Barbara A. Lawless
Top rated employment litigation attorney in San Francisco, California
Lawless, Lawless & McGrath
Practice Areas: Employment litigation, Employment & labor; view more
Licensed in California since: 1972
Education: University of California Berkeley School of Law
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Lawless, Lawless & McGrath
354 Pine StreetFourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104 Visit website
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Representing those in the San Francisco Bay Area facing legal issues of employee and employment law, Barbara A. Lawless is a founding partner at Lawless, Lawless & McGrath. She handles cases of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, representing employees. Admitted to practice by The State Bar of California since 1972, she has over four decades of experience and knowledge earned inside and out of the courtroom.
Ms. Lawless shares her insights into the employment law through lectures and seminars given to the Labor And Employment Law Section of the State Bar, the Continuing Education of the Bar, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and the California Trial Lawyers Association Wrongful Termination Program. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Marymount College and went on to earn a Juris Doctor from the University of California at Berkley Law.Â
A member of The State Bar of California, The Bar Association of San Francisco, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the National Employment Lawyers Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates, Ms. Lawless has spent years advancing her professional knowledge and experience. She has worked as a board member of the Consumer Attorneys of California since 1992, for eight years as a board member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and as president of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
During her tenure as a skilled attorney, Ms. Lawless has published several pieces of writing and been awarded the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the AAJ’s Distinguished Law Firm Award.
Practice areas
Employment litigation: plaintiff, Employment & labor: employeeFocus areas
Employment discrimination, Wrongful termination, Retaliation, Employment law - employee
- 90% Employment litigation: plaintiff
- 10% Employment & labor: employee
First Admitted: 1972, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.lawless-lawless.com/attorney/lawless-barbara-a/
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
- California Lawyers Association, Member, Board, 1990 - 1998
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1993
- California, 1972 Â
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, Board, 1992 - Present
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- State Bar of California, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- California Employment Lawyers Association, Board Member, 1990 - 1998
- SuperLawyers, 2013 Â
- Distinguished Law Firm Award, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the AAJ
- "Wrongful Termination From Employment", CTLA Forum, April, 1982
- "Wrongful Discharge, The Employees Duty of Good Faith", Trial, December, 1982 Â
- Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1982
- Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988 - 1996
- Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1998
- Chair, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Wrongful Termination Seminar, 1982
- Chair, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Wrongful Termination Seminar, 1991 - 1996
- Moderator and Lecturer, CTLA Wrongful Termination Program, 1990 - 2000
- Moderator and Lecturer, "Effective Jury Trial Techniques for Wrongful Discharge and Discrimination Cases", Labor or Employment Law Section of State Bar Â
- Marymount College, B.A., 1968
- London School of Economics Â
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Office location for Barbara A. Lawless
354 Pine Street
Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-391-7555
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