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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP - Palo Alto, CA

Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff Lawyers in Palo Alto, CA

300 Hamilton Avenue Suite 500 Palo Alto, CA 94301

  • Free Consultation
  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 15 Years 
    Experience

Palo Alto Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff Law Firm

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff
  • Discrimination
  • Age Discrimination
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Race Discrimination
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Religious Discrimination
  • National Origin Discrimination
  • Sexual Orientation Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wage & Hour Law
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Retaliation
  • Whistleblower/Qui Tam
  • Employment Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Action Litigation
  • Civil Rights
  • Workers' Rights
  • Women's Rights
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration Rights
  • Sex Abuse-Plaintiff
  • Title IX Matters
  • Sexual Assault-Plaintiff
  • Public Interest Litigation
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Securities Fraud-Plaintiff
  • Financial Fraud-Plaintiff
  • Financial Mismanagement-Plaintiff
  • ERISA & 401(k) Matters

Firm Information

Overview

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP, has an office in Palo Alto, California, along with seven others across the country, making us one of the most prominent and successful full-service employment law firms in the nation. Serving C-level executives, business managers, hourly employees and others, we have achieved remarkable success helping our clients obtain the favorable outcomes they seek for their complex legal challenges involving any of the following:

  • Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Whistleblower and qui tam claims
  • Wage and overtime disputes
  • Financial & 401(k) Mismanagement
  • Sexual violence, Title IX, and victim’s rights
  • Asian American litigation and finance
  • General public interest litigation
  • Appeals

Since first opening our doors, our law firm has recovered substantial settlements and verdicts for our plaintiff clients, including a $253 million class action settlement against a major pharmaceutical company and a settlement of more than $762 million in a whistleblower case.

From our success, The American Lawyer has recognized us for having obtained the largest verdict ever awarded for a class action involving employment discrimination. Additionally, our lawyers have earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from our peers as being among the best employment lawyers in the country.

Devoted to superior client service, we promise to do all we can to help you obtain the positive results you seek efficiently and cost-effectively. As evidence of our diligent and dedicated efforts to those we serve, our law firm has received countless testimonials and referrals from our satisfied clients.

To schedule a free consultation concerning your legal matter, please complete the email form on this page or the contact form on our website. In addition to Palo Alto, we have law offices in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego and Nashville. We also offer virtual consultations to help keep you safe and healthy.


Awards and Honors

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Previous Law Firm Names

  • Sanford, Wittels & Heisler, LLP

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Attorneys

Qiaojing Ella Zheng

Managing Partner of the Palo Alto and San Francisco Offices

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Christine M. Salazar

Associate

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Staff

  • Alec Konstantin, Chief Operations Officer
  • Michael Greene, Chief Financial Officer
  • Kiara Pagan, HR Generalist
  • Elise Hasseltine, Legal Media Operations Lead

Qiaojing Ella Zheng

Managing Partner of the Palo Alto and San Francisco Offices

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Christine M. Salazar

Associate

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Staff

  • Alec Konstantin, Chief Operations Officer
  • Michael Greene, Chief Financial Officer
  • Kiara Pagan, HR Generalist
  • Elise Hasseltine, Legal Media Operations Lead

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Contact

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Palo Alto, CA

300 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 500
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Directions

Phone: 650-629-0099

Fax: 646-402-5651

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm, M-F

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

Additional California Locations

San Francisco, CA  (27.4 miles)

50 California Street
Suite 1538
San Francisco, CA 94111

Directions

Phone: 415-422-9292

Fax: 415-795-2021

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

La Jolla, CA  (420.8 miles)

7911 Herschel Avenue
Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037

Directions

Phone: 619-369-4523

Fax: 619-577-4250

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

Tennessee Locations

Nashville, TN  (1,947.8 miles)

611 Commerce Street
Suite 3100
Nashville, TN 37203

Directions

Phone: 615-245-6960

Fax: 615-434-7020

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

District of Columbia Locations

Washington, DC  (2,430.2 miles)

700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20003

Directions

Phone: 202-221-4003

Fax: 202-499-5199

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

New York Locations

New York, NY  (Main Office, 2,560 miles)

17 State Street
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10004

Directions

Phone: 646-512-8609

Fax: 646-402-5651

Email: Send a message

Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/

  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Free Consultations
  • Virtual Appointments

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