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Labor Law

680 E Colorado Blvd ste 180, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA

Michael Carlin is an employment attorney and workers’ rights advocate based in Southern California. He is the founder and president of Workers Rights Law Firm, APC, where he represents employees in cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour violations. Before founding his firm, Michael represented major national and multinational employers in high-stakes workplace disputes. His experience on both sides of employment litigation gives him valuable perspective for how workplace decisions are made and what workers can do to pursue maximum compensation. Michael has handled matters at the trial and appellate levels. His work has included individual lawsuits, class actions, Private Attorneys General Act claims, internal investigations, administrative proceedings, and appeals in California and federal courts. He has published works relating to race discrimination, disability discrimination, and federal wage and hour protections.

Labor Law

32 Old Slip, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005

Labor Law

80 S 8th St, Suite 4600, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Michele R. Fisher has represented tens of thousands of employees seeking to recover overtime pay, minimum wages, and commission payments. She also represents employees in individual employment matters, such as employment discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment. Michele has represented consumers in cases involving negligent and fraudulent financial advice and has handled other consumer matters. She is the co-chair and a faculty member of the Practicing Law Institute’s Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance conference, and the Co-Chair of the ABA Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee. Michele is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia as well as the Minnesota and New York Supreme Courts. She attended St. Cloud State University for her B.A. before earning her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.

Labor Law

9777 Wilshire Blvd suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA

Myrna Castañón is a labor and employment attorney with 20+ years of experience. Ms. Castañón has litigated federal, state and administrative cases in Northern and Southern California. Shortly after graduating from law school, Ms. Castañón worked as an associate at Kazan, McClain, Edises, Simon & Abrams, where she practiced products liability litigation. After working in the private sector, she worked in the public sector and specialized in Labor & Employment. Ms. Castañón started working for the federal government in 2000. While at the U.S. Postal Service, she also served as an Acting Deputy Managing Counsel and in that capacity she managed attorneys in the area of Labor & Employment. During her tenure with the Postal Service, she had a 90+% success rate in handling cases. She was lead counsel in a multi-million dollar class action (race discrimination case) and was solely responsible for preparing the case for trial. This was the largest case handled by the U.S. Postal Service in the Pacific Area. Not only did she obtain a successful verdict, but she also received one of the highest awards in the organization and recognized for her outstanding litigation skills. Ms. Castañón also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorneys Office in the Northern District of California. She trained federal agents and prosecuted white-collar offenses, such as mail fraud and worker’s compensation fraud. She successfully defended a $600,000 dollar disability discrimination case in U.S. District Court for the Northern District and obtained a jury verdict in less than 30 minutes. From 2010-2012, Ms. Castañón served as Special Counsel to the City of West Covina. In this capacity, she advised the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern, and the members of City Council on high profile labor and employment cases. In January 2012, she served as lead counsel in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the City of West Covina. She successfully obtained a jury verdict on behalf of the City of West Covina. Since 2014, Ms. Castañón has served as Special Counsel to the City of Montebello. In this capacity, she defends the City on high profile labor and employment cases. Ms. Castañón has represented management before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, California Department of Industrial Relations, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Los Angeles Superior Court, and the United States District Courts in the Northern and Central Districts. In addition to litigating cases, Ms. Castañón advises and counsels management on various labor and employment matters, including wage and hour matters. She has trained management in the areas of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, reasonable accommodation, the interactive process, and FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act). She received her undergraduate degree in History at the University of California, Los Angeles. At UCLA, she received an academic scholarship and was on the Dean’s Honor List for four terms. Ms. Castañón received her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She is licensed to practice law before the State of California and the United States Court for the Central and Northern Districts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Ms. Castañón is a native of East Los Angeles and is fluent in Spanish. She has used her language skills to assist low-income Spanish speakers. She was profiled in the San Francisco legal periodical, The Recorder, for outstanding pro bono services. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the Mexican American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association.

Labor Law

138 Bulloch Ave, Roswell, GA 30075, USA

Area of Practice: ERISA Litigation Founding Member Nancy B. Pridgen, Esq. focuses her practice on employment litigation in the federal courts, and has handled, in some capacity, nearly every type of employment law matter that exists, including employment discrimination (age, race/nationality, gender, disability), retaliation, harassment, unemployment, FMLA, FLSA/wage and hour, ERISA/employee benefits, etc. Nancy also enjoys assisting businesses, business owners, executives and key employees navigate the waters of transitioning out of old and into new employment relationships, with all of their attendant issues (including, for instance, negotiating severance or other benefits, and drafting/negotiating new employment terms, etc.). Nancy counsels both employers and employees. Nancy sub-specializes in ERISA litigation, and has litigated scores of ERISA benefits claims and fiduciary cases throughout the country. Nancy first developed this expertise in ERISA litigation while at Alston + Bird, where she litigated numerous class actions and other complex litigation involving employee pension cases and welfare benefit claims. She writes and speaks often on ERISA/employment litigation topics; you can access the titles of her publications and speaking engagements below. She has also recently served as an officer in the Georgia State Bar Employee Benefits Section. Nancy brings to clients a wealth of federal litigation experience. She has litigated a wide array of cases including complex commercial litigation, securities, insurance, tax, immigration, antitrust, constitutional and common-law torts, and civil appeals. In addition to her active trial practice, Nancy has maintained her commitment to giving back to the community by, among other things, handling several low-cost or pro bono adoptions.