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Employment Attorneys in San Jose, California

Every employment lawyer and employment attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to employment matters in San Jose. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

One date controls everything that follows: three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department, per Cal. Gov. Code § 12960. After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200. Read the record below with that clock in mind.

This page is the San Jose chapter of the registry's statewide record · Employment Lawyers in California collects every county and city.

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Statute of limitations

Three years to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation complaint with the Civil Rights Department.

Cal. Gov. Code § 12960

After the CRD issues a right-to-sue notice, suit must follow within one year (Cal. Gov. Code § 12965). Most wage claims reach back three years under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338: up to four via Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200.

Employment · San Jose roster

295 active attorneys with an address of record in San Jose list employment among their practice areas on the registry, out of 3,596 active attorneys whose address of record is in San Jose.

By count, the practice areas most often listed by San Jose attorneys are business law (698), criminal defense (462), litigation (457), intellectual property (379) and family law (320). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.

6 of the 3,596 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.

For 269 of the 3,596 active attorneys in San Jose, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (171), Chinese (136), Japanese (115) and French (114). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Reading the roster in San Jose. For a workplace matter, look for attorneys who practice employment law on the side of the table you sit on, most represent either workers or employers, rarely both. Ask whether the attorney has taken wage-and-hour or FEHA cases through the county's superior court or PAGA and arbitration procedures, how they evaluate damages, and whether they work on contingency for termination and harassment claims. Bring your personnel file, pay records, and any severance offer to a first call.

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Employment matters in San Jose

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • wrongful termination
  • unpaid wages and overtime
  • meal and rest break violations
  • misclassification as an independent contractor
  • sexual harassment
  • workplace discrimination
  • retaliation and whistleblower claims
  • pregnancy and family leave
  • disability accommodation
  • severance agreements
  • PAGA and wage-and-hour class actions

No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Santa Clara County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.

Employment in San Jose · questions, from the record

How many employment attorneys have an address of record in San Jose?

295 active attorneys list employment among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in San Jose, out of 3,596 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.

Do attorneys in San Jose work in languages other than English?

For 269 of the 3,596 active attorneys in San Jose, the registry holds a language other than English; by count, Spanish (171), Chinese (136), Japanese (115) and French (114). Attorneys themselves confirmed Spanish (1); the rest come from a firm website published in that language, which describes the website, not the attorney.

Can I describe my employment matter to attorneys in Santa Clara County?

Yes. No consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Santa Clara County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.

Which nearby cities have their own employment page?

San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.

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Source: Cal. Gov. Code § 12960 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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