Karen Ford
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Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Employment & Labor
Language
English Spanish
About
Ms. Ford is an attorney based in Carmel, California and admitted to active practice in California, Oregon and Colorado. She has been in practice for over 35 years and in all that time has exclusively represented clients in employment and labor law matters. She has represented clients in thousands of employment law matters across the nation including dozens of court and jury trials and appeals to numerous state and federal courts of appeal and to the California and US Supreme Courts. All of this nationwide practice was exclusively in the area of employment law. She has been a frequent pubic speaker throughout the US on employment law issues, has served as a division chair of the American Bar Association and as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Legal Aid Society Employment law center. Ms. Ford is admitted to the bar in California, Colorado and Oregon and has represented clients in the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and the Federal Courts of Appeals for the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits. In addition to the states in which she is admitted she has represented clients in courts and other forums across the nation including Washington, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Illinois, Utah, and New York. During her remarkable career Ms. Ford has handled employment litigation and arbitrations for some of the largest companies in America. She has also represented a wide variety of individuals and both union and non-union employers in traditional labor matters before the National Labor Relations Board, and in administrative proceedings the Department of Labor, the California Labor Commissioner, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and the Workers Compensation Boards of California and Colorado. She has also counseled employers and employees with regard to a wide range of employment law matters and negotiated thousands of employment disputes to successful conclusion through settlement. Within employment law Ms. Ford handles a variety of matters including: Workplace discrimination (race, religion, gender, race, age)Wrongful dischargeDisabilities in the workplaceWorkplace harassmentWorkplace retaliationWage and hour disputesSafety in the workplaceViolence in the workplaceEmployment AgreementsExecutive compensationEmployee benefits and ERISAWorkers compensationTrade secrets and unfair competitionNon-compete agreementsUnion disputes Ms. Ford has planned and conducted hundreds of training sessions for thousands of employees and members of management. She has conducted employment law risk analysis and risk management including analysis and development of human resources forms, polices, and practices. Ms. Ford has drafted all varieties of employment documents including employment contracts, executive agreements, employment applications, handbooks, job descriptions, summary plan descriptions for ERISA plans, performance review forms, termination and layoff notices, and COBRA notices.
Practices Areas
Sexual Harassment
Employment and labor
Language
English Spanish
Contact
Ford & Associates, LLCP.O. Box 287SW Ocean Ave & Mission, Suite 208Carmel -by-the-Sea, CA, 93921-0287
Office: (831) 250-1723
Website: N/AReviews
My case ended on a positive note for me. I was more than satisfied with Karen's performance and would highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney specializing in employment and labor laws. She has faith in our system and values our constitution and will do her utmost best to ensure her client's God given rights are recognized. If she determines those rights to have been denied, she will fight tooth and nail to get the compensation and justice her client deserves.
Ms. Ford is an excellent attorney with solid knowledge of both sides of employment law. She is effective and great to work with.
we hired Karen' for a age discrimination case in may of 2015, we are still in the process of settling this case, we felt confident with her service's and how she has handled our case from day one, we feel she is caring and competent and in her field of expertise we look forward to an on going relation ship with her firm'...
My case ended on a positive note for me. I was more than satisfied with Karen's performance and would highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney specializing in employment and labor laws. She has faith in our system and values our constitution and will do her utmost best to ensure her client's God given rights are recognized. If she determines those rights to have been denied, she will fight tooth and nail to get the compensation and justice her client deserves.
Ms. Ford is an excellent attorney with solid knowledge of both sides of employment law. She is effective and great to work with.
we hired Karen' for a age discrimination case in may of 2015, we are still in the process of settling this case, we felt confident with her service's and how she has handled our case from day one, we feel she is caring and competent and in her field of expertise we look forward to an on going relation ship with her firm'...
My case ended on a positive note for me. I was more than satisfied with Karen's performance and would highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney specializing in employment and labor laws. She has faith in our system and values our constitution and will do her utmost best to ensure her client's God given rights are recognized. If she determines those rights to have been denied, she will fight tooth and nail to get the compensation and justice her client deserves.
Ms. Ford is an excellent attorney with solid knowledge of both sides of employment law. She is effective and great to work with.
we hired Karen' for a age discrimination case in may of 2015, we are still in the process of settling this case, we felt confident with her service's and how she has handled our case from day one, we feel she is caring and competent and in her field of expertise we look forward to an on going relation ship with her firm'...
My case ended on a positive note for me. I was more than satisfied with Karen's performance and would highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney specializing in employment and labor laws. She has faith in our system and values our constitution and will do her utmost best to ensure her client's God given rights are recognized. If she determines those rights to have been denied, she will fight tooth and nail to get the compensation and justice her client deserves.
Ms. Ford is an excellent attorney with solid knowledge of both sides of employment law. She is effective and great to work with.
we hired Karen' for a age discrimination case in may of 2015, we are still in the process of settling this case, we felt confident with her service's and how she has handled our case from day one, we feel she is caring and competent and in her field of expertise we look forward to an on going relation ship with her firm'...