Advocacy Center for Employment Law is an employment law firm in San Jose, California, serving clients with workplace and civil rights matters. The firm focuses on labor and employment law, with an emphasis on sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, wage and hour claims, whistleblowing, wrongful termination, privacy claims, severance negotiations, and discipline avoidance. Founded in 1994, the firm helps clients address serious employment disputes with practical legal guidance and experienced advocacy.
Advocacy Center for Employment Law approaches each matter with careful evaluation, direct communication, and a strong understanding of workplace rights. The firm reviews each client’s facts, legal risks, employment history, and available remedies before developing a strategy. Its work includes negotiation, mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and litigation. This approach helps clients understand their choices and pursue solutions that protect their employment rights and long-term interests.
Advocacy Center for Employment Law handles general civil and business litigation with a focus on employment-related claims. The firm represents individuals and management in state and federal courts, as well as before agencies such as the California Labor Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and other administrative bodies. Its services also include matters involving trade secrets, unfair business practices, non-competition issues, and union collective bargaining agreements.
Advocacy Center for Employment Law is supported by more than 35 years of employment law experience through senior litigation counsel Steven Paul Cohn. The firm has handled thousands of claims through negotiation, arbitration, mediation, and trial. Its work reflects a commitment to protecting workplace rights, evaluating employment disputes with care, and providing practical representation for clients facing important career, compensation, and workplace decisions.
