Genie Harrison

Genie Harrison

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.

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Try more cases

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

Effective use of the California Family Rights Act & Pregnancy Disability Leave laws

Pregnancy Disability Leave applies during and after pregnancy, under limited circumstances

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

Tips for mediating #MeToo cases

Tips for mediating #MeToo cases

Learn and embrace HerStory, let her show you by reenactment exactly what happened

“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

Genie Harrison
Mary Olszewska
Amber Phillips

If the cause is just, I’m all in

I’m a civil rights attorney. I don’t do PI cases

We are here because of lies

And where do we go from here?

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

Google Law, PC

The State Bar plans to bring non-lawyers into the practice of law. It’s time for you to become involved

The road back to normalcy at LA Superior Court

Plans for the New Civil Jury Trial and virtual MSC take shape

LA Superior and CAALA take positive steps owing to the pandemic

A terrible, tragic year has led to some important advances

Resilience

Volunteer settlement officers with ten years’ litigation experience are needed for LASC’s new virtual MSC program

Stuart Zanville to retire after 17 years

Search committee formed to seek new executive director

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

CAALA Vegas is bigger, more inclusive than ever

114 attorney speakers and 17 bench officers speak on 105 topics

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A look back at the people and programs that made CAALA Vegas 2021 a huge success

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

Looking forward to the CAALA Gala award ceremony

And the nominees are…

Ends are not bad things

We can see the future of CAALA through the lens of last year’s accomplishments

Stuart, we will miss you as a leader and a friend

Members pay tribute to the retiring executive director, Stuart Zanville

It’s not over ‘til it’s over

State Bar initiatives to allow non-lawyers to practice law still pose existential threats