--- title: Genie Harrison url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison --- ![Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Harrison-Genie_b4f2f6f4332a221cf8984e1e4ffed10b.jpg) # Genie Harrison Genie Harrison is the principal of the *Genie Harrison Law Firm*, where she focuses on plaintiff’s employment, civil rights and wage and hour matters. Ms. Harrison is one of only two women in the state of California named by the Daily Journal as a Top Labor & Employment Lawyer for five years in a row. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Plaintiff’s Employment Litigation and been named by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 and Top 75 Women Litigators in California. In 2014 she was elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. In 2013 Ms. Harrison received CAALA’s Presidential Award. ### Articles written by this author: [![Try more cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Harrison-thinkstock-112706640_295278d20ae4f6618a768e805df32c90.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/try-more-cases-2 "Try more cases") ## [Try more cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/try-more-cases-2 "Try more cases") Trying more cases increases the value of the cases you settle, and when you win it is p-o-w-e-r-f-u-l [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2015 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july) ## [Effective use of the California Family Rights Act & Pregnancy Disability Leave laws](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april/effective-use-of-the-california-family-rights-act-pregnancy-disability-leave-laws "Effective use of the California Family Rights Act & Pregnancy Disability Leave laws") Pregnancy Disability Leave applies during and after pregnancy, under limited circumstances [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2016 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april) ## [Using closing argument to support your “plaintiff jurors” in deliberation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january/using-closing-argument-to-support-your-plaintiff-jurors-in-deliberation "Using closing argument to support your “plaintiff jurors” in deliberation") Your best chance to win is to empower the jurors who are already with you to persuade the rest of the jury that your argument has merit [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2018 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january) [![Tips for mediating #MeToo cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Harrison-istock-866106596_c40c7e6a50f70d0d0c5874fb07d7422f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/tips-for-mediating-metoo-cases "Tips for mediating #MeToo cases") ## [Tips for mediating #MeToo cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/tips-for-mediating-metoo-cases "Tips for mediating #MeToo cases") Learn and embrace HerStory, let her show you by reenactment exactly what happened [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august) [![“Me too” and “not me too” evidence in employment litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/cover-iStock-829414500_a61b9212ff88afe235bdfda7ae545423.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/me-too-and-not-me-too-evidence-in-employment-litigation "“Me too” and “not me too” evidence in employment litigation") ## [“Me too” and “not me too” evidence in employment litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/me-too-and-not-me-too-evidence-in-employment-litigation "“Me too” and “not me too” evidence in employment litigation") Proving that an employee harassed or the employer discriminated against similarly situated individuals other than the plaintiff [Amber Phillips](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/amber-phillips "Amber Phillips") [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [Mary Olszewska](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mary-olszewska "Mary Olszewska") [2018 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october) ## [If the cause is just, I’m all in](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/if-the-cause-is-just-i-m-all-in "If the cause is just, I’m all in") I’m a civil rights attorney. I don’t do PI cases [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january) ## [We are here because of lies](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/we-are-here-because-of-lies "We are here because of lies") And where do we go from here? [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) ## [Now for some good news](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/now-for-some-good-news "Now for some good news") CAALA Vegas is a go for September, with the expectation that everyone who wants to be vaccinated can do so before Labor Day [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march) ## [Google Law, PC](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/google-law-pc "Google Law, PC") The State Bar plans to bring non-lawyers into the practice of law. It’s time for you to become involved [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [The road back to normalcy at LA Superior Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-road-back-to-normalcy-at-la-superior-court "The road back to normalcy at LA Superior Court") Plans for the New Civil Jury Trial and virtual MSC take shape [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may) ## [LA Superior and CAALA take positive steps owing to the pandemic](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/la-superior-and-caala-take-positive-steps-owing-to-the-pandemic "LA Superior and CAALA take positive steps owing to the pandemic") A terrible, tragic year has led to some important advances [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june) ## [Resilience](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/resilience "Resilience") Volunteer settlement officers with ten years’ litigation experience are needed for LASC’s new virtual MSC program [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july) ## [Stuart Zanville to retire after 17 years](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august/stuart-zanville-to-retire-after-17-years "Stuart Zanville to retire after 17 years") Search committee formed to seek new executive director [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august) ## [Updates: State Bar seems determined to open the practice of law to non-lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/updates-state-bar-seems-determined-to-open-the-practice-of-law-to-non-lawyers "Updates: State Bar seems determined to open the practice of law to non-lawyers") Also: Virtual MSC platform for LA Superior PI cases is a success with a dozen cases settled [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september) ## [CAALA Vegas is bigger, more inclusive than ever](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/caala-vegas-is-bigger-more-inclusive-than-ever "CAALA Vegas is bigger, more inclusive than ever") 114 attorney speakers and 17 bench officers speak on 105 topics [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september) ## [3,374](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/3374 "3,374") A look back at the people and programs that made CAALA Vegas 2021 a huge success [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october) ## [Paraprofessionals to provide “access to justice,” but for whom?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/paraprofessionals-to-provide-access-to-justice-but-for-whom "Paraprofessionals to provide “access to justice,” but for whom?") Insurers and other large corporations are funding this effort nationwide, with a plan to crush the lawyers who oppose their interests [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november) ## [Looking forward to the CAALA Gala award ceremony](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/looking-forward-to-the-caala-gala-award-ceremony "Looking forward to the CAALA Gala award ceremony") And the nominees are… [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november) ## [Ends are not bad things](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/ends-are-not-bad-things "Ends are not bad things") We can see the future of CAALA through the lens of last year’s accomplishments [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [Stuart, we will miss you as a leader and a friend](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/stuart-we-will-miss-you-as-a-leader-and-a-friend "Stuart, we will miss you as a leader and a friend") Members pay tribute to the retiring executive director, Stuart Zanville [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december) ## [It’s not over ‘til it’s over](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july/it-s-not-over-til-it-s-over "It’s not over ‘til it’s over") State Bar initiatives to allow non-lawyers to practice law still pose existential threats [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2022 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july) ## [Inclusion and equity in the legal environment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/inclusion-and-equity-in-the-legal-environment "Inclusion and equity in the legal environment") You – yes, you – have obligations [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february)