George S. Azadian

Top rated employment litigation attorney in Pasadena, California

Azadian Law Group, PC
George S. Azadian
Azadian Law Group, PC

Practice Areas: Employment litigation, Employment & labor, Class action & mass torts; view more

Licensed in California since: 2007

Education: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2023 Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017

Azadian Law Group, PC

790 East Colorado Boulevard
Suite 903F
Pasadena, CA 91101 Visit website

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The founder of the Azadian Law Group, PC, George S. Azadian focuses his practice exclusively on employment law on behalf of employees and executives. From the firm's offices in Pasadena and Los Angeles, California, he provides representation to plaintiffs (employees and executives) in cases involving wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour violations. 

Because of the size of the settlements and jury/arbitration awards he has obtained for his clients, Mr. Azadian is a member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is also highly regarded by his fellow professionals, as attested to by his receipt of an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 "Superb" peer-review rating through Avvo. Mr. Azadian is an active participant in the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the National Employment Lawyers Association. In 2016, his law firm was selected by the oldest and most respected legal publication in California, Daily Journal, as one of the Top 20 Boutique Law Firms in all of California. Boutique law firms are those that specialize in a niche area of law, such as labor and employment, appellate, bankruptcy, etc. The Daily Journal honor is one of the most coveted in California by any law firm and involves an intensive selection process with thousands of nominees of which only 20 law firms are selected to the list. Azadian Law Group, PC was the only employment law firm in Los Angeles selected for the legal award.

Mr. Azadian pursued his undergraduate education at Georgetown University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in accounting magna cum laude in 2004. He then went on to attend UCLA School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2007. After being honored at graduation with membership in the Order of the Coif, Mr. Azadian joined the Los Angeles-based international law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP. After tenures with two other firms, he founded the Azadian Law Group, PC, in 2015. Admitted to practice in California, Mr. Azadian is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Employment litigation: plaintiff, Employment & labor: employee, Class action/mass torts: plaintiff

Focus areas

Employment discrimination, Wrongful termination, Retaliation, Employment law - employee, Wage & hour laws, Whistleblower, Sexual harassment, Labor law, Class actions

First Admitted: 2007, California

Professional Webpage: https://azadianlawgroup.com/attorneys/los-angeles-employment...

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Member
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member
  • California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), Member
Honors/Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
  • A Perfect 10.0 Rating On Avvo, deemed “Superb”
  • Order of the Coif, UCLA School of Law
  • Super Lawyers’ 2012-16 “Rising Star” Award In Class Actions and Employment Litigation
  • Pasadena Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” Award, 2012-16
  • Pasadena Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” Award, 2012-15
  • Multi-Million Advocates Forum® and Million Dollar Advocates Forum ®, Member
  • Ranked 7th/356 in Graduating Class, UCLA School of Law
Verdicts/Settlements:
  • $160,000: Failure To Accommodate Clerical Employee
  • $3,000,000: Wage & Hour Class Action (Irizarry v. Healthcare Services Group, Inc.)
  • $510,000: Wrongful Termination Of Healthcare Professional For Gender Discrimination
  • $150,000: Wrongful Termination Lawsuit On Behalf Of Doctor
  • $735,000: Breach Of Contract Action Against Medical Center (Strauser/Ramirez v. El Centro Regional Medical Center)
  • $450,000: Discrimination And Wage Claims By Salesperson
  • $120,000: Discrimination Lawsuit On Behalf Of Hospital Administrator
  • $300,000: Wrongful Termination of Bank Employee Included In A Layoff
  • $114,500: Disability Discrimination & Failure To Accommodate
  • $250,000: Wrongful Termination of Bank Employee
  • $100,000: Age Discrimination Lawsuit On Behalf Of Accounts Payable Employee
  • $200,000: Discrimination Lawsuit On Behalf Of Nurse
  • $5,700,000: Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress (Fitzgibbons, M.D. v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings Inc.)
  • $669,308: Retaliation And Wrongful Termination Of Macy's Employee (Frontino v. Macy's)
  • $150,000: Wrongful Termination Lawsuit On Behalf Of Nurse
  • $800,000: Wrongful Termination Of Nurse For Patient Advocacy
  • $450,000: Wrongful Termination Of Health Care Executive
  • $145,000: Retaliation Lawsuit On Behalf Of Doctor
  • $325,000: Wage & Hour Lawsuit Settlement
  • $115,000: Gender Discrimination And Harassment Lawsuit
  • $270,000: Wrongful Termination of Radiology Technologist
  • $110,000: Hostile Work Environment On Behalf Of Hourly Employee
  • $200,000: Discrimination of Pharmacist Employee
  • First chaired and secured a Final Arbitration Award of $9,957,411.17 in the matter entitled, Dr. Eleftherios (Stephen) Vamvakas, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, MPhil v. Consultants For Pathology And Laboratory Medicine (CPLM) and Dr. Mahul B. Amin, M.D.
  • $125,000: Retaliation Lawsuit On Behalf Of Hourly Worker
  • $152,500: Wrongful Termination Of Medical Professional
  • $985,000: Wrongful Termination
  • $500,000: Wrongful Termination Of Doctor For Whistleblowing
  • $150,000: Unsafe Working Conditions Lawsuit On Behalf Of Pharmacist
  • $340,000: Wrongful Termination of Hospital Executive
  • $120,000: Retaliation Lawsuit On Behalf Of Hourly Worker
  • $300,000: Wrongful Termination Of Information Technology Employee
  • $110,000: Retaliation Lawsuit On Behalf Of Nurse
  • $250,000: Harassment of Hospital Employee
  • $100,000: Retaliation Lawsuit On Behalf Of Psychologist
Educational Background:
  • Georgetown University, Bachelor of Science, Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Major: Accounting, 2004

Office location for George S. Azadian

790 East Colorado Boulevard
Suite 903F
Pasadena, CA 91101

Phone: 626-449-4944

Selections

6 Years Super Lawyers
6 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2023
  • Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017

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Up-and-Coming 100: Southern California Rising Stars: 2016 - 2017

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