I love being a lawyer. But even more, I love being a mom. I've had the good fortune to work at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm, representing some of the biggest names in Hollywood. But when I had my son it was instantly clear that motherhood was my true passion. It wasn’t long before I realized that I could use my skills and experience as an employment lawyer to help others like myself–the parents I was meeting on the playground, at music class and at my mommy groups. I found that even the most thoughtful, organized and resourceful parents simply didn’t know to consider the legal issues that affected their families once their children were born–or didn’t know where to go for the answers. I wanted to create a place where these parents would feel comfortable asking questions, parent-to-parent, and get straightforward answers from someone who understands employment law. So, I combined my two loves and carved out my niche practice of Mom, Esq.

Prior to founding Mom, Esq., I spent 7 years at the well-known entertainment law firm of Greenberg Glusker working as an employment lawyer with many of Hollywood's A-List celebrities. And while my job involved counseling on matters related to large domestic staffs—nannies, housekeepers, tutors, chefs, gardeners, trainers, butlers, drivers—the truth is that the issues and concerns are all, essentially, the same whether you’re dealing with a full staff or a single nanny. I have extensive experience advising on the hiring process, background and drug checks, wage and hour issues, counseling, discipline, and terminations, and preparing employment applications, timekeeping records, offer letters and employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, arbitration agreements, termination letters, and severance and release agreements.

In addition to my current work, previously I counseled employers on many aspects of California and federal employment law, including the interviewing and hiring process, classification of exempt and non-exempt employees and other wage and hour issues, confidentiality and trade secret issues, harassment and discrimination, leaves of absence, and terminations. In connection with this representation, I drafted customized personnel policies and other employment-related agreements for clients, led training sessions to help minimize employment liability, conducted investigations of employee complaints regarding discrimination, harassment and theft in the workplace, and represented employers in litigation before state courts and administrative agencies in a broad range of matters.