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
