DEFENSE

INVESTIGATIONS

COMPLIANCE

Helping Employers Navigate and Mitigate Costly California Employment Lawsuits

Your Anchor in the Chaos

Turn Legal Uncertainty into

Legal Stability.

We’ve built businesses. We’ve led teams. We understand how difficult it is to stay ahead of California’s employment laws. You need more than a defense firm—you need a strategic partner who helps you minimize legal exposure while fostering a culture of compliance to help your business thrive. That's what we do.

OUR APPROACH

Don’t Just Respond to Lawsuits.

Prevent Them.

Our team blends litigation, compliance, and risk prevention into a proactive strategy that offers you peace of mind.

Defense

Strategic, highly tailored legal representation to safeguard your business.

Resolution

Experienced guidance through mediation, crisis response, and settlement.

Prevention

Tools to help prevent lawsuits and strengthen workplace culture.

Investigations

Impartial, legally sound fact finding that builds trust and mitigates risk.

HOW WE'RE UNIQUE

More Nimble Than Big Law.

More Strategic Than Everyone Else.

At Medina McKelvey, we deliver top-tier legal insight without the red tape, offering fast, focused, business-aligned strategies from a team that knows how to create winning outcomes in California’s most complex employment law cases.

Lean and Focused

We take on fewer cases by design, so you always get the time and attention you deserve, without the red tape.

Business-Savvy

We’re business owners too. We get your pressures and priorities and tailor strategy to meet them.

Senior-Level Support

You get direct access to senior lawyers who bring deep expertise and take full ownership of your case. The partner on your case is your lawyer—no dumping a case on the associates.

Compliance Driven

We don’t just help you navigate active lawsuits. We help prevent the next one with smart compliance solutions.

Ready for New PAGA

While other firms are still adjusting, we’ve been helping clients capitalize on California’s new penalty reduction opportunities since day one of New PAGA.

Custom-Fit Strategies

Our solutions are designed for your business, culture, and goals—never off-the-shelf or one-size-fits-all.

WHAT WE DO

Comprehensive Solutions for California Employers

We provide comprehensive employment law solutions to California businesses, offering expert legal defense, compliance guidance, and strategic risk mitigation.

Employment Litigation

Successfully navigate employee lawsuits, from single-plaintiff cases to complex class and PAGA actions.

Wage & Hour Litigation

Proven strategies to help reduce exposure, prevent lawsuits, and stabilize employers facing wage-related claims and class actions.

Advice & Counsel

Tailored legal strategies to help businesses avoid litigation and create thriving cultures that drive business growth.

Workplace Investigations

Expert-led, impartial investigations that uncover the truth and ensure legal compliance.

SOCIAL IMPACT

Making an Impact Beyond the Courtroom

We are committed to providing winning outcomes both inside and outside the courtroom. Through initiatives like Lawyers vs. Hunger and partnerships with Agape International Missions, we fight hunger, poverty, and human trafficking—both close to home and internationally.

Let’s Create Winning Outcomes

Together

We provide the guidance and legal support employers need to confidently navigate legal matters, enhance their workplace culture, and stay out of court. Because a healthy workplace isn’t just a nice idea, it’s the anchor of every thriving company.

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