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Biography
Tamara S. Freeze is highly experienced in labor and employment matters as well as general civil litigation, including contract disputes, intellectual property, and sports and entertainment law. Before opening her own practice, she worked for several big law firms in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County. Ms. Freeze is comfortable litigating cases and representing clients throughout California.
Ms. Freeze has substantial experience representing clients in discrimination and harassment disputes, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and for unpaid compensation and benefits. Ms. Freeze frequently advises employees on the hiring and termination, the enforcement of company policies and practices, labor-management relations, wage and hour compliance, alternative dispute resolution, international employment law issues, trade secrets, severance negotiations and class action strategy. She has experience vigorously defending employee rights, educating drafting employment and settlement agreements, independently supervising cases, calculating settlement ranges and managing litigation.
As part of her practice, Ms. Freeze represents employees in state and federal courts throughout California, as well as in administrative proceedings, such as EEOC or DFEH. She is familiar with human resources procedures, business programs for employee recruitment, processing, orientation, performance evaluation systems, and employee counseling.
Tamara Freeze’s Specialties:
Employment and Labor law: discrimination and harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, severance packages, unpaid compensation and benefits, wrongful termination, layoff practices, wage and hour compliance, alternative dispute resolution, international employment law issues, and class action strategy.
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Employment and Labor
100%
12 years
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Licensed in California for 20 years
State: California
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 15 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Location
Workplace Justice Advocates
9891 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, 92618
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Tamara Sergeyevna Freeze's Reviews
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Posted by Angie | May 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney
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Top Employment Attorney
WJA is one of the top-tier plaintiff employment law firms in the state. They are aggressive litigators and talented trial attorneys, a rare combination to find in one firm. The results they have achieved in just the last 2 years proves they are the best at what they do. Attorney Tamara Freeze is a f...
Posted by Lori | August 18, 2015 | Consulted Attorney
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Telephone Consultation With Tamara Freeze
A few weeks ago, I found myself in the unfortunate position of having to leave my employer, after nearly six years. I was of the opinion that some labor and other laws had been broken during my employment. Having never had to speak with an attorney about such a matter, I was uncertain where to turn. ...
Posted by Steve | February 15, 2013
Tamara Freeze
I would highly recommend Tamara . She exceeded my expectations for a settlement. She was easy to work with and kept me in the loop during the process. Tamara gained a quick and thorough understanding of my case and went to work on my behalf. Her strategy for my case was well thought out and produce...
Posted by anonymous | February 5, 2012
Highly Recommended
Ms Freeze represented me during a job transition. She guided me through the nuances of California labor law with expertise. Tamara exceeded my expectations. I will not hesitate to use her again as a trusted advisor. She has my highest recommendation.
Tamara Sergeyevna Freeze's Lawyer Endorsements
"I fully endorse Tamara Freeze, as she is an extremely skilled employment attorney. She is professional, trustworthy, and dedicated to her clients."
"I have worked with Tamara on Bar Association matters and know her to be passionate about employee rights, knowledgeable, and an emerging leader in employee advocacy."
"Intelligent, skillful, and dedicated are just some of the words I'd use to describe Tamara Freeze. She fights tirelessly for her clients in the pursuit of justice and consistently achieves excellent results by leveraging her knowledge of the law and uncompromising work ethic. I would highly recommend Tamara for any employment issue."
"I would recommend Tamara without hesitation to anybody looking for a strong, seasoned employment litigator."
"I endorse Tamara. She is a respected member of the Orange County employee rights legal community."
"Tamara is the type of attorney you want to have on your side: She is rigorous in her legal analysis and a vigorous advocate for her clients. She does justice to her clients, and I would definitively recommend her."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Tamara has demonstrated a very strong work ethic, and passionately represents her clients. She is not afraid to take on the difficult cases, and has a proven track record of successes with her clients."
"As a member of the defense bar, it is always a pleasure to find a plaintiff's attorney who is measure, reasonable and an excellent advocate for her clients. I highly recommend Tamara as she consistently demonstrates each of these traits."
"I very much endorse this lawyer's work. I have known Tamara from law school, and she's always been super smart, hard working and savvy. She's a strong litigator, and I would choose her to represent me on an employment matter."
