Leading Employment Lawyers (Employee Representation) – Orange County, 2026

The 2026 listing of leading Employee & Union focused Orange County Employment Lawyers details attorneys practising within the areas of employment, discrimination and harrassment matters across the Greater Orange County legal market whose practice has strong employee/union representation focus and who have been identified by LA & the county’s employment lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Preeminent

Tamara S. Freeze, Workplace Justice Advocates PLC

Stephen C. Kimball, Sessions & Kimball LLP
Robert Odell, Odell Law, PLC
Don D. Sessions, Sessions & Kimball LLP
Samuel A. Wong, Aegis Law Firm PC

Leading

Richard E. Donahoo, Donahoo & Associates, PC
Kashif Haque, Aegis Law Firm PC
Andrew J. Jaramillo, Altus Law Firm
Dawn M. Knepper, Knepper Law PC
Samuel P. Nielson, Elite Employment Law APC

Recommended

Darren J. Campbell, Aitken Campbell Heikaus Weaver
Jibit Cinar, Cepkinian-Cinar Law Inc.
Ana De La Torre, The De La Torre Firm
Taylor DeRosa, Rizio Lipinsky Law Firm
Marcelo A. Dieguez, Diefer Law Group P.C.
William E. Donahoo, Donahoo & Associates PC
Lauren Grochow, Grochow Law APC
James R. Hawkins, James Hawkins APLC
Daniel Kalinowski, Grochow Law APC
Sean T. Nguyen, Altus Law Firm
Branigan A. Robertson, Branigan Robertson Inc.
Sandeep J. Shah, Shah Law Group P.C.
Michael Walker, Employee Justice Legal Group

The 2026 rankings of leading Employee Lawyers in the Greater Orange County Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Californian Employment Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.