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Jessica Lee Riggin
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Biography
Jessica Riggin is a partner at Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP, an employment law firm with offices in San Francisco and Oakland. Jessica litigates individual and class action cases on behalf of employees, including claims for violations of wage and hour and overtime laws, sexual harassment claims, whistleblower and retaliation claims, and discrimination and equal pay claims. Jessica also advises executives and professionals in pre-litigation matters (for example, non-competes agreements, severance agreements, and review of employment agreements).
Jessica is a member of the Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association and a member of the Membership Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association. She has been the co-author of the Plaintiffs’ Litigation Chapter of the California Wage and Hour Law Treatise published by the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) since 2014 and has been named a Rising Star since 2016 by Super Lawyers Magazine. She speaks and writes frequently on employment law issues. Prior to joining the firm, Jessica clerked for the Honorable David O. Carter of the Central District of California. She is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Boston College.
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Licensed in Maine for < 1 year
State: Maine
Acquired: 2025
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 14 years
State: California
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
Location
Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP
1939 Harrison St, Suite 290, Oakland, CA, 94612
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Posted by Jennifer | September 30, 2018 | Consulted Attorney
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Jessica was incredible to work with! She answered all my legal questions, helped me strategize, and identify issues at my work place. Her expertise in the subject matter informed my decisions and pushed my case forward. I felt intellectually empowered to address other illegal work conditions. I high...
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Experience
Honors
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Hamilton Fellowship, Columbia Law School
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James Kent Scholar, Columbia Law School
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Rising Star, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Partner, Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP
2011 - 2012
Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Central District of California
Associations
National Employment Lawyers Association
Membership Committee
California Lawyers Association
Executive Committee
Bar Association of San Francisco
Federal Bar Association
Education
2011
Columbia Law School
JD
2008
Boston College
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2018
Litigation and Appellate Summit
Keynote Address with Justice Mariano Florentino Cuellar (Moderator)
2018
Litigation and Appellate Summit
A Judge, A Trial Attorney, and A Jury Consultant Walk Into A Courtroom: Effective Jury Selection Strategies and Techniques (Moderator)
2018
Girls in Tech
Know Your Legal Rights in the Workplace
2018
California Women Lawyers and Litigation Section of California Lawyers Association
So You Want to Be a Judge? (Moderator)
2018
California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section
The Art of Mediating Employment Cases
2018
California Lawyers Association (CELA)
The Impact of the New Professional Rules of Conduct on Contingency Fee Retainers and Co-Counseling Agreements
2018
Blind and coworker.org
Know Your Legal Rights
2018
American Bar Association
Update on Ethical Issues in Fair Labor Standards Law
2018
2018 NELA Fall Seminar, Harnessing the #MeToo Momentum
Effectively Challenging Discrimination & Harassment In A Post-Epic Systems World (Moderator)
2017
Strafford CLE webinar
Settling Wage/Hour Claims: Weighing Settlement Options, Negotiating Damages, and Ensuring Court Approval
2017
Litigation Summit
Judges' Panel (Moderator)
2017
Litigation Summit
Keynote Address with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauaye (Moderator)
2017
Girls in Tech
Know Your Rights in the Workplace
2017
Advanced Wage and Hour Conference
Discovery Truths: Alternative Fact-Checking and Other Winning Strategies
2016
Women in the Workplace
Know Your Rights Panel
2016
Closing the Gender Wage Gap? What You Should Know About California’s Fair Pay Act
Fair Pay Act
N/A
State Bar Advanced Wage and Hour Conference
Wage and Hour Update: The Year in Review (Moderator)
Publications
2019
California Litigation Review
Class Actions
2018
California Litigation Review
Will the Supreme Court ‘Waive’ Goodbye to Class Actions
2016
California Litigation Review
Unfair Competition Law
2016
Queen’s Bench Bar Association Newsletter
California Takes Strides to Close Pay Gap
2015
Daily Journal
Tech Companies Should Heed Uber
2011
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
The Potential Impact of CEDAW Ratification on U.S. Employment Discrimination Law: Lessons from Canada
N/A
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB
California Wage and Hour Law and Litigation - Plaintiffs' Litigation Chapter
Languages
English