"I endorse this lawyer's work."
"Ms. Freeze is a hard working attorney who is dedicated to her client's. She is sympathetic to her client's needs while aggressive in her pursuit of their claims. Her former experience as an employment defense attorney enables her to predict how her opposition will fight the case. With Ms. Freeze you are obtaining one of the best employee attorneys in Orange County."
"I am impressed with Tamara's expertise in the area of employment law, her dedication to and great results for her clients."
"Ms. Freeze is an aggressive, dedicated, knowledgeable legal advocate who works hard to provide thorough representation to her clients. I endorse this lawyer's work."
"Ms. Freeze is regarded as a very successful plaintiff’s employment attorney in Southern California. Ms. Freeze represents employees in cases involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, medical leaves of absence and disability accommodation. In fact, Ms. Freeze and I have worked on a few cases together over the last couple of years and she exhibited deep passion and commitment to worker’s rights, civil rights and employee justice. Our recent case involved a client who suffered from a disability and was terminated as a result of “bad economy.” Ms. Freeze and I successfully litigated the case in court and were able to obtain an excellent settlement package for the client."
"Not only is Tamara incredibly intelligent and hard-working, she is also passionate about her clients and her cases. Having worked as an employment defense lawyer in several prestigious law firms has given her tremendous insight into how to successfully sue employers. She's one of the best employment plaintiff attorneys I know."
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Experience
Honors
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
2003
Los Angeles City Attorney Award, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
2002
Prosser Prize in Local Government Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
2000
Kurnitz Creative Writing Award, UCLA Kurnitz Creative Writing Competition
1996
Young Enterprise, University of Oxford
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Attorney, Workplace Justice Advocates
2009 - Present
Principal, Law Offices of Tamara Freeze
2007 - 2009
Associate Attorney, Bryan Cave
2007 - 2007
Associate Attorney, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro
2005 - 2006
Associate Attorney, Littler Mendelson
Associations
2009 - Present
California Employment Lawyers’ Association (CELA)Member
2009 - Present
National Employment Lawyers’ Association (NELA)Member
2006 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association/Orange County Bar Association (LACBA/OCBA)Member
2005 - Present
American Bar Association (ABA)Member
1997 - Present
United States Chess Federation (USCF)Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Babyak v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
$25,142,000.00 Whistleblower Retaliation Jury Verdict
Snead v. Chino Valley Unified School District
$550,000.00 Disability Accommodation Jury Verdict
Mayo v. Community Development Commission
Obtained $1,377,112 verdict in employment discrimination/retaliation case
Wile v. Johnson Window Films, 2014 WL 1465232 (2014)
Reversed the grant of summary judgment
Employee v. Law Firm
$325,000
Harris v. Bingham McCutchen LLP, 214 Cal. App. 4th 1399 (2013)
Resolved
Employee v. Accounting Firm
settled mid-six figures
Plaintiff v. Retail/Manufacturer
settled in mid-discovery (5 months after filing)
Employee v. Big Pharmaceutical Company
settled pre-litigation in mediation
Plaintiff v. Furniture Manufacturer
settled after a judge denied employer's MSJ
Negotiated Severance Package from 23K to 55K
Negotiated Separation Package (from 23K to 55K)
Negotiated Severance Package from $0 to $118K + COBRA
Negotiated Severance Package from $0 to $118,000 plus COBRA benefits
Employee v. Alcohol Company
Settled pre-litigation
Education
2005
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
Univ of California at Los Angeles
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2010
Chapman Law School
Small Firm/Solo Panel
2010
ABA Annual Meeting
Practicing The Practice of Law - Part I
2007
Women in Business Expo 2007
Workplace Problem-Solving Guide
2007
NAFE Blog
Managing Your Employees
2007
Career Builders 2007
Employee Rights
Publications
2009
2009
年紀大，被老闆歧視 ? 非法被解雇?
年紀大，被老闆歧視 ? 非法被解雇?
2006
2006
The Littler Report
Strategic Initiatives for Countering the Class Action Epidemic
Languages
Russian
Mandarin
Spanish
English
Activity
Legal Guides