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title: John Steven West
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# John Steven West

John Steven West is a partner in the law firm of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg. Since 1983, he has specialized in representing plaintiffs primarily in the area of employment law and in tort and business claims. His clients range from assembly-line workers to high-earning senior executives. Mr. West’s practice ranges from pre-litigation negotiations to all aspects of litigation, including appeals. He recently represented clients successfully before the California Supreme Court in a case involving the special employment doctrine, obtaining a reversal of a prior published decision by the Court of Appeal. Mr. West is a frequent speaker before various attorney and business groups on issues in employment law. He has served as a court-appointed arbitrator in numerous civil disputes and is a regular contributor to Advocate on employment-law issues.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Anti-SLAPP: Caveat actor, writer and broadcast personality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june/anti-slapp-caveat-actor-writer-and-broadcast-personality "Anti-SLAPP: Caveat actor, writer and broadcast personality")

Recent, ever broader interpretations of the statute may be burdensome to certain employment claims

[John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West")

[2015 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june)

## [Does the anti-SLAPP statute discriminate against FEHA plaintiffs?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/does-the-anti-slapp-statute-discriminate-against-feha-plaintiffs "Does the anti-SLAPP statute discriminate against FEHA plaintiffs?")

An analysis of [case]Decambre[/case] and how it injected the [case]McDonnell-Douglas[/case] burden-shifting test into anti-SLAPP motion consideration

[John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West")

[2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june)

## [Intentional infliction of emotional distress in employment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress-in-employment "Intentional infliction of emotional distress in employment")

You might be outraged at what is not outrageous for purposes of the tort claim

[John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West")

[2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)

## [The anti-SLAPP statute in 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/the-anti-slapp-statute-in-2020 "The anti-SLAPP statute in 2020")

Only the strong or the very well prepared survive, no matter what the cases say

[John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West")

[2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)