David Payab, Esq.

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David Payab, Esq.: Attorney with The Law Office of Payab & Associates
Attorney Awards
  • Platinum Client Champion
  • Avvo Client Choice
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Biography

Founder of the Law Office of Payab & Associates and a part of the State Bar of California for 20 years, David Payab, Esq. has successfully litigated many complex disputes including employment, wage and labor disputes, racial and sexual discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, whistleblower cases, car accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents, personal injury, slip and fall cases, dog bite cases and wrongful death matters.

David Payab has been the Legal Adviser to all USC's undergraduate and graduate students for over 12 years. Mr. Payab has established a great reputation among his clients and locally in Woodland Hills and the San Fernando Valley. He has over 400 five-star reviews on Yelp, Google, Avvo, and Lawyers.com from happy and satisfied clients. Also, Yelp has provided Mr. Payab with a "People Love Us on Yelp" award for three years and his law firm is BBB accredited with an A+ rating.

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Areas of Practice (106)

  • Employment Law
  • Affirmative Action
  • Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Child Labor Law
  • Co-Determination
  • Collective Labor Law
  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Covenants Not To Compete
  • Criminal Labor Law
  • Employee Discipline
  • Employee Drug Testing
  • Employee Leasing
  • Employee Participation
  • Employee Privacy
  • Employee Relocation
  • Employee Rights
  • Employer Intentional Torts
  • Employer Liability
  • Employer Rights
  • Employment Arbitration
  • Employment at Will
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Employment Claims
  • Employment Class Actions
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employment Defense
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Mediation
  • Employment Practices Liability Insurance
  • Employment Rights
  • Employment Standards
  • Employment Terminiation
  • Equal Employment Law
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Law
  • Equal Opportunity Law
  • Executive Employment Law
  • Executive Severance Contracts
  • Executive Transfers
  • Fair Employment Practices
  • Fair Labor Standards
  • Family and Medical Leave
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Harassment
  • Human Resources
  • Industrial Law
  • Industrial Relations
  • International Employment Contracts
  • International Labor Law
  • Labor and Employment
  • Labor Antitrust
  • Labor Arbitration
  • Labor Contracts
  • Labor Law
  • Labor Legislation
  • Labor Relations
  • Labor Strikes
  • Labor Taxation
  • Labor Union Law
  • Management Employment Law
  • Management Labor Law
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • National Origin Discrimination
  • Negligent Hiring
  • Noncompete Litigation
  • Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Outsourcing
  • Pay Equity
  • Personnel Law
  • Personnel Policies
  • Personnel Training
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Prevailing Wage Litigation
  • Public Sector Collective Bargaining
  • Public Sector Employment Law
  • Public Sector Labor Relations
  • Railway Labor Law
  • Reductions in Force
  • Redundancy
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Security Clearances
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Temporary Employment
  • Title VII Discrimination
  • Trade Union Law
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
  • Union Contract Negotiations
  • Union Elections
  • Union Labor Law
  • Union Organization
  • Wage and Hour Class Actions
  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Wage Tax
  • WARN Act
  • Whistleblower Litigation
  • Workplace Violence
  • Works Constitution
  • Works Councils
  • Wrongful Dismissal
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Wrongful Termination Defense
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
California State University, Northridge, B.A., 1993
Law School Attended:
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Year of First Admission:
1997
Admission:
1997, California State Court; 1997, Supreme Court of the State of California; 1997, United States District Court, Central District of California; 1997, California
Memberships:
Los Angeles Bar Association, Santa Monica Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, South Bay Bar Association, Long Beach Bar Association, Burbank Bar Association, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
Special Agencies:
Legal advisor to all students at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, for over 12 years (2006-2019).
Languages:
Farsi and Spanish
Reported Cases:
David Talasazan v. Northridge Arena Soccer League, Inc. et al., 2002 Cal.App.Unpub LEXIS 11236 Filed December 4, 2002 Kamran Mehdizadeh v.Stephen Wexler et al. 2005 Cal.App.Unpub WESTLAW 2032200 Filed August 24, 2005.
ISLN:
913929474
Transactions:
Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant – Resulted in $5.5 Million Settlement Confidential Plaintiff v. City of Los Angeles – Resulted in $900,000 Settlement Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant - Resulted in $550,000 Settlement. Confidential Plaintiff v. Confidential Defendant – Resulted in $227,500.00 Settlement

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
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Credit Cards Accepted
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Other - Debit Cards, Visa
Other Information
Fixed fees available

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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (196 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion

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5.0/5.0 (108 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

If you’re looking for a lawyer who genuinely cares about their clients, David is the one. He is responsive, trustworthy, and highly skilled. The entire process was handled smoothly and professionall...

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