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19 years of experience
Employment Law, Civil Rights, Business Law
California

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Mr. Aune focuses primarily on employment matters including wrongful termination; discrimination based on protected categories such as age, disability, gender, national origin, and race; harassment and hostile work environment; retaliation; sexual harassment; whistleblower retaliation and whistleblower protection; breach of contract; and employment torts such as battery, sexual battery, and assault.

Mr. Aune represents whistleblowers in employment matters in both California state and federal court in cases involving violations of California Labor Code section 1102.5 Whistleblower Retaliation, the False Claims Act (FCA), the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA), and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These whistleblower cases often involve retaliation and wrongful termination.

Mr. Aune represents federal employees in employment matters including wrongful termination; discrimination based on protected categories such as age, disability, gender, national origin, and race; harassment and hostile work environment; retaliation and reprisal; sexual harassment; whistleblower retaliation and whistleblower protection. Mr. Aune represents federal employees before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and during the Equal Employment Opportunity law process when the case is with the federal agency employer.

Mr. Aune has extensive experience effectively litigating single and multi-plaintiff cases in California state and federal courts on a wide range of employment issues, including wrongful termination, d

Mr. Aune's areas of practice encompass a broad range of employment-related issues including:

1. Employment Law
2. Wrongful Termination
3. Whistleblower Retaliation and Protection
4. Workplace Discrimination
5. Harassment
6. Wage & Leave Disputes
7. Federal Employees & Contractors
8. Workplace Contracts

Practice Areas

Employment Law: Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Litigation

Additional Practice Area

Federal Employees, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cases.

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Fees

Free Consultation
Credit Cards Accepted
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California
Since 2005

Education

California St Univ San Marcos: Undergraduate Degree

McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific: Law Degree

Awards

$1,550,000 Jury Verdict for Whistleblower Retaliation Reported in Jury Verdict Alert: Jury Verdict Alert; 2025; Jury Verdict Alert reported the $1,550,000 jury verdict for whistleblower retaliation that Mr. Aune obtained for his client on December 11, 2025. The 15-day Jury Trial took place over 4 weeks on November 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, and December 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2024. Jury deliberations were on December 6, 9, and 10. The Punitive Damages Trial (Second Phase) took place on December 11, 2024. Jury deliberations were also on December 11, 2024.

$1,550,000 Jury Verdict Included in January 2025 UOP McGeorge School of Law Alumni Updates: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; 2025; The University of the Pacific (UOP) McGeorge School of Law’s January 2025 “Alumni Updates” included the $1,550,000 jury verdict Mr. Aune obtained for hic client against her former employer for Whistleblower Retaliation. The case is Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816.

$1,550,000 Jury Verdict Published in the Daily Journal: Daily Journal; 2025; The Daily Journal published in its January 17, 2025 “Verdicts & Settlements” section, the $1,550,000 whistleblower retaliation jury verdict Mr. Aune obtained for his client in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816. #Whistleblower #Retaliation #Trial #JuryTrial #Verdict #JanTAuneEsq #California #LosAngeles #LA #Burbank #CELA #NELA #FBA

Commendation for $1,550,000 Jury Verdict: City of Lancaster, California; 2025; On February 19, 2025 received Commendation from the City of Lancaster, California, for the $1,550,000 jury verdict I obtained for my client in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816. The Commendation was issued and signed by the City of Lancaster's Mayor, R. Rex Parris. Mayor Parris is a trial attorney.

$1,550,000 Jury Verdict for Whistleblower Retaliation: Lawsuit of Jessica Lee v. Kingsford Capital Management, LLC et al.; 2024; On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816, the jury returned a verdict of $1,550,000 for Plaintiff against defendant Kingsford Capital Management, LLC, on Plaintiff's claim for Whistleblower Retaliation under California Labor Code section 1102.5. I represent Ms. Lee and was the Trial Attorney. The Jury Trial took place at the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez, California.

Top 50 Wrongful Termination Jury Verdicts in the United States: TopVerdict.com; 2021; On January 13, 2021 the $1,505,561 Federal #Jury #Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019, in United States District Court, was recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 50 Wrongful Termination Jury Verdicts in the United States for the year 2019. The verdict is number 49 on the list. Here is link to the list that was published on January 13, 2021.

Top 10 Whistleblower Retaliation Jury Verdicts in the United States in 2019: TopVerdict.com; 2021; On January 13, 2021 the $1,505,561 Federal #Jury #Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019, in United States District Court, was recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 10 Whistleblower Retaliation Jury Verdicts in the United States for the year 2019. The verdict is number 49 on the list.

