Kerri N. Kramer - Irvine, CA

Kerri N. Kramer is a Partner of Kring & Associates, APC. Her primary practice area is Employment Law. Ms. Kramer specializes in providing advice and counsel to employers, including preparation of handbooks and policies, assistance with workplace investigations, and training employees. She works directly with employers on major annual updates and on a daily basis to navigate California’s complicated employment regulations, guiding them through issues related to leave management, discipline, and wage and hour compliance.

Ms. Kramer also represents clients in all areas of employment litigation. She focuses on complex wage and hour actions, including class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) matters. She has also successfully represented her clients in individual litigation and arbitrations, including those involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, misclassification, and retaliation claims. She regularly obtains positive results for employers in administrative proceedings by governmental agencies, including the Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Civil Rights Division, and the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board.

For her work with employers, Ms. Kramer has been recognized in the 2022-2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America© in the areas of Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment and by Super Lawyers© as a 2023 Southern California Rising Star. In honor of her leadership in Employment Law, she was selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who^® in 2025.

As a first-generation law student, Ms. Kramer earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law in 2017 with an emphasis in Business Law. At Chapman, Ms. Kramer was honored with various awards and served as an Articles Editor for the Chapman Law Review, where her note was selected for publication.

Prior to law school, Ms. Kramer earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from San Diego State University, with an emphasis in Management. During her undergraduate career, Ms. Kramer was welcomed as a member of five national and international honor societies. Ms. Kramer now gives back to her alma mater by serving as Co-Chair of the SDSU Pre-Law Advisory Board.