Melinda Riechert has experience litigating and arbitrating both class actions and single-plaintiff cases. Melinda defends clients in wage and hour, whistleblower, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, trade secret, and all other types of employment disputes. Melinda has won verdicts for her clients in six jury trials and four bench trials, and she has won numerous summary judgments and arbitration awards.
In addition to her litigation and arbitration practice, Melinda counsels clients on litigation avoidance strategies and on California’s complex employment laws.
She is a fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Chambers USA has named Melinda one of the leading US lawyers for employment law since 2007, noting her “straightforward courtroom style which endears her to juries.” She is consistently named as one of the top labor and employment lawyers and top women litigators in California. Melinda is a frequent speaker on employment law topics.
Labor & Employment Star, West, Benchmark Labor & Employment (2018)
Ranked, Labor & Employment, California, Chambers USA (2007–2019)
Recommended, Labor and employment - Labor and employment litigation disputes (including collective actions) 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018 - defense, Labor and employment - Workplace and employment counseling, The Legal 500 US (2016-2018)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)
Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law - Management, San Jose, The Best Lawyers in America (2020)
Recognized, Employment Law – Management, Palo Alto; Labor Law – Management, Palo Alto; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Palo Alto, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2020)
Recognized, Benchmark Litigation Star (2017–2018)
Top Woman Lawyer, The Best Lawyers in America (2016, 2017)
Woman Lawyer of the Year, Individual Employment Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America (2016)
Recognized, Women Leaders in Tech Law, The Recorder (2015)
Named, Silicon Valley Business Journal "Women of Influence" (2015)
Recognized, California's Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, The Daily Journal (2010, 2012, 2014)
Finalist, The Recorder’s Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment (2013)
Recognized, California's Top Women Litigators, The Daily Journal (2010, 2012)
Recognized, Northern California Super Lawyers (2005–2013)
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Member, California State Bar Association
Member, San Mateo County Bar Association
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