Menaka N. Fernando

Attorney Menaka N. Fernando is a partner with the Outten & Golden LLP law firm, and she works primarily out of the firm's San Francisco law office. A top-ranked trial lawyer with more than 11 years of total legal experience, Ms. Fernando provides exceptional counsel, advocacy and support to clients across her region and beyond who have legal needs involving any of the following areas:

• Sex discrimination and harassment
• Gender, race, age and pregnancy discrimination
• Retaliation and wrongful termination
• Other employment law matters

Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Ms. Fernando is an active lobbyist who seeks to affect positive changes in the state's employment laws. A leader in her field, she is also co-chair of the California Employment Lawyers Association, and she has helped draft bills to bolster California's harassment and antidiscrimination laws.

Moreover, Ms. Fernando is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association's executive board, and she serves on the board of Open Door Legal, a nonprofit in San Francisco. She also works with Stand Up for Workers PAC, and she is an active member of several other local, state and national legal organizations.

Recognized for her remarkable professionalism and outstanding client service, Ms. Fernando has earned consistent recognition from her peers, and Lawdragon 500 has named her on its 2021 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers list in the United States. She also holds a "Superb" client rating on Avvo. 

A 2005 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Ms. Fernando obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Hastings College of Law in 2010. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California.