Twila S. White
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Selected to Rising Stars: 2007, 2009 - 2011
- Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (50%),
- Employment & Labor: Employee (40%),
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (10%)
A talented labor and employment law attorney, Twila S. White is the founder of her own firm that is located in Los Angeles, California (near LAX). Ms. White has recently opened a Santa Barbara office, to better serve the Ventura and Santa Barbara County areas. Providing representation to prospective, current and former employees throughout the greater Los Angeles area, she handles cases involving workplace discrimination arising out of various federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Ms. White also has experience with violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Ms. White also provides assistance to male and female employees who have been the victims of sexual harassment, and she represents whistleblowers who have been the subject of demotions, terminations and other unlawful forms of retaliation. In one notable 2009 California case, she established a precedent for the introduction of so-called "me too" evidence regarding a claim of workplace discrimination. On the basis of her achievements, Ms. White has been named a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100.
Active in a variety of professional organizations, Ms. White is a member of the board of governors of both the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Consumer Attorneys of California. She is also a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, and she sits on the board of directors of Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities. She has been a featured speaker and presenter at numerous employment law and legal conferences and seminars. Admitted to practice in California, Ms. White holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California and a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Employment Litigation (50%): Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation
Employment & Labor (40%): Employment Law - Employee, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Sexual Harassment
Personal Injury - General (10%): Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff
Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employee, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff
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Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2020 Rising Stars: 2007, 2009 - 2011
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About Twila White
Admitted: 2000, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.terminationlawyer.com/About/Twila-S-White.shtml
Honors/Awards:
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities Honorary Board of Directors, Gold Level, 2019
- Daily Journal Top Labor and Employment Lawyers 2019
- Super Lawyers Top 50 Southern California Women, 2019
- Appointed to California Judicial Council Committee on Providing Access and Fairness, September 2018-2021
- Elected to Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities Board of Directors, December 2015-December 2018
- Appointed to California Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, September 2015-2021
- Southern California Super Lawyer, Listed in Los Angeles Magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2018
- Southern California Super Lawyer, Listed in Los Angeles Magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2018
- Appointed to California Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, September 2015
- Elected to Consumer Attorneys of California Board of Governors, November 2017
- Appointed to Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Board of Governors, At Large Member, October 2015
- Elected to Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities Board of Directors, December 2015
- Southern California Rising Star, 2007, 2009-2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities, Board Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Governors
- California, 2000
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Board of Governors
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Member
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Featured Presenter: Consumer Attorneys of California: Do No Harm: Connecting the Human Story to Damages, Palm Springs, CA 2018, Speaker
- Featured Moderator: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles: “Opening Statements Panel, Mediation/998s/Negotiation Panel, Evidence & Demo Technology Panel”, Las Vegas, NV, August 2019
- Featured Moderator: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles: “Employment Law Panel, Specialty Credits Panel, and Hot Topics Insurance Bad Faith”, Las Vegas, NV, September 2018
- Featured Speaker: Los Angeles Daily Journal Employment Law Forum: “Pay Equity Panel”, Los Angeles, CA, July 2018
- Featured Speaker: Legal Eagles for Truth Justice and the America Way, Presentation concerning "me too" evidence and Johnson v. United Cerebral Palsy case, Venice, CA, June 2009
- Featured Speaker: California Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Victories Panel, Oakland, CA, October 2009
- Featured Speaker: California Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Annual Law Review Panel, Los Angeles, CA, October 2010
- Featured Speaker: Deposition Skills Seminar, California Employment Lawyers Association, Los Angeles, CA, June 2012
- Featured Speaker: LACBA Labor and Employment Law Seminar Unpacking the Litigation Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Employment Law, Los Angeles, CA, November 2013
- Featured Speaker: Winning An Adverse Action Case, Where the Adverse Action Isn't Termination, San Francisco, CA, November 2014
- Featured Speaker: CAALA Practice Series: Banking, Budgeting & Financing for the Solo Firm, Los Angeles, CA, October, 2015
- Featured Speaker: Employment Law Roundtable with Twila White, "Anatomy of An Employment Case", Los Angeles, CA, February 2016
- Featured Speaker: 2016 CAALA Convention, Employment Trial Skills, Pre-Trial Prep: Themes, Witnesses, Evidence and the Jury, Las Vegas, NV, September 2016
- Featured Speaker: Litigating Employment Cases Efficiently, San Francisco, CA, November 2016
- Featured Speaker: CAALA Webinar: Injured Employees (Series 2)-Gender Discrimination, Los Angeles, CA, April 2017
- Featured Speaker: Western Trial Lawyers Association: Representing Plaintiffs in Sexual Harassment Cases, Maui, HI, June 2017
- Featured Speaker: The American Association For Justice Annual Convention: Framing Your Case, Appealing To People With Widely Divergent Views, Boston, MA July 2017
- Featured Speaker: 2017 CAALA Convention, The 20 Minute Voir Dire, Las Vegas, NV, September 2017
- Featured Presenter: California Employment Lawyers Association Judges Evaluation Dinner 2017, Los Angeles, CA, November 2017
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Honeycutt v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 25 Cal.App.5th 909(2018)
- Taylor v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center , 2014 WL 1255314 (2014)
- Johnson v. United Cerebral Palsy, 173 Cal.App.4th 740 (2009)
Educational Background:
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, B.S., Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Last Updated: 9/16/2019