Cara Van Dorn
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in La Jolla, CA
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Civil Rights, Consumer Law; view more
Licensed in California since: 2018
Education: Wake Forest University School of Law
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619-369-4523
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
7911 Herschel AvenueSuite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037 Visit website
Cara Van Dorn is Senior Litigation Counsel in the La Jolla, California office of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP. Highly knowledgeable in employment and consumer protection law, Ms. Van Dorn represents individuals in the areas of employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and wrongful termination, as well as fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and false advertising.
In addition to her employment and consumer protection cases, Ms. Van Dorn also represented 22 victims of the now-infamous fraudulent and predatory pornography scheme GirlsDoPorn, in a 99-day trial that ended with a judgment of over $20 million, permanent injunctions prohibiting the company's deceptive and unlawful practices, and criminal convictions of the wrongdoers. Alongside the same team of attorneys, Ms. Van Dorn represented 50+ GirlsDoPorn victims in a trail-blazing sex trafficking case against the company that owns and operates behemoth pornography website Pornhub.com.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Rights, Consumer Law, Employment & Labor: EmployeeFocus areas
Consumer Protection, Employment Discrimination, Fraud, Retaliation, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 70% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Rights
- 10% Consumer Law
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
First Admitted: 2018, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.sanfordheisler.com/team/cara-van-dorn/
Bar / Professional Activity
- California
Educational Background
- Wake Forest School of Law, cum laude, 2017
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 2008
Honors
- CALI awards, Wake Forest School of Law
Office location for Cara Van Dorn
7911 Herschel Avenue
Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 619-369-4523
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2024 - 2026