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Joshua B. Wagner

Partner

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  • Biography

    Josh Wagner is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. His practice has an emphasis in employment litigation and counseling, with a special focus on wage and hour issues. He has extensive experience in litigating both single plaintiff and class action employment practices and wage and hour lawsuits on behalf of public entities, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

    Josh defends employers against claims of wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination. He also advises employers on a wide range of personnel issues, including leave laws, and conducts wage and hour compliance audits. In addition, he has a commercial litigation practice representing companies against breach of contract and fraud claims.

    Admissions

    • California

    Community Involvement

    • Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc. (supporter and former member of the Board of Directors)
  • Practice Areas
  • Representative Experience

    Representative Experience

    • First or second chaired numerous employment trials to jury verdict, defending public and private entities in the maritime, hospitality, and education industries, among others.
       
    • Negotiated dismissals of hospitality, retail, and security services sector wage and hour class actions in exchange for nominal settlements to individual class representatives after presenting factual and legal weaknesses of the plaintiffs’ claims.
       
    • Furnished advice and counsel to numerous clients on issues relating to effectively managing-out difficult employees, ensuring wage and hour compliance, engaging in the interactive process to reasonably accommodate disabled employees, and implementing reductions in force.
  • Education

    Education

    J.D., Stanford Law School, 1998

    • Editor, Stanford Law Review

    Fulbright Fellowship, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Law, Japan, 1995

    B.A., magna cum laude, East Asian Studies, University of California, San Diego, 1994

    Honors

    Rising Stars® distinction in the fields of Employment Litigation Defense and Business Litigation (2009-2010, Law & Politics)

  • Meet Me

    What do you enjoy most about your practice?

    The camaraderie and team spirit working in the Firm provides..

    What is the secret to obtaining successful trial results?

    Building rapport with key witnesses to support their investment and interest in the outcome of trial.

    What are your favorite pastimes when you are not practicing law?

    Walking my four-legged kids, spoiling my nephews, and eating sushi.

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