Tracy L. Fehr
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in Los Angeles, California
Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP
Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Appellate, Employment Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 2005
Education: University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2015 Call today:
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Tracy L. Fehr is a partner at Alexander Morrison + Fehr LLP who represents employment law and appellate clients. Her clients are located throughout California, and she handles the following types of cases: wrongful termination, whistleblower, harassment, defamation, retaliation, discrimination, equal pay and compensation, civil rights, and appeals.
Admitted to practice in the state of California in 2005, Ms. Fehr has earned a reputation as a passionate, hard-working attorney. In 2020, she was named one of the Daily Journal Top Women Lawyers. During her career, she has worked extensively on cases involving the Fair Employment and Housing Act and has been recognized by her peers for her dedication to the law and providing fair employment practices for workers. She regularly speaks on employment law and appellate issues and is currently co-authoring an employment law treatise.
Ms. Fehr is very active in California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and became a board member in 2023. She is the chair of CELA's Amicus Committee and co-edits CELA's monthly employment law update. She is also active in the CRD, Womens, and Elimination of Bias in the Judiciary Committees. Ms. Fehr is also a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the Labor & Employment, Appellate, and Litigation Sections of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Ms. Fehr attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a minor in history in 2002. At the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, she earned a Juris Doctor in 2005.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Appellate, Employment Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Appeals, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 20% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 50% Appellate
- 30% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2005, California
Professional Webpage: https://amfllp.com/about/tracy-l-fehr/
- Board Member, California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) since January 2023, 2024
- Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA), 2024
- Member, Labor and Employment Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2024
- Member, LEFTJAW, since 2006, 2024
- Member, Santa Monica Bar Association
- Published opinion in Doe v. Superior Court (Na Hoku) (2023) 95 Cal.App.5th 346. Successfully sought and received an Order Issuing Alternative Writ of Mandate. Defendant paid arbitration fees late under the new Code of Civil Procedure §1281.98, breaching its arbitration agreement. The Court held that a mailed arbitration check constitutes late payment if the check is not received by the due date., 2023
- Published opinion in Bassett Unified School District v. Superior Court (Ross) (2023) 89 Cal.App.5th 273. Affirmed lower court’s order denial of disqualification of trial judge based on conduct by another judge. Disqualification may have resulted in reversal of the plaintiff’s $25 million FEHA retaliation verdict., 2023
- Ninth Circuit Memorandum Opinion in Merlo v. McDonough. Reversed the district court’s order granting summary judgment on plaintiff’s age discrimination and retaliation claims, and reversed the award of costs to defendant. , 2023
- Successful Writ in John v. Superior Court (Methodist Hospital). Court of Appeal ordered the trial court to vacate its order preventing depositions of key retaliation witnesses under the apex doctrine. , 2023
- Successful Writ in Carlisle v. Superior Court (Beaver Medical). Reversed the trial court's grant of defendant’s petition to compel arbitration. The arbitration agreement was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable and was therefore unenforceable., 2023
- Unpublished opinion in Turner v. Pacifica Foundation. Reversed lower court’s ruling sustaining demurrer without leave to amend. The Court of Appeal held that Plaintiffs must be allowed to file a 4th Amended Complaint. Resurrected a case involving major malfeasance and breach of fiduciary duties by a non-profit board of directors., 2023
- Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine 2017-2024, 2024
- Top Women Attorneys in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine in 2017-2024, 2024
- Daily Journal Top Women Lawyers, Daily Journal, 2020
- USC Gould School of Law, 2002-2005
- Binghamton University, B.A. in Psychology and a minor in History, summa cum laude, 2002, 1998-2002
- CELA Conference panel on preparing your case for appeal and protecting the record in the trial court., Speaker, Help Me Help You: How to Avoid Losing Your Appeal Before It Starts, CELA, 2022
- LACBA Saturday Seminar regarding the California Supreme Court's Lawson decision and its effect on Labor Code 1102.5 cases., Speaker, Blowing the Whistle in California: The Bar Just Got Higher for Employers - How Lawson changes the Evidentiary Standard under Labor Code Section 1102.5, LACBA, 2022
- Guidance for attorneys on negotiations, settlement value, preparing for mediation, etc., Speaker, Negotiations in Employment Cases, Employment Attorneys Representing Employees, 2021
- Monthly employment law update summarizing notable cases., Editor in Chief, CELA Bulletin (monthly), Attorneys And Judges, 2024
- Published decision in Curtis v. Superior Court (CELA) (2021) 2021 WL 1115484, confirming the discoverability of the name of an attorney who breached the California Employment Lawyers Association listserv., 2021
- Published decision in Glynn v. Superior Court (Allergan) (2019) 42 Cal.App.5th 47, reversing summary adjudication of several Fair Employment and Housing Act claims., 2019
Office location for Tracy L. Fehr
1900 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310-394-0888
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2015
