Michael David Early

I am an employment and commercial litigation attorney. My employment practice is focused on wrongful termination, sexual harassment and wage and hour counseling and litigation, primarily on behalf of plaintiffs. 

I have succesfully represented individual employees against the largest banks, manufacturers, airlines, and accounting firms in the country. Unlike most plaintiff's attorneys, I only take a few cases a year. That allows me to spend as much time as necessary to obtain the best possible result for you, whether your case is a multi-million dollar case or a low six figure case.

In May 2019, I obtained a $5.375 million settlement of a PAGA action on behalf of employees of a subsidiary of Menzies Aviation. The settlement was the tenth largest labor and employment settlement in California in 2019. Current and former Menzies employees received an average payout of over $625; more than 500 employees received over $1,000 apiece, with dozens of employees receiving awards in excess of $1,600.

In addition to my plaintiff contingency fee practice, I also provide hourly fee counseling and litigation expertise to employers and employees on a wide range of wage and hour and wrongful termination issues, as well as on non-competes and trade secret disputes related to employee hirings and terminations.

My commercial litigation practice is centered on the representation of real estate developers and commercial property owners in contract disputes, business tort claims and unlawful detainer proceedings.