About Celia
Celia represents employers in single-plaintiff employment litigation and PAGA representative actions, as well as in pre-litigation negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations. She also defends clients before administrative agencies, including the California Civil Rights Department, the Department of Labor, the Labor Commissioner, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Celia provides day-to-day advice and counsel to employers on a wide range of workplace issues, including employee discipline and discharge, policy development, handbook compliance, and wage and hour matters. She also regularly delivers Respect in the Workplace (anti-harassment) training to management and employees.
In addition, Celia advises businesses on disability access laws, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Unruh Act, the California Disabled Persons Act, the Fair Housing Act, ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), and California’s Title 24 building regulations.
Areas of Practice
- Wrongful Termination and Workplace Tort Litigation
- Workplace Solutions, Advice and Training
- Internal Investigations
- Wage and Hour Issues
- Traditional Labor Law Unions and the NLRB
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., Social Justice Concentration, 2018
- CALI, Excellence for the Future, Award Recipient for Legal Writing and Research
- Jones Day/Wilson Sonsini Practice Pro Diversity Scholarship
- External Vice President, Associated Students of UC Hastings (Student Government), 2016–2018
- Student Leadership of the Year Award, 2016–2017
- Constitutional Law Quarterly Journal, Staff Editor, 2016–2017
- La Raza Law Students Association, Co-Chair, 2016–2017
- Extern for Judge Jeffrey S. White, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2016