Janet H. Leader is a Partner in the firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Employment Law practice group. 

Ms. Leader advises and counsels human resources professionals and corporate counsel. She represents private and public employers in actions brought before administrative agencies and state and federal courts alleging all types of employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, wage and hour violations, as well as wrongful termination, defamation, privacy and related contract claims. 

Ms. Leader’s previous experience includes working as outside counsel at well-known national and regional law firms, working as in-house counsel for a Silicon Valley high-tech multinational corporation overseeing and assisting global human resources, and working as an attorney/investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor. 

She also has significant experience representing and defending commercial liability insurers in complex insurance coverage matters and bad faith litigation.

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