Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in San Francisco, CA

Honors/Awards:

• Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association , 2020
• Parliamentarian, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association , 2021
• American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Advocacy, Hastings College of Law, 2003
• Wiley W. Manuel Award, Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation , 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Vice President, National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Chapter, 2010-2013 Treasurer, National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Chapter, 2009-2010
• Member, California Employment Lawyers Association 
• Board Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association 
• Board Member, National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Chapter
• Board Member, National Lawyers Guild Foundation Board Member
• Member of the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
• California Bar Association, Member of Labor and Employment Law Section

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer Supervising Attorney - Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Bay Area Workers' Rights Clinic
• Volunteer Attorney for the Alameda County Bar Association's Volunteer Legal Services Program

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Panelist on strategies to prepare for trial., Panelist, Preparing for Trial (3-part series), San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
• CEB on Voir Dire, Presenter, Tips and Strategies for Your Next Voir Dire, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2017
• Discussion by trial lawyers on observed changes in juries under the Trump administration., Panelist, Juries in the Age of Trump, National Lawyers Guild, Bay Area Chapter, 2018
• Panel on lessons learned from recent wins and losses., Panelist, Recent Wins and Losses: Lessons Learned, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association , 2018
• Strategies for testifying for experts., Presenter, Advanced Testimony Skills for Experts of All Disciplines and Levels of Experience, Forensic Experts Witness Association, 2018
• Discussion on how to avoid discovery traps in employment law., Panelist , Common Traps in Discovery and How to Avoid Them, Consumer Attorneys of California Convention, 2018
• Discussion of Title XI due process amendments., Presenter, Employment Law Update and Proposed Changes to Title XI: Due Process or Undue Trauma, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association , 2019
• Panelist on strategies for experts for testifying., Panelist, Essential Testimony Tips for Expert Witnesses, Forensic Experts Witness Association National Convention, 2019
• Panelist on damages in employment law., Panelist, Damages in Employment Law, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
• Panelist on preventing the misuse of the Harris v. City of Santa Monica decision. , Panelist, Stop the Harrisment: Strategies for Preventing the Misuse of the Harris v. City of Santa Monica decision , California Employment Lawyers Association, 2019
• Presentation on the nuts and bolts of proving sexual harassment claims in employment law., Presenter, Proving Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Claims in Employment, California Alliance of Paralegals Conference, 2019
• Strategies on Story Telling at Trial, Author, Story Telling for Trial Lawyers: An Interview with Jury Consultant Karen Jo Koonan, The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2013
• Moderated panel on expanding voting rights., Moderator, Expanding Voting Rights in 2020 and Beyond, National Lawyers Guild, Bay Area Chapter, 2020
• Moderated panel on the challenges women face in trial., Moderator , Trial Lawyering While Female, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
• Moderated panel on document management techniques from case inception through trial., Moderator, Document Management: Strategies to Maximize Case Efficiency and Trial Success, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
• Considerations and pathways to entering politics after practicing law, Author, Entering Politics After a Legal Career: A Look at the Why, the How and the Why Not?, The Trial Lawyer Magazine, 2014
• Overview of Employment Law Claims Arising Out of California Leave Laws Violations, Co-Author with Stephen M. Murphy, Employment Law Claims Arising Out of California Leave Laws Violations, Plaintiff Magazine, 2016
• Article on legal strategies for proving individual age discrimination after a reduction in force., Author, “Out with the Old (Guy)": Useful Tips for Proving Individual Intentional Age Discrimination in a Reduction in Force, Plaintiff Magazine, 2020
• Profile of P. Bobby Shukla by Plaintiff Magazine, Profile: P. Bobby Shukla, Plaintiff Magazine, 2018

Verdicts/Settlements:

• Reising v. Bridge Bank, Western Alliance Bank (ADRS Case No. 16-7830-BLS). Total Verdict: $229,613., 2019
• Ortiz v. Mercy High School, San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-16-549915. Total Verdict: $635,259 , 2017

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Editor, The Trial Lawyer (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association publication), 2017
• Editor, The Trial Lawyer (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association publication), 2018
• Editor, The Trial Lawyer (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association publication), 2020
• Editor, The Trial Lawyer (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association publication), 2019
• Founding Member of the Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, 2003

Educational Background:

• University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. with Distinction
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2003