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Jonathan H. Siegel

Jonathan H. Siegel

Siegel LeWitter Malkani
  • Employment Law
  • California
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Biography

Jonathan Siegel, the founding partner of Siegel LeWitter Malkani has spent over thirty years representing employees. His experience runs the full range of cases from individual jury trials to class actions to arbitration and administrative hearings. Jonathan has enjoyed outstanding success in all forums, while building an enviable reputation as a formidable advocate, but one whose word can be trusted.

Jonathan has successfully tried individual cases to juries, judges and arbitrators. He has received substantial six and seven figure jury awards in discrimination cases related to age (Tetzchner v. Unitank - Contra Costa), pregnancy (Byer v. Haider - San Francisco) and sexual harassment (Rogers v. ARINC - Alameda). He has achieved similar awards in arbitration hearings for employment fraud, wrongful termination and pregnancy discrimination. He recently obtained a substantial confidential settlement for a whistleblower in the health care industry.

Jonathan has also obtained outstanding results as lead counsel in class action litigation of wage and hour cases. He is unique among employment lawyers in also maintaining an active practice representing labor organizations. This has enabled him to sharpen his litigation and negotiation skills, to the benefit of all of his clients, through conducting several hundred arbitration and administrative hearings and helping to resolve dozens of collective bargaining agreements. In 2011, he succeeded in obtaining a rerun of the largest private sector union election in over fifty years due to unlawful election conduct, after a twenty-three day trial before the National Labor Relations Board.

Practice Area
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Partner
Siegel LeWitter Malkani
Current
Education
Wesleyan University
B.A.
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Golden Gate University School of Law
J.D. (1977)
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Awards
Top Employment Attorneys
The Recorder Newspaper
Super Lawyer - Employment and Labor
Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Top Attorneys in Northern California
San Francisco Magazine
Professional Associations
Earl Warren Inn of Court
Member
Current
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California State Bar  # 78143
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Jonathan H. Siegel's Website Profile
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Siegel LeWitter Malkani Website
Blog
Bay Area Employment Lawyer Blog
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Contact & Map
Siegel LeWitter Malkani
1939 Harrison St
#307
Oakland, CA 94612
US
Telephone: (510) 452-5000 Ext. 308
Fax: (510) 452-5004