Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Sacramento, CA

Honors/Awards:

• The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state., Superlawers Rising Star, Superlawyers, 2020
• Why These Employment Lawyers? Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Sacramento Employment Lawyers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best. We scored 188 Employment Lawyers in Sacramento, CA and Picked the Top 19, Best Employment Lawyers in Sacramento, Expertise, 2020
• Best Employment Lawyers in Sacramento Expert recommended Top 3 Employment Lawyers in Sacramento, California. All of our employment lawyers face a rigorous 50-Point Inspection, which includes customer reviews, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, trust, cost and general excellence. You deserve only the best!, Three Best Attorneys, Rated Three Best, 2020
• The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state., Superlawers Rising Star, Superlawyers, 2019
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Association 2017 Best Employment Lawyers Three Best Rated 2016 Top 10% Lawyers of Distinction 2016 Best in Employment Law Sacramento Small Business Excellence 2016 AVVO Rated Superb AVVO Top Lawyer, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2017

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted to practice is the following Courts: All California State Courts US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit U.S. District Central District of California U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2020

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Co-Chair, Public Employees Committee, California Employment Lawyers Association, 2020
• State of California State Personnel BoardAdmitted to Practice 2015 - Present United States District Court for the Northern District of California Admitted to Practice 2015 - Present Capital City Trial Lawyers AssociationMember2014 - Present State Bar of CaliforniaHousing & Public Accommodation Subsection 2012 - Present Asian Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento Member 2012 - Presen tSacramento County Bar AssociationMember 2011 - Present United States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaAdmitted 2011 - Present SacLEGALSustaining Member 2008 - Present State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law SectionMember 2008 - Present National Employment Lawyers AssociationMember 2007 - Present California Employment Lawyers AssociationMentor, Public Sector Committee 2007 - Present Consumer Attorney Association of Los AngelesMember 2010 - 2014, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Serve as Co-Chair of the Public Employee Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association.  A non-profit organization: CELA exists to protect and expand the legal rights and opportunities of all California workers and to strengthen the community of lawyers who represent them. We accomplish this through education and advocacy for worker justice., 2020
• California Employment Lawyers Association; served on ad hoc committee to review changes to regulations relating transgender status under the to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, 2018

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• CELA Annual Conference Introduction to Representing Public Sector Employees The panel will cover three important subjects that arise in representing local, state, federal employees: (1) administrative procedures, (2) writs and appeals, and (3) litigation. There will be an overview of common administrative procedures (due process and various evidentiary hearings). The panel will also discuss the opportunities for new attorneys in this area of legal practice. Finally, there will be a discussion of various litigation-related topics such as exhaustion, government tort claims, whistleblower statutes, disability discrimination, wage and hour claims in the public sector, government immunity, and free speech., Moderator and Speaker, Introduction to Representing Public Employees, CA Employment Lawyers Association, Employee Rights, 2019

Verdicts/Settlements:

• Client v. Public Agency Employer   Practice Area: Sexual harassment Date: Dec 01, 2016 Outcome: Confidential Six Figure Settlement Description: Peace officer subjected to discrimination on the job. Client v. Public Agency Employer   Practice Area: Employment and labor Date: Dec 01, 2015 Outcome: Confidential Six Figure Settlement Description: Peace Officer subjected to discrimination on the job. Public Accommodations Discrimination   Practice Area: Civil rights Date: Oct 01, 2015 Outcome: Confidential Settlement Description: Represented client in Unruh Civil Rights Act public accommodations transgender discrimination case v. fortune 500 corporation Public Accommodations Discrimination   Practice Area: Civil rights Date: Oct 17, 2014 Outcome: Judgment for client Description: Successfully represented client in a denial of public accommodations case under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act Client v. Hotel   Practice Area: Civil rights Date: Oct 17, 2014 Outcome: Confidential Settlement Description: Denial of Equal Public Accommodations in Violation of Unruh Civil Rights Act Unpaid wages, whistleblower retaliation   Practice Area: Employment and labor Date: Jan 01, 2013 Outcome: Confidential Settlement Description: Successfully represented client in a whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour case against employer    Hate Crime   Practice Area: Discrimination Date: Dec 27, 2012 Outcome: Confidential Settlement Description: Race Discrimination and Harassment under the Fair Employment and Housing Act; Ralph Hate Violence; Constructive Discharge: Manager displayed a weapon and called client racial slur. International Client v. Corporate Defendant   Practice Area: Commercial real estate Date: Jul 20, 2012 Outcome: Exposed sham corporate office Description: Represented European client defrauded by defendant who was using a sham California business headquarters. Client v. Corporate Defendant and Individual Employer   Practice Area: Employment and labor Date: Jun 06, 2012 Outcome: Confidential Settlement Description: Employee subjected to race/national origin discrimination; whistle blower retaliation, 2011

Transactions:

• Reeves v. Sacramento Protective Services LLC (2016) Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2014-00171174. Summary Judgment., 2016
• Client v. Regents of the University of California (2020) Arbitration - Order of Reinstatement from dismissal with full back pay and benefits., 2020
• Guillen v. Ararat Adult Day Health Care, Inc. (2015) Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2014-00163051 - Defeated Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration, 2015
• Farag v. Department of Business Oversight (2018) Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC664111 - Summary Judgment in a National Origin Discrimination Case, 2018
• Stout v. Macy's West Stores (2018) Sacramento Superior Court  Case No. 34-2018-00236714 - Overruling Demurrer by Defendant, 2018
• Asselin-Normand v. America Best Value Inn (CA Third District Court of Appeal).  Successfully appealed a decision of the trial court on behalf of a plaintiff in a discrimination case.   (Asselin-Normand v. America's Best Value Inn (Jan. 28, 2019, No. C086863) ___Cal.App.5th___    , 2019

Representative Clients:

• Successfully represented an employee of the University of California in an arbitration of dismissal.  Client reinstated with full back pay and benefits., 2020

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Mr. Chang’s practice areas include litigating claims on behalf of individuals for employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and civil rights. Mr. Chang has also prosecuted cases under the Ralph Civil Rights Act for cases of hate violence. Mr. Chang has over two decades of experience in the public sector, including over fifteen years as a sworn peace officer, including as a patrol officer, investigator, supervising investigator, special agent, and senior special agent. Mr. Chang was formerly a supervising investigator for one of California’s largest law enforcement agencies, where he supervised a team of investigators, conducting internal affairs, and equal employment opportunity investigations. Mr. Chang was previously Chief Executive Officer of National Flare Company, Inc. At National Flare, Mr. Chang developed, patented, and manufactured, a new safety device for road flares that reduced the number of end user injuries previously associated with the industry standard. Mr. Chang received his Juris Doctor from Concord Law School where he was a distinguished scholar and distinguished Oral Advocate in a Plaintiff’s ADA case. Mr. Chang received his BA in Political Science at the University of California at Davis, and a Masters in Criminal Justice at Boston University., 2017

Videos:

• Speaking about Concord Law School at Purdue University, Concord Law School at Purdue University Global Overview, Employee Rights, 2019

Educational Background:

• Concord Law School
• University of California at Davis
• Boston University