J. Bernard Alexander

J. Bernard Alexander, III is a founding partner of Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP, and a civil rights attorney who tries plaintiff employment and police excessive force cases. As president of the California Employment Lawyer Association (2014) he created an annual employment trial college that has graduated over 450+ attorneys. Bernard has been recognized as Trial Lawyer of the Year, by CAALA (2022), the Langston Bar Association (February 2024) and the San Francisco Trial Lawyer’s Association (May 2024).

Articles written by this author:

Proving gender and race discrimination in employment

A look at the legal tests for discrimination and the “causal connection” requirement

J. Bernard Alexander
Sandra Farzam

2018 March

Don’t walk out

A guide to getting the most value from a mediation, even if the case won’t settle

J. Bernard Alexander

2023 July

Employers may be held liable for single-incident harassment claims – racial epithets made by non-supervisors

Examining [[case]]Bailey[[/case]] in the broader context of employment-discrimination law

Hayley Solarz
J. Bernard Alexander

2025 February