The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused San Diego Employment Lawyers details attorneys practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across the greater San Diego legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the city’s employment lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Bronchetti | Greenberg Traurig LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Ellen Bronchetti |
| Stacy Fode | Nukk-Freeman & Cerra PC | Doyle’s ranking record: Stacy Fode |
| Danielle Hultenius Moore | Fisher Phillips | Doyle’s ranking record: Danielle Hultenius Moore |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Micaela Banach | Nukk-Freeman & Cerra PC | Doyle’s ranking record: Micaela Banach |
| Nadia Bermudez | Meyers Nave | Doyle’s ranking record: Nadia Bermudez |
| Guillermo Escobedo | Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Guillermo Escobedo |
| Kelly Gemelli | Gemelli Employment Law | Doyle’s ranking record: Kelly Gemelli |
| David Hoiles Jr | Jackson Lewis PC | Doyle’s ranking record: David Hoiles Jr |
| George Howard Jr | Quarles & Brady LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: George Howard Jr |
| Tim Johnson | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Johnson |
| Karimah Lamar | Littler Mendelson PC | Doyle’s ranking record: Karimah Lamar |
| Christopher Olmsted | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Olmsted |
| Fred Plevin | Quarles & Brady LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Fred Plevin |
| Brandon Saxon | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Brandon Saxon |
| Spencer Skeen | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Spencer Skeen |
| Leonid Zilberman | Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Leonid Zilberman |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Berger | Berger & Williams LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Harvey Berger |
| Edwin Boniske | Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Edwin Boniske |
| William Browning | Browning | Hocker | Doyle’s ranking record: William Browning |
| Lauren Bushman | Fisher Phillips | Doyle’s ranking record: Lauren Bushman |
| Thomas Daugherty | Klinedinst PC | Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Daugherty |
| Jesse Ferrantella | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Jesse Ferrantella |
| Matthew Holder | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Holder |
| Brooke Nevels | Nevels Nichols LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Brooke Nevels |
| Christopher Nichols | Nevels Nichols LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Nichols |
| John Nordlund | Littler Mendelson PC | Doyle’s ranking record: John Nordlund |
| Aaron Olsen | Fisher Phillips | |
| Christopher Rowlett | Perez Vaughn & Feasby Inc | Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Rowlett |
| Seana Scholtemeyer | Klinedinst PC | Doyle’s ranking record: Seana Scholtemeyer |
| Sam Sherman | TencerSherman LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Sherman |
| Phillip Stephan | Meyers Nave | Doyle’s ranking record: Phillip Stephan |
| Cynthia Stratton | Stratton & Green ALC | Doyle’s ranking record: Cynthia Stratton |
| Timothy Williams | Berger & Williams LLP | Doyle’s ranking record: Timothy Williams |
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