William M. Pao

William M. Pao, Esq., is a Junior Partner at Wilshire Law Firm. William has been practicing law for 22 years. William concentrates his practice on wage-and-hour class action litigation in both state and federal courts involving labor code violations, employee misclassification, off-the-clock work, regular rate and meal period and rest break violations. William also handles single plaintiff and multi-plaintiff actions regarding claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

William has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of his clients through trial, arbitration and settlement. William was co-lead counsel in a wage-and-hour class action against a Fortune 100 company that settled for $35 million dollars on the eve of the final pre-trial conference. William has obtained more than $100 million in settlements.

William is admitted to practice in all California state courts, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. He is affiliated with the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).