Michelle A. Reinglass

Michelle A. Reinglass

Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas

Employment Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration

Admitted	1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School	Western State University, J.D.
Member	Orange County Bar Association (President, 1993; Treasurer, 1991; Secretary 1990; Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1989; Chairman, Business Litigation Section, 1989); State Bar of California; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1989); Volunteers in Parole (Chair, Advisory Committee, 1990-1991). Listed Who's Who in American Law, 1994—. Who's Who in America, 1997—; ABOTA, O.C. Chapter, 1997—.
Biography	Recipient: Western State University College of Law Hall of Fame, 1993; OCTLA, Business Trial Lawyer of Year, 1995; OCWL, Lawyer of Year, 1996; ADL Jurisprudence Award, 1997; Named on of the Best Lawyers of America by "Best Lawyers.com," 2001—; Named by The Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California," 2001, as well as one of the "Top Female Litigators," 2002-2005; OCTLA, Employment Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2004; American Association of University Women "Women of Achievement Award," 2005; Inducted as a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2006; Named by Los Angeles Magazine as one of California's "Super Lawyers," 2004-2009, including one of the top 100 lawyers of Southern California, top 50 women lawyers, and top 50 Orange County Lawyers. Author: "Sexual Harassment - The Evolution & The Revolution," Women in the Workplace, Nov. 1993. Author: "You're Served, What to do When Served with Subpoena", O.C. Psychological Association, July 1994. Co-Author: Rutter Group/CJA, Wrongful Termination and Employment Discrimination Program Update, January, 1995. Co-Author: Rutter Group, California Practice Guide, Employment Litigation, Chapter on Sexual Harassment, Published 2001 and updates. Advisor, Action Guide on Establishing Good Client Relations, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990; CAOC, Arbitrations, 2001; CAOC, Attorneys Fees, 1999; OCBA Labor and Employment Section, "Arbitration after Circuit City and Armendariz," 2001; CAALA, "To Arbitrate or Litigate, 2001"; The Advocate Magazine, "Depositions and Discovery Quicksand," 2002; Bi-monthly column on employment law, trial advocacy, and related topics for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2001-2006; ABTL, "Removal & Remand: Real or Sham Defendants?," January 2006; CAALA, "Navigating Arbitration in Employment Cases," 2007; LACBA, Senior Lawyer Guide article "Mandatory Retirement: Greener Pastures?". Serves on Editorial Advisory Board and writes articles for Matthew Bender's Labor and Employment Bulletin. Presenter and Speaker: Bridging the Gap, Law and Motion, 1987-1993; Oral Advocacy Workshops, 1988, 1990 and Evidence for Business Lawyers, 1990; College of Trial and Advocacy, 1989-1991; 1989-1992, 1995; Orange County Bar Association. Advisor, Action Guide on Establishing Good Client Relations, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990; Lecturer, Law and Motion Seminar, California State Bar Convention, 1990-1991; Surviving Attorneys Fees Disputes, 1993-1994; Chairman and Delegate, Central District Delegation to 9th Circ. Judicial Conference, 1993-1995, 2002-2004; California Continuing Education of the Bar; Rutter Group/CJA Tort Litigation Program, "Wrongful Termination, Employment Discrimination," January 1995; Rutter Group/ CJA Litigation Program, "Employment Law," 1996-2001; Rutter Group, Civil Procedure Before Trial, 1998-2007; ABA, Employment Discrimination, 2004; CEB, Mediation & Arbitration Practice, 2005; OCBA, Mediations & Arbitrations, 2005; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Case Updates, 2005-2006; CAOC, Trials, 2006; CEB, "Sexual Harassment Prevailing & Dealing With," 2006; LACBA Labor & Employment Law Symposium: "Objection! Recurring Evidentiary Issues in Employment Litigation"; 2006; CAALA, "Hot Topics in Employment", 2007; CAALA, Arbitrations, 2007; CAOC, Women's Caucus, 2008; CAOC, Gender Bias, 2008; OCBA, Solo, Small Practices, 2008; SCMA, Cross-Cultural Mediations, 2008; League of Women's Voters, Independence of Judiciary, 2008. Michelle A. Reinglass
Born	Los Angeles, California, December 9, 1954
Languages	Spanish and French
Reported Cases	Nelson v. Carlson City Dana Point, 17 Cal. App. 4th 732 (1993); Corin v. Cal Poly Pomona, 45 Cal. App. 4th 1716 (1996); James Haluck, Michael Litton v. Ricoh Electronics, Inc., et al, 151 Cal. App. 4th 994 (2007); David A. Vazquez, Jose R. Armas, and Samuel Moreno v. Cargill, Inc., 509 F. Supp. 2d 903, (2007).
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