Taylor N. Burras

Taylor N. Burras is a partner whose practice focuses on representing management in labor and employment matters. She handles discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, and management-union relations. Her litigation work includes class actions, collective actions, representative actions, PAGA matters, and single-plaintiff cases. She represents employers in healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, financial services, and transportation, serving large and small organizations with litigation defense and workplace counseling.

Taylor earned a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her academic background supports her work analyzing employment statutes, workplace policies, contractual obligations, and complex disputes. This training provides a strong foundation for advising employers on compliance concerns, litigation strategy, and the employment issues that arise across varied industries and workforces.

Taylor represents employers in investigations and evidentiary hearings before the DLSE, DFEH, NLRB, EEOC, and EDD. She advises on personnel policies, employee handbooks, arbitration agreements, employment contracts, discipline, discharge, accommodations, protected leave, and labor relations. Her traditional labor work includes collective bargaining, union representation matters, unfair labor practice charges, grievance management, union avoidance, and organizing campaigns. She investigates harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims and provides sexual harassment training.

Taylor N. Burras combines employment litigation defense with practical counseling designed to reduce future disputes and manage workplace risk. Her official profile lists the American Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association, California Hotel & Lodging Association, and GATTHA among her professional associations. It also lists Super Lawyers Rising Star recognition and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition. Her work reflects experience across litigation, administrative proceedings, labor relations, workplace investigations, and day-to-day employment counseling for employers navigating complex workforce issues in California.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Los Angeles Bar Association
• Member, California Hotel & Lodging Association
• Member, Global Alliance of Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Attorneys

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of California, Berkeley School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)