Attorney Profiles

As a partner in the firm, Brent specializes in representing employees in wrongful termination cases. He has worked exclusively in the area of employment litigation since he began practicing law in 1998. Through the years, Brent has successfully represented hundreds of plaintiffs in employment-related litigation, obtaining significant settlements and jury verdicts against Fortune 500 companies, large government entities, as well as small and medium-sized employers. Since he joined forces with Gary Carlin to launch the firm in July of 2004, he has been lead trial counsel in employment cases that generated more than $7 million dollars for his clients. He has handled virtually every type of labor and employment dispute, including claims of sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, whistle-blowing, racial discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and gender discrimination. In addition, he has also successfully prosecuted cases based on breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and other civil claims that often arise in the context of employment. Brent recently recovered $1.17 million in a well-publicized wrongful termination suit against the City of Pasadena (read more). Brent was also nominated as Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for 2008.

Brent was raised in Laguna Beach, and attended Laguna Beach High School, where he played tennis and basketball. In 1994, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he graduated with honors. After college, Brent followed through with his ambition of becoming a lawyer, enrolling at the University of San Diego School of Law, where he earned his law degree in 1997. It was in law school that Brent decided that representing individuals, particularly those who have been wronged, was much more rewarding than defending corporations.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Labor Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Sexual Harassment
• Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1998
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1999

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1997
  J.D.
  
  
• University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Nominee for 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Employment Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of California's Labor and Employment Law Section
  Member
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Active Member
  
  
• Long Beach Bar Association
  Member