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Description of Practice:
Monica M. Quinn is senior counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where she practices in the Labor and Employment Law Department. She handles all employment disputes including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, constructive discharge, and other employment-related matters at all levels of state and federal court. She also defends employers before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and in arbitration proceedings.
Her employment law counseling practice includes providing advice on employee handbooks and policies, training, wage and hour issues, employee discipline, trade secret issues, drug and alcohol testing, privacy, leave issues, harassment and discrimination laws, and all other areas of personnel administration. Monica has also conducted management and employee seminars and training on discrimination and harassment issues.
In recent matters, she has argued summary judgment motions leading to dismissal of negligent hiring, discrimination, harassment and other tort claims against her clients and obtained a defense verdict in a federal court jury trial alleging discrimination, retaliation, and violation of the federal/state medical leave laws.
Monica is currently a member of the State Bar of California, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association, and the Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Monica was an associate with the Orange County office of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP and a member of the firm’s employment litigation practice.
Educational History:
Mrs. Quinn received her B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, in 1995 from the University of California at Riverside. She received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, in 1998, where she served as an Articles Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. | 