--- title: Andrew H. Friedman url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman --- ![Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-Andrew_2391614d708c2f816b603dcb2b7a0f8f.jpg) # Andrew H. Friedman Andrew H. Friedman is a partner with Helmer Friedman LLP in Culver City. He received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from Cornell Law School, where he was an Editor of the Cornell Law Review. Mr. Friedman clerked from the Honorable Judge John T. Nixon (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee). Mr. Friedman represents individuals and groups of individuals in employment law and consumer rights cases. Mr. Friedman is the author of Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases (James Publishing 2005-2016). Mr. Friedman served as Counsel of Record in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. et al. (Case No. 10-56068) where he successfully convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for certiorari that he filed on behalf of his clients. In January 2017, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sotomayor, reversed the Ninth Circuit and ruled in favor of Mr. Friedman’s clients. * * ### Articles written by this author: ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2013](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-june/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2013 "The best and worst employment cases of 2013") For better and for worse, the cases employment litigators must know today [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Courtney Abrams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/courtney-abrams "Courtney Abrams") [2014 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-june) ## [The best, worst and most useful employment cases of 2014](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june/the-best-worst-and-most-useful-employment-cases-of-2014 "The best, worst and most useful employment cases of 2014") The bounty of good decisions was both surprising and heartening [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Courtney Abrams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/courtney-abrams "Courtney Abrams") [2015 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june) ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2015](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2015 "The best and worst employment cases of 2015") The good, the bad, and the most useful: A look back at the year’s most important employment law cases [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june) ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2016](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2016 "The best and worst employment cases of 2016") We pull back the curtain to turn the spotlight on the cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june) [![The best and worst employment developments of 2017](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman_istock-862596772_b3fd489beae4b77e00cb459ad83a7001.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2017 "The best and worst employment developments of 2017") ## [The best and worst employment developments of 2017](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2017 "The best and worst employment developments of 2017") A brief overview of the cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may) [![The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-istock-938887280_9a690189b0091a4684027347aa3e2f8c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-i "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I") ## [The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-i "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I") An overview of the legislative developments that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may) [![The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-istock-945696668_31c5ab311b2835076d8d44dc3021b38a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-ii "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II") ## [The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-ii "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II") A review of the recent cases most useful to plaintiff employment practitioners [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may) [![The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-istock-610969214_180812161b9684a85d22efcf640c21aa.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2019 "The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019") ## [The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2019 "The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019") A brief overview of the most important case law developments that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may) [![The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Cover-iStock-1218694351_f1cec988d245d2850a4dec5e327ee321.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2020 "The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020") ## [The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2020 "The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020") The most important cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Samson B. Spiegelman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samson-b-spiegelman "Samson B. Spiegelman") [2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may) [![The best and worst employment cases of 2021](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-istock-1187848604_9c2cfa31cfb375e3060f74d19a67c8e7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2021 "The best and worst employment cases of 2021") ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2021](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2021 "The best and worst employment cases of 2021") The cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Taylor Markey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/taylor-markey "Taylor Markey") [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april) [![2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-Kelly-istock-1396632703_11ba93c557e1aa577a3071a00572dc0a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/2023-s-new-employment-laws-with-a-bit-of-color-commentary "2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)") ## [2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/2023-s-new-employment-laws-with-a-bit-of-color-commentary "2023’s new employment laws (with a bit of color commentary)") With the state legislature firmly in the hands of Democrats, the rights of working people enhanced by new laws [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Erin M. Kelly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-m-kelly "Erin M. Kelly") [2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february) [![The best and worst employment cases of 2024](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Friedman-istock-2149608491_f97c53dc39f1836389bf16719686900b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2024 "The best and worst employment cases of 2024") ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2024](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2024 "The best and worst employment cases of 2024") A brief overview of the cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary) [Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman") [Erin M. Kelly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-m-kelly "Erin M. Kelly") [2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february)