistleblower Retaliation - $250,000, 2021
Failure to Engage in an Interactive Process/Failure to Accommodate - $225,000, 2021
Sexual Harassment - $175,000, 2021
Retaliation/Failure to Accommodate Disability - $160,000, 2021
Failure to Accommodate Disability - $91,500, 2021
Harassment (Pre-litigation Settlement) - $80,000 , 2021
Whistleblower Retaliation/Disability Discrimination - $300,000, Martinez v. Huxtable’s Kitchen, Inc. #49 of Top 50 Labor & Employment Settlements in California and #32 of Top 40 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2019, 2020
Violations of California’s Equal Pay Act - $150,000 (pre-litigation settlement), 2020
Failure to Accommodate Disability - $219,275, 2020
Racial Harassment/Retaliation – $1 million, 2019
FMLA/CFRA Leave Retaliation/Failure to Accommodate Disability – $950,000, 2019
Failure to Interact/Accommodate Disability - $395,000, 2019
Failure to Interact/Accommodate Disability – $475,000, 2019
Disability Discrimination/Failure to Interact and Accommodate – $399,400, 2019
Wrongful termination – $167,500, 2019
Associational Discrimination Based on Disability - $95,000, 2019
Disability Discrimination/Dafamation – $498,080 Flowers v. TLC - Disability Discrimination/Defamation, 2018
Pregnancy Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate – $525,000, 2018
Pregnancy Discrimination/Violation of Pregnancy Leave Rights: $250,000, 2018
Disability Discrimination: $175,000, 2018
Whistleblower Retaliation: $437,500, 2017
Pregnancy Discrimination/Violation of Pregnancy Leave Rights: $425,000, 2017
Associational Discrimination Based on Disability: $299,000, Barco v. City of Los Angeles – Associational Discrimination Based on Disability – #30 of Top 50 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2017, 2017
Qui Tam Retaliation/Whistleblower: $1.175 million, 2016
Retaliation: $127,500, 2016
Whistleblower Retaliation/Medical Leave Discrimination: $325,000, 2015
Medical Leave Retaliation/Wrongful Termination: $275,000, 2015
Retaliation: $100,000, 2015

Pro bono/Community Service:

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County - Workers' Rights Clinics, 2022 - Present
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association: Pro Bono Legal Aid Clinic, 2016 - Present

Honors/Awards:

Member, Labor and Employment Law Association, Southwestern Law School
Member and Externship Committee Member, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Southwestern Law School
Member, Southwestern Moot Court Honors Program, Southwestern Law School
Member, 2012-2014, Dean’s List, Southwestern Law School
Recipient, 2013-2014, Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award, Southwestern Law School
Recipient, 2014-2015, Dean’s Academic Leadership Award, Southwestern Law School
Graduated, Summa Cum Laude, Southwestern Law School
Ms. Lin was selected in Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, 2018 - 2021, Southern California Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
Recipient, #32 of Top 40 Civil Rights Settlements in California, 2019
Recipient, #49 of Top 50 Labor & Employment Settlements in California in 2019, 2019
Recipient, #30 of Top 50 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2017, 2017
William B. Bryant-Luke C. Moore Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Best Brief Award, Howard University School of Law, 2014
Highest grade in the course Advanced Legal Writing, Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, 2015
Highest grade in the course Employment Law Capstone, CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award, 2014
Highest-ranking upper division students Southwestern Law School (top 1% of the class), Dean’s Academic Leadership Award, Southwestern Law School, 2014
Southwestern Law School Intramural Competition Negotiation Track, Outstanding Brief Writer Award, Southwestern Law School, 2013
Highest grade in the course Advanced Legal Writing, CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award, 2015
Highest grade in the course Civil Procedure II, CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award, 2013
William B. Bryant-Luke C. Moore Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Best Overall Team Award, Howard University School of Law, 2014
Highest grade in the course California Civil Procedure, CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award, 2015
Highest grade in the course Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills II, CALI “Excellence for the Future” Award, 2013

Educational Background:

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, LL.M.LL.M., U.S. Legal Studies Recipient, Merit Scholarship Member, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, 2004
National Taipei University, LL.B. Member, Legal Services Association (free legal clinic) Chief, Legal Services Outreach Team (free legal education for teens) Recipient, Contribution Award for legal and outreach services, 2002

Industry Groups:

Furniture
Health And Fitness
Logistics
Tech Startups

Yi-Hsuan Rachel Lin