Justin G. Donner - a Fresno, CA Employment Law Lawyer

Fresno Employment Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Employment Law
Human Resource Consulting
Wage and Hour Law
Wrongful Termination
Business and Commercial Litigation

Litigation: 50%

Attorney Information

Overview

Justin Donner primarily focuses his practice on assisting and representing both private and public sector employers in relation to personnel management, legal compliance, and employment related disputes. He assists many different industries, including agriculture, banking, construction, food processing, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, security services, technology, and trucking/transportation.

The human resource management and compliance side of his practice includes risk mitigation and preventative counseling and training; performance management and discipline guidance; employment contracts; wage and hour audits; workplace investigations; and formulating legally compliant policies and procedures pertaining to a wide variety of areas such as recruitment, onboarding, wage and hour practices, leaves of absence, accommodation, job descriptions, reductions in force, workplace safety, and protection of confidential information and intellectual property. Mr. Donner also has experience assisting employers with legal issues that can arise with the selling or buying of a business.

Mr. Donner also dedicates a substantial amount of his practice to defending entities and individuals in a wide variety of employment and business litigation matters, including class action and PAGA representative lawsuits. Mr. Donner has extensive experience with claims concerning unfair competition, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leaves of absence, breach of contract, intellectual property infringement, and wage and hour issues such as claims for unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, meal period and rest break violations, misclassification, unreimbursed expenses, wage statement violations, and associated penalties.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Justin G. Donner included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019 - 2022

Other Sources of Feedback About Justin G. Donner

Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California
  J.D.
  Law Journal: Hastings Business Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor , 2016 - 2017
Non Legal Education
- California State University, San Marcos, California, 2014
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

McCormick Barstow LLP, Associate Attorney, 2017 - 2022
Sagaser Watkins & Wieland PC, Associate, 2022 - 2023

Bar Admissions

California, 2017
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California

Other Affiliations

Fresno County Bar Association, - 2017

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Contact

Fresno, CA

5260 N. Palm Avenue
Suite 400
Fresno, CA 93704

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Phone: 559-421-7000

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Website: https://www.sagaserlaw.com

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