John Steven West
About John
Biography
John S. West is a partner at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg.
He graduated from Loyola Law School in 1981. He specializes in employment litigation and employee claims negotiations. His clients include highly compensated senior executives.
Mr. West has also represented individuals in many noteworthy business, tort, civil rights, and appellate cases. For example, he represented a child injured when baseball star Vince Coleman detonated an explosive device in a stadium parking lot. He also represented a video photographer attacked by rock musician Tommy Lee.
In another highly publicized case, Mr. West represented a female client who, during infertility treatments, had her eggs stolen, fertilized, and implanted into another woman. He also represented a young woman who was the victim of a conspiracy by a number of priests, enticing her to engage in sexual intercourse (see Rita M. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop, 187 1453, 232 . 685 (1987).
Mr. West won a leading case decided under the Unruh Civil Rights act, Engel v. Worthington, 60 628, 70 526 (1997). In that case, a publisher refused to print a photograph of a man and his male partner in a high school reunion yearbook. Mr. West successfully appealed the case from three separate decisions over a ten-year period. (See also, Engel v. Worthington, 23 329 1994.)
Over the years, Mr. West has also litigated many business disputes and matters involving injunctive relief. Acting on behalf of the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, Mr. West co-wrote an amicus curiae ('friend of the court') brief that was accepted by the United States Court of Appeal in the case brought by Paula Jones against President Clinton.
He recently obtained a federal appellate reversal from the Second Circuit (New York) for a client in a case involving a conflict of laws between the states of New York and California (see Cap Genimi v. Nackel, 346 F 3d 360 (2nd Cir. 2003).
In 2000 Mr. West and his partner, Nathan Goldberg, won a $1 million dollar jury verdict in an age discrimination case. The Court also awarded $550,000 in attorneys fees in that matter.
Mr. West is the author of a number of published articles on employment law, including articles on the circumstances under which partners are covered by employee anti-discrimination statutes, conditions for triggering "hostile environment" prohibitions of Federal law, and trends in holding employers responsible for sexual misconduct of employees under tort law principles.
Mr. West's professional activities include serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He frequently speaks on employment law for attorney and business groups. Mr. West also serves as a court-appointed arbitrator in civil disputes.
Mr. West frequently speaks on employment law for attorney and business groups. He also serves as a court-appointed arbitrator in civil disputes.
Mr. West has been named a Southern California "SuperLawyer" by Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine.
Areas of Practice: Employment LitigationEmployee Claims NegotiationsEducation:Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1981Representative Cases: Rita M. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop, 187 1453 ( 1987)Rita M. v. Roman Catholic Archbishop, 232 . 685 ( 1987)Engel v. Worthington, 60 628 ( 1997)Engel v. Worthington, 70 526 ( 1997)Engel v. Worthington, 23 329 ( 1994)Cap Genimi v. Nackel, 346 F 3d 360 (2nd Cir. 2003)Classes/Seminars Taught: Frequent Speaker, Employment Law for Attorney and Business GroupsProfessional Associations and Memberships:Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment SectionMember, Executive CommitteePro Bono Activities:Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
33%-40%
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Licensed in California for 44 years
State: California
Acquired: 1981
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Location
Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
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Experience
Honors
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2016
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2015
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Media
2014
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2013
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2012
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2011
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2006
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2005
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2004
Southern California Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Southern California Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
Work Experience
1981 - Present
Partner, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Associations
2014 - Present
United States Supreme CourtMember
2000 - Present
California Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
1990 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationExecutive Committee, Labor & Employment Section
1982 - Present
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth CircuitMember
1981 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
1981 - Present
United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Made Same Sex Marriages Legal in California
Education
1981
Juris Doctor
N/A
undergraduate
Publications
2002
Languages
French