Nossaman LLP

Veronica M. Gray

Partner

T 949.477.7663
F 949.833.7878
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1800
Irvine, CA 92612

Veronica Gray is the Chair of Nossaman's Employment Practice Group. She advises employers on a broad spectrum of employment matters, including wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, compliance audits, policies and procedures, employment agreements, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

Ms. Gray is an accomplished trial attorney, strategist, and negotiator who leverages her more than three decades of experience to deliver effective and creative results and solutions.

She is also a frequent trainer and speaker on employment related matters.

Representative Work

Retained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to handle multiple employment related actions against IndyMac Bank and its affiliates; including wage and hour class actions, discrimination/harassment matters, and wrongful terminations.

Successfully defended employers in actions for various alleged wage and hour violations.

Successfully defended employers in actions for alleged wrongful termination of employment in violation of public policy, discrimination, and/or retaliation.

Successfully defended employers in actions for sexual harassment.

Successfully defended employers in actions for misclassification of employees.

Successfully represented employers in Department of Labor Audit.

Represents companies regarding employment audits and best practices.

Successfully represented clients in unfair competition and trade secret litigation.

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Practices

Education

J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1976, with honors

M.A., Syracuse University, 1973, Phi Beta Kappa

B.A., State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970, magna cum laude

Admissions

California

Professional Affiliations

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA)

Member, Vistage International, Inc.

California State Bar, Employment and Intellectual Property Law Sections

Board of Directors, Orange County Bar Association

Chair, Bench/Bar/Media Committee, Orange County Bar Association

Member, Gender Bias Committee, Orange County Bar Association

Long Range Planning Committee, Orange County Bar Association

President, Orange County Women Lawyer's Association

Chair, Public Affairs Committee, California State Bar

Board of Directors, California State Bar, Litigation Section

California Young Lawyers, Board of Directors, District 8

President, Inland Counties Women at Law

 

Communitiy Activities

Board of Directors/Chair, Mission Advocacy Task Force, Girls Scout Council of Orange County

Board of Directors, Secretary, Orange County Museum of Art

Board of Trustees, Vice President of Corporate Development, South Coast Repertory

Board of Directors, International Forum of Corporate Directors

Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Orange County

Chair, Executive Women's Council, Center Club

Founder, Women's Forum

Home Aid

United Way, Women's Philanthropy Fund/Chair of Women Starting A Business

WilFund/Women of Vision/World Vision  

     
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