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Los Angeles Office:
2049 Century Park East, 32nd Floor
Fax 310.557.2193
Practice Areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Employment Discrimination
Labor & Employment
Labor Unions / Collective Bargaining & Arbitration
Labor Litigation
Sexual Harassment
Japanese Companies
Wrongful Termination
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| Education: |
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., CUM LAUDE, 1975 |
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, A.B., CUM LAUDE, 1972 |
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PHI BETA KAPPA |
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| Bar Admissions: |
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10/27/1975 ILLINOIS |
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01/09/1979 CALIFORNIA |
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| Court Admissions: |
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, NINTH CIRCUIT |
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL DISTRICT |
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT, CALIFORNIA, EASTERN DISTRICT |
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1975 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, ILLINOIS, NORTHERN DISTRICT |
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1976 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SEVENTH CIRCUIT |
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1980 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN DISTRICT |
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1983 U.S. DISTRICT COURT, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN DISTRICT |
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| Bar Affiliations: |
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, LABOR LAW SECTION, 1980 - PRESENT |
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BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, LABOR LAW SECTION, 1982 - PRESENT |
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, LABOR SECTION, 1979 - PRESENT |
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, LITIGATION SECTION, 1975 - PRESENT |
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| Biography:
Hal Brody's practice is characterized by its diversity; he has represented employers in virtually every facet of labor and employment law.
For over twenty-five years, Hal has represented employers in almost every conceivable forum. He has appeared before the National Labor Relations Board in connection with union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practice charges. He has handled numerous labor arbitrations. He has appeared before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on a broad range of employment discrimination matters, and he has practiced before the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the United States Department of Labor on a wide variety of wage and hour issues. Although very much a labor generalist, over the past several years, Hal’s practice has focused on employment litigation. He has appeared before trial and appellate courts throughout California, successfully representing employers in such matters as wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, ERISA, wage and hour, and employment discrimination lawsuits. The diversity of Hal's practice can be guged by the range of employers he has represented in such litigations: financial institutions; museums; hospitals; airlines; retailers; newspapers; food processors and distributors; theme parks; publishers; and television and motion picture companies.
Hal received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972, where he graduated cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Northwestern University in 1975, where he graduated cum laude and was a member of its National Moot Court Team. Hal joined Proskauer's Los Angeles office in 1981 and has been a partner since 1987.
Hal has been an instructor at Golden Gate University, teaching health care labor law, and he was a guest lecturer in labor law at Southwestern University School of Law from 1979-1995. Hal has served on the Executive Committees of both the Los Angeles County and the State Bar of California’s labor law sections, and is currently the Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section. He also serves on the editorial review boards of The California Employer Advisor and The HR Advisor, and he writes and lectures frequently on a wide variety of employment law topics. Hal has been repeatedly acknowledged by Los Angeles magazine as a “Southern California Super Lawyer,” and was recently recognized by PLC Which Lawyer? in the category of labor and employee benefits.
Hal has also been active in community and charitable activities. He served as Chair of Westside Legal Services, formerly an important provider of legal services to low-income families, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Laurence School.
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