Top 50 Labor & Employment Law Jury Verdicts in the United States for 2019: TopVerdict.com; 2021; On January 13, 2021 the $1,505,561 Federal #Jury #Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019, in United States District Court, was recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 50 Labor & Employment Law Jury Verdicts in the United States for the year 2019. The verdict is number 49 on the list. Here is a link to more information on the verdict and the case: https://aunelaw.com/whistleblower-case/

Top 100 Labor & Employment Law Jury Verdicts in the United States for 2019: TopVerdict.com; 2021; The $1,505,561 Federal #Jury #Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019 has been recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 100 Labor & #Employment Jury Verdicts in the United States in the year 2019. The verdict is No. 49 and as a result is also a Top 50 verdict. Here is a link to more information on the verdict and the case: https://aunelaw.com/whistleblower-case/

Top 100 Jury Verdicts in Los Angeles County in 2019: TopVerdict.com; 2020; On November 5, 2020 the $1,505,561 Federal Jury Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019 was recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 100 Jury Verdicts in Los Angeles County in the year 2019. The Federal #Jury #Verdict is No. 58 on the list. Here is a link to more information on the verdict: https://aunelaw.com/whistleblower-case/

Top 50 California Labor & Employment Jury Verdicts for 2019: TopVerdict.com; 2020; The $1,505,561 jury verdict Mr. Aune obtained on behalf of his whistleblower client was listed by New York, New York based Top Verdict in the Top 50 California Labor and Employment Law Jury Verdicts in 2019. The whistleblower verdict is Number 25 on the list. Here is a link to more information on the verdict: https://aunelaw.com/whistleblower-case/

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in the Whistleblower Roundup - Nashville Tennessee: Whistleblower Roundup - Nashville Tennessee; 2019; The Nashville, Tennessee based law firm of Barrett, Johnson, Martin & Garrison, LLC's "#Whistleblower Roundup" reported on the the $1.5 million federal jury verdict obtained by trial attorney Jan T. Aune on behalf of Mr. Aune's #whistleblower client. The 8-0 unanimous federal jury verdict was obtained in the United States District Court, Central District of California, at the First Street U.S. Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California.

Commendation from City of Lancaster for $1,505,561 Federal Jury Verdict: City of Lancaster, California, signed by Mayor R. Rex Parris; 2019; Jan T. Aune, of The Law Office of Jan T. Aune, is honored to have received a Commendation from the City of Lancaster, California, for the $1,505,561.00 federal jury verdict obtained by Mr. Aune for his #whistleblower client in the case of Lillie v. ManTech International Corporation. The Commendation was issued on April 30, 2019 and signed by the City of Lancaster's Mayor, R. Rex Parris. Mayor Parris is a trial attorney.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict featured in The Register: The Register - United Kingdom; 2019; London, England and United Kingdom based technology news website "The Register" reported on the U.S. District Court, Central District of California jury #verdict of $1.5 million that Plaintiff's #trial #attorney Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistleblower client. The Register's story contains a hyperlink to the actual Verdict Form that was completed by the jury.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in The Trial Lawyer Magazine: The Trial Lawyer Magazine; 2019; The Trial Lawyer Magazine, a Magazine for Trial Lawyers and a Voice for Justice, published an article on the $1.5M federal jury verdict rendered in the #whistleblower case of "Lillie v. ManTech Int'l. Corp." The Law Office of Jan T. Aune, by Jan Aune, represented the Plaintiff in this U.S. District Court Jury Trial. I am honored to have the verdict included in The Trial Lawyer Magazine.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in JDSUPRA: JDSUPRA; 2019; JDSUPRA.COM (JD Supra) reported on the the $1.5 million federal jury verdict obtained by trial attorney Jan T. Aune on behalf of Mr. Aune's #whistleblower client. The 8-0 unanimous federal jury verdict was obtained in the United States District Court, Central District of California, at the First Street U.S. Courthouse located in Los Angeles, California.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in National Law Review: The National Law Review; 2019; In March 2019, the $1.5 million Federal Jury Verdict obtained by trial attorney Jan T. Aune on behalf of Mr. Aune's #whistleblower client was featured in The National Law Review's Jury Verdict Section. The jur trial took place at the First Street U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in News.Law: News.Law; 2019; On June 20, 2019 News.Law's "Civil Plaintiff" section reported on published an article the $1.5M federal jury verdict rendered in the #whistleblower case of "Lillie v. ManTech Int'l. Corp." The Law Office of Jan T. Aune, by Jan Aune, represented the Plaintiff in this U.S. District Court Jury Trial.

$1.5M Federal Whistleblower Verdict Published in Jury Verdict Alert: Jury Verdict Alert; 2019; On May 1, 2019, Jury Verdict Alert published an announcement of award on the $1.5M federal jury verdict rendered in the whistleblower case of "Lillie v. ManTech Int'l. Corp." The Law Office of Jan T. Aune, by Jan Aune, represented the Plaintiff in this U.S. District Court Jury Trial. Jury Verdict Alert is a news service for civil verdicts awarded in the state and federal courts of California. The announcement of awards is sent by e-newsletter to over 10,000 California trial attorneys.

Featured verdict in VerdictSearch for $1,505,561 Federal Jury Verdict - Whistleblower Retaliaton: VerdictSearch; 2019; Recognized and published as a Featured Verdict by New York, New York based VerdictSearch as one if its published Employment - Whistleblower Retaliation Verdicts for 2019 for our work on the $1,505,561 Federal Jury Verdict in Lillie v. ManTech International Corp. Specifically, the verdict was published in VerdictSearch's Vol. 18, Issue 11 - March 4, 2019 edition.

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