Alexandra M. Steinberg, Esq.
Alexandra M. Steinberg, Esq. has extensive experience in employment law, in both litigation and counseling. She has represented both management and employees, in individual and class action suits, administrative proceedings, pre-litigation negotiations, contract review, and counseling. Recently she has given several presentations and published and/or edited several articles, including articles in The Daily Journal and Advocate. In 2006, she obtained a published opinion in her favor as appellate counsel in Zavala v. Scott Brothers Dairy, Inc., 143 Cal.App.4th 585 (2006).
Alexandra has been named as a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine for 2010 and 2011, and Rising Star in 2010 by Super Lawyers magazine. She served as the 2010-2011 Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, where she continues to be a member of the Executive Committee. She is also an adjunct professor of law at U.S.C. Law School, teaching California Civil Procedure to second and third year law students.
Prior to opening her own firm, Alexandra was the managing attorney for Kesluk & Silverstein's satellite office, and before that was an associate at boutique employment law firm in downtown Los Angeles. She was a law clerk for two years at Schonbrun, DeSimone, Seplow, Harris & Hoffman, a Research Assistant for Professor Elyn Saks of U.S.C. Law School, and a law clerk for the Honorable William M. Monroe, Judge of the Orange County Superior Court. Further, she worked with large national law firms on complex litigation cases.
In addition to her legal knowledge and experience, Alexandra has over ten years of business experience. During that time she worked for several years for an international telecommunications corporation as a Human Resources Representative, handling employee relations issues, compliance with employment laws, employee benefits, training, and recruiting.
Alexandra has been heavily involved in leadership and community service, holding local and national positions and raising thousands of dollars for charitable causes.
When she's not in pursuit of justice for her clients, Alexandra can be found spending time with her family and friends, cycling at the beach, and enjoying all that Los Angeles has to offer.
Admitted to Practice
All Courts in the State of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Education
J.D., University of Southern California School of Law
B.A.,
Social Ecology, magna cum laude, University of California, Irvine
Publications
“Maximizing Your Experience In Arbitrating The Employment Case” (ed.), Advocate (May 2007)
“Class Conflict”, Daily Journal, January 24, 2007
“Employees Can Sue Even When Unions Have Arbitrated Claims”, Daily Journal, October 23, 2006
Presentations
Wage and Hour Laws in California, January
2012
Television Legal Expert re Hiring
Practices, December 2010
Depositions of Human Resources Managers, October 2010
Employment Law A to Z, July 2010
Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 2007, discussing employers' requirement to reimburse employees for
expenses incurred, pursuant to Labor Code section 2802 as
interpreted in Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks, SCS139555 (2007).
Speaker, Pepperdine Law School, Practicing as a Solo or Small Firm,
February 2009.
Affiliations
State Bar of California, Labor & Employment Law Section
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section,
Litigation Section
American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Phi Beta Kappa
Golden Key National Honor Society
University of Southern California Alumni Association
Leadership
Chair and Executive Committee
Member, Labor & Employment Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar
Association
Board of Governors, Barristers, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Governor, 9th Circuit, American Bar Association Law Student Division
Chair, USC Chapter, American Bar Association Law Student Division
Community Service
Senior Citizens Legal Clinic, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Chaired successful benefit, raising over $5,500 to assist
families and victims of September 11th
VITA (IRS' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program) volunteer income
tax preparer
Red Cross Blood Drive volunteer recruiter
United Way campaign volunteer