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title: J. Bernard Alexander
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![J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Alexander-J-Bernard_06a9d6a03c9ebca3a7183ae57ce3c749.jpg)

# 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march/proving-gender-and-race-discrimination-in-employment "Proving gender and race discrimination in employment")

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

[J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bernard-alexander "J. Bernard Alexander")
[Sandra Farzam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sandra-farzam "Sandra Farzam")

[2018 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-march)

## [Don’t walk out](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/don-t-walk-out "Don’t walk out")

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

[J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bernard-alexander "J. Bernard Alexander")

[2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july)

[![Employers may be held liable for single-incident harassment claims – racial epithets made by non-supervisors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Alexander-Solarz-istock-1445181712_14166afc27d5b78865d1159b27979c9d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/employers-may-be-held-liable-for-single-incident-harassment-claims-racial-epithets-made-by-non-supervisors "Employers may be held liable for single-incident harassment claims – racial epithets made by non-supervisors")

## [Employers may be held liable for single-incident harassment claims – racial epithets made by non-supervisors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/employers-may-be-held-liable-for-single-incident-harassment-claims-racial-epithets-made-by-non-supervisors "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/hayley-solarz "Hayley Solarz")
[J. Bernard Alexander](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bernard-alexander "J. Bernard Alexander")

[2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february)