Cecilia J. Hong

Cecilia J. Hong is Senior Counsel in the Irvine office of GRSM. Cecelia defends companies of all sizes and industries in wage and hour, class action, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and wrongful termination matters. She is experienced in all aspects of litigation and represents clients in both state and federal court.

In addition to employment-related litigation, Cecelia provides preventative employment counseling to clients regarding employee privacy rights, terminations, employee discipline and investigations into employee complaints.

Admissions

• California

Memberships

• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• Orange County Korean American Bar Association
• Korean American Federation of Orange County
• Marian Bergeson Excellence in Public Service Series

Presentations

• Presenter, Exploring Gender Bias in the Workplace and Related Employment Laws, Perrin Conference – California Employment Law Update and Litigation Conference, February 2024

Publications

• Author, The Impact on Employers of Dynamex, Engineering Contractors’ Association, 2018

Education

J.D., Chapman University, Fowler School of Law

•  CALI Award for Highest Grade in Class: Legal Research and Writing

M.A., University of Southern California

B.A., University of Southern California

•   Order of Troy Award
•   International Association of Business Communicators (“IABC”) – President
•   Selected as Commencement Speaker for the USC Annenberg School for Communication

• Korean