If you are looking for an employment lawyer in California who understands what you’re going through, you have come to the right place.
Are you…
Suffering from workplace abuse?
Being gaslit or treated differently by your boss?
Feeling like people are talking behind your back?
Feeling like something is just “off”?
Worried you might get laid off or fired?
Being offered a paltry severance pay, or none at all?
Planning to leave your current position in the next few months?
You have rights and I can help you understand them.
I’m Michele Simon, an employment lawyer who understands what you’re going through — because I’ve been there myself.
After a long career in food advocacy, I experienced a severe form of workplace trauma and lost everything I built due to a smear campaign. If I were not an attorney, I may have walked away with nothing.
I specialize in….
Identifying smear campaigns and workplace defamation
Gendered ageism and other forms of discrimination
Harassment in all forms
Psychological abuse and gaslighting
Whistleblowing, especially regarding “food tech”
Moral injury — when your personal ethics collide with workplace practices
Retaliation regarding all the above
Deep understanding of NDAs to ensure that you are not silenced
Media training and connections to make your story public
“Escape planning” to ensure your safe exit from a toxic workplace
Assisting “behind the scenes” to negotiate your severance
I focus on employees in the food industry, but work with anyone in California who needs help.
I promise to….
Listen, really listen
Be honest about your options
Respect whatever path you take
Be in your corner no matter what
Remain available to you when you need me
Never, ever ghost you
Never advise you to agree to be silenced
Not take your business unless I can help you
Offer transparency and flexibility regarding my fees
Refer you to other lawyers more suited to your situation, if needed
My goal is to get you to safety, as quickly and efficiently as possible.