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David P. Pogrel

Partner
Location:
Walnut Creek, California
Phone:
925-932-6006
877-639-1737 (Toll Free)
Fax:
925-932-3412
E-mail:

David Pogrel has exclusively represented workers in employment litigation and counseling since his graduation from UC Berkeley School of Law in 1999.  At Hinton Alfert Sumner & Kaufmann,  Mr. Pogrel represents workers in class action and individual employment cases, with particular emphasis on wage and hour (including overtime, minimum wage, expense reimbursement), discrimination, retaliation and whistle-blower law.  He has served as class counsel in dozens of wage and hour class and collective actions.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pogrel was a Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center where he represented low-wage workers with wage and hour claims and unemployment insurance appeals.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Class Action - Plaintiff
  • Employee Rights -- Employee
  • Employment Discrimination -- Employee
  • Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
  • Wrongful Termination -- Employee

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1999
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Education

  • University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
    • J.D. - 1999
  • University of San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1995
    • Major: Economics
  • University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

Published Works

  • Wage claims: A Guide for Advocates, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, 2001, 2006
  • Unemployment Claims Appeals: A Guide for Advocates, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, 2004, 2006

Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyer -- Rising Star, 2009 - 2010

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Fair Labor Standards Act Contributing Editor, 2006 - Present
  • The Legal Aid Society, Guest Lecturer/Volunteer Supervising Attorney, 2005 - Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Staff Attorney/Fellow, 1999 - 2005
  • Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Director of the Unemployment and Wage Claims Project
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1646 North California Boulevard, Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 925-932-6006
Toll Free: 877-639-1737
Fax: 925-932-3412

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