Practice areas: Employment & Labor
Licensed in California since: 2011
Education: New York University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022 
Free Consultation Genie Harrison Law Firm
523 W 6th StSuite 707
Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213-805-5301 Email: Mia Munro Visit website
Details
Mia Munro represents employees and workers to enforce their civil rights in California. Mia has taken cases to trial in court and in arbitration and has achieved six and seven-figure settlements for clients. She also serves on the Board of Governors and as Co-Chair of Labor & Employment at the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), and on the Legislative Committee for the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).
First Admitted: 2011, California
Professional Webpage: https://genieharrisonlaw.com/mia-munro/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Governors, Women Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), 2022-2023, 2023
- Co-Chair of Labor & Employment Committee, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), 2022-2024, 2023
- Co-Chair of Legislative Committee, California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), 2023-2024 Legislative Committee, California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), 2019-2023, 2023
- Women's Committee, California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), 2019-2023, 2023
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles (APABA), 2020-2023, 2023
- Consumer Attorney Association of California (CAALA), 2013-2023, 2023
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), 2022-2023, 2023
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Default judgment for $2.1 million in sex discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matter against production company, 2024
- $100 million settlement in class action matter McCracken v Riot Games, up for final approval in March 2023. This is one of the largest equal pay class action settlements in U.S. history., 2022
Honors/Awards:
- SuperLawyer Southern California, SuperLawyers, 2024
- https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2024-07-26-the-2024-lawdragon-500-leading-civil-rights-plaintiff-employment-lawyers, LawDragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, LawDragon, 2024
- Selected as Finalist for 2024 CAOC Consumer Attorney of the Year for the McCracken v Riot Games equal pay class action settlement https://caoc-convention.com/awards, 2024 Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), 2024
- https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2023-07-28-the-2023-lawdragon-500-leading-civil-rights-plaintiff-employment-lawyers, LawDragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, LawDragon, 2023
- Recipient of Top 10 Labor & Employment Settlements in California, 2022 for the class action settlement of McCracken et al. v Riot Games Inc. https://topverdict.com/lists/2022/california/top-10-labor-employment-settlements, Top 10 Labor & Employment Settlements in California, 2022, TopVerdict.com, 2022
- https://topverdict.com/lists/2022/california/number-1-settlements, Number 1 Workplace Harassment Settlement in California in 2022, TopVerdict.com, 2022
Educational Background:
- Punahou High School, 2001
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Our experienced panelists will discuss litigation and litigation-adjacent tools that advocates can use to combat gender discrimination and sexual harassment and affect systemic change in workplaces across California, the U.S., and internationally. Some of the tools to be discussed in the panel include class and representative actions, multi-plaintiff litigation, individual litigation, international labor standards, injunctions, government intervention, and the media. The panelists will also discuss recent developments in the law that enable litigators to advocate for systemic change more effectively, Speaker and Moderator, 2024 New Developments in Gender Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence in Employment and Education - Litigation Panel, Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Legal - Employment Lawyers, University Education, 2024
- Presented updates in employment discrimination, harassment and whistleblower case law at the California Employment Lawyers Association's 36th Annual Conference., Speaker, The Year In Review (FEHA and Whistleblower), California Employment Lawyers Association, Legal - Employment Lawyers, 2023
- Speaking on drafting effective settlements at the University of California Berkeley's Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Speaker, Rethinking Sexual and Gender Harassment Practice, Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Legal, 2023
- Discussed equal pay law, litigation strategies in equal pay class actions, and the McCracken v Riot Games litigation and class action settlement, Speaker, Equal Pay for Equal Play: McCracken v Riot Games & the Fight for Women’s Economic Rights, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Legal, 2022
- Experienced PAGA litigators for employers and employees will discuss the immediate and long-term impacts of the June 15, 2022 SCOTUS decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Angie Moriana, including history, analysis of the ruling and important practice tips for California practitioners. , Moderator, Viking River’s Impact on PAGA Claims – Where Do We Go From Here?, California Lawyers Association, Legal, 2022
- Spoke about substantive equal pay law, new developments in the law, and litigating class action equal pay cases, Speaker, Closing the Pay Gap: Trends & Developments in Pay Equity Litigation, LACBA Labor and Employment Annual Retreat, Legal, 2022
- Explained to CAALA members factors to look at in evaluating an employment case for litigation (including liability and damages) and first steps to take in litigation, Speaker, Is It Worth It? Identifying Issues at Intake for Success, CAALA New Lawyers Trial Skills Seminar, Legal, 2021
- Moderated panel describing updates in PAGA law, Moderator, PAGA Updates Webinar, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Legal, 2021
- Co-authored article in Daily Journal article regarding the intersection between ERISA and PDLL, Co-author, ERISA Not Likely to Preempt Pregnancy Leave Law, San Francisco Daily Journal, Legal, 2012
Office location for Mia Munro
523 W 6th St
Suite 707
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Selections
2 Years Super Lawyers
3 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022