Brent Buchsbaum - Long Beach, CA
Attorney at Buchsbaum & Haag
Employment Law Lawyers in Long Beach, CA
100 Oceangate Suite 1200 Long Beach, CA 90802
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28
Years
Experience
Long Beach Employment Law Lawyer
Updated: 06/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Brent has practiced almost exclusively in the area of employment law for more than twenty years. Before starting the current firm, he spent 16 years at a plaintiff's employment law firm, which was one of the largest employee rights firms in Southern California. Brent has handled hundreds of employment cases against some of the largest, most powerful corporations in the country, including Chevron, Bank of America, Walmart, Boeing and many others.
During the course of Brent’s career, he has obtained settlements, awards and verdicts in excess of $50,000,000. These cases ranged from individual wrongful termination cases to large class actions, where compensation was provided to hundreds or even thousands of employees. Brent has represented virtually every type of employee, covering almost every socioeconomic status, all while proving he can fight, and win, against large corporations and entities with near-unlimited legal resources.
Background
Brent was raised in Laguna Beach and attended Laguna Beach High School, where he played tennis and basketball. In 1994, he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at the University of California Santa Barbara, where he graduated cum laude. After college, Brent followed through with his ambition to become a lawyer, enrolling at the University of San Diego School of Law, where he earned his law degree in 1997. It was in law school that Brent decided that fighting for the rights of people who had been harmed, including employment rights, was rewarding and offered him a chance to make a real difference in his clients’ lives. Ultimately, he decided a career helping employees was more rewarding than defending corporations or other powerful interests.
Representative Results
Brent Buchsbaum has obtained significant results for employees in a wide range of employment disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and whistleblower matters. As lead trial counsel, he has recovered more than $40 million for his clients through verdicts and settlements. His representative results include:
- $3.4 million settlement in MR v. Confidential.
- $1.9 million settlement in PH v. Confidential.
- $1.8 million settlement in JD v. Confidential.
- $1.75 million settlement in JC v. Confidential.
- $1.3 million settlement in AC v. Confidential.
- $1.24 million settlement in JH v. Confidential.
- $1 million settlement in CO v. Confidential.
- $980,000 settlement in RM v. Confidential.
- $900,000 settlement in RH v. Confidential.
- $850,000 settlement in HR v. Confidential.
- $650,000 settlement in RC v. Confidential.
- $500,000 settlement in MF v. Confidential.
- $1.17 million jury verdict in a wrongful termination lawsuit against the City of Pasadena.
- $100,000-plus punitive damages jury verdict in a false imprisonment case involving a former Costco employee.
These results illustrate Brent's experience successfully representing employees in complex employment matters involving workplace rights, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in future cases.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2026
- Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee (CAALA)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
Other Sources of Feedback About Brent Buchsbaum
Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1997
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of California,
Santa Barbara,
California, 1994
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Major: Psychology
Bar Admissions
- California, 1998
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1999
Other Affiliations
- California Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
- State Bar of California's Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Active Member)
- Long Beach Bar Association (Member)
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