Annie Ellis, Esq.

Annie Ellis, Esq.

  • Attorney at Law Office of Annie M. Ellis, A.P.C.
  • Procopio awarded Tier 1 ranking for employment law management by U.S. News & World Report, 2014-2018
  • San Diego Super Lawyers® Rising Star – 2018-2019 (Employment & Labor)
  • San Diego young attorneys nominee by San Diego Daily Transcript, 2014
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers – LDC, Co-chair 2018
  • La Jolla Playhouse, Board of Trustees
  • Practice emphasizes all aspects of employment law on management-side, from litigation to counseling (policies, investigations, layoffs, terminations, hiring, and other human resources issues and strategies)
  • Recent litigation victories: Successfully defeated employee’s age discrimination claims in summary judgment motion for public entity; successfully defeated employee’s pregnancy discrimination claims in summary judgment motion; affirmed on appeal; successfully defeated class certification in wage and hour class action asserting independent contractor misclassification; procured sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for violating discovery laws; minimized penalties by significant amount in wage and hour class action with proactive measures at onset of litigation; defeated employee’s wage and hour claims before DLSE
  • Conducts regular seminars and presentations in employment law, including wage and hour, leaves of absence, paid sick leave, social media, and background checks
  • Written several publications related to wage and hour, paid sick leave, and other issues relevant to employers
  • J.D. degree, University of San Diego School of Law (San Diego Law Review – Editor-in-Chief); B.A. degree, University of California, Los Angeles

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