Diana Y. Seo

Bar / Professional Activity

• Arizona State Bar, 2015
• California State Bar, 2021

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

•  Chef and Food Preparer filed a wage and hour lawsuit against the Café and the Owner of the business, and the case settled in the amount of $25,000 when Plaintiffs sought over $770,000 recovery., 2023
• Restaurant Worker who forked for eight (8) months for the Catering Restaurant as a cook received $30,000 in settlement for his unpaid overtime and retaliation claims., 2022
• Moving Company Worker who worked for sixteen (16) days was granted $20,834.72 plus post-judgment interest after filing a motion for default judgment., 2023
• Nail Salon Worker who worked for less than one (1) year received over $30,000 in settlement for her unpaid wages and retaliation claims., 2023
• Reduced over $880,000 fine and civil penalties entered against a Japanese Restaurant by the New York State Department of Labor., 2024
• Successfully dismissing the Mexican Restaurant Worker’s discrimination charge based on gender (e.g., pregnancy status) brought against the Restaurant by the New York State Division of Human Rights., 2024
• Successfully negotiated on behalf of the Bakery to walk away from a pre-litigation wage and hour dispute without paying any settlement amount. *The potential Plaintiff did not file any claims against the Bakery and the employee’s time to file the claims was expired. (smaller font for the italicized sentence)., 2022
• Successfully getting the later-added Individual Defendant out of the federal court action filed by the Carwash Workers after filing a Summary Judgement Motion., 2026
• Successfully dismissing the Restaurant Worker’s wage and hour claims filed against the Persian-Meditation Restaurant from the federal court after filing a motion to dismiss., 2023
• Successfully dismissing the Restaurant Worker’s discrimination charges based on her immigration status and national origin brought against the Salvadorian Restaurant by New York State Division of Human Rights., 2024
• Successfully dismissing the Skin Care Clinic Technician’s discrimination charge based on her pregnancy status brought against the Skin Care Clinic by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission., 2024
• Chef filed a wage and hour lawsuit against the Pizzeria and the case settled in the amount of $20,000 when Plaintiff sought over $140,000 recovery., 2023
• Janitor filed an unpaid wage claim against the Cleaning Company that provided commercial cleaning services, and the case settled in the amount of $16,000., 2023
• Two Deliverymen filed a wage and hour lawsuit against the Food Court and the Owner of the business, and the case was eventually settled in the amount of $20,000 when the Deliverymen sought over $120,000 recovery., 2022

Educational Background

• UCLA Bachelor of Arts, 2009

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Defense and Business Disputes