JEFF THURRELL
REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER
FISHER PHILLIPS
WHY: Regional managing partner in the firm’s Irvine office. Practice focuses on defending employment-related lawsuits and administrative complaints on a variety of issues, including harassment, retaliation and discrimination.
IN THE NEWS: Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2024-2026). Frequent lecturer before trade groups, associations and private employers. Represents employers in both state and federal courts as well as before state and federal agencies.
NOTABLE: Spends a significant portion of his time counseling employers on internal harassment and discrimination investigations, pay practices and workplace violence situations.
QUOTABLE: “One of the most significant challenges employers face is properly handling situations when an employee may need an accommodation for a disability. Employers are required under the law to provide ‘reasonable’ accommodations to employees who have a mental or physical impairment that limits a major life activity.”
