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Barbara A. Lawless - San Francisco, CA

354 Pine StreetFourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94104

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Updated: 07/13/2023

San Francisco Wrongful Termination Law Lawyer

Overview

Barbara A. Lawless has over 35 years of experience representing employees who have been discriminated against or wrongfully terminated from employment. Ms. Lawless graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1972 and was admitted to the California Bar that same year. Ms. Lawless immediately went into private practice representing plaintiffs in employment cases. Prior to law school, Ms. Lawless attended London School of Economics and obtained her Bachelors Degree from Marymount College.

In 2004 and 2012, she was selected by The Recorder as one of the top plaintiff’s employment lawyers in the Bay Area. She was nominated for Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California in 2002.

She is a Past President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and an emeritus member of the Board of Consumer Attorneys of California. She formerly served on the Executive Committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association and is currently a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. She has litigated hundreds of employment and civil rights cases and has achieved substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients. Ms. Lawless frequently lectures and speaks on employment law matters and has written numerous articles for professional publications. Ms. Lawless has lectured for Continuing Education of the Bar, Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, and the California State Bar Association. She is currently an active member of those associations. She is listed in the Best Lawyers in America, has been designated a Super Lawyer since 2005, and as one of the Top 50 Northern California Women Super Lawyers in 2011 and 2012 and 2014. She is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney.

About Barbara A. Lawless

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Member

Practice Areas

  • Wrongful Termination Law
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Discrimination Law
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Family and Medical Leave Claims
  • Defamation

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1972

Other Affiliations

  • The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Member)
  • Bar Association of San Francisco (Member)
  • State Bar of California (Member)
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, 1992 - Present (Member, Board)
  • California Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1998 (Member, Board)
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present (President)
  • California Employment Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1998 (Board Member)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates

Classes and Seminars

  • Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1982 - Present
  • Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988 - 1996
  • Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1998 - Present
  • Chair, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Wrongful Termination Seminar, 1982 - Present
  • Chair, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Wrongful Termination Seminar, 1991 - 1996
  • Moderator and Lecturer, CTLA Wrongful Termination Program, 1990 - 2000
  • Moderator and Lecturer, "Effective Jury Trial Techniques for Wrongful Discharge and Discrimination Cases", Labor or Employment Law Section of State Bar

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1972
    J.D.
  • London School of Economics
  • Marymount College, 1968
    B.A.

Fees

Accepts Credit Cards

Articles

Published Works

  • "Wrongful Termination From Employment", CTLA Forum, April, 1982
  • "Wrongful Discharge, The Employees Duty of Good Faith", Trial, December, 1982

Office Information

Address

354 Pine StreetFourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94104

Fax

  • 415-391-4228

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Barbara A. Lawless

Included on the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 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
  • 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2005 Northern California Super Lawyers list
  • 2004 Northern California Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Barbara A. Lawless on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Distinguished Law Firm Award, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the AAJ
  • SuperLawyers, 2013 - Present

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