Randall E. Strauss

Randall E. Strauss is a leading employment litigation attorney with an impressive record of success. When not in the courtroom, Randy enjoys playing guitar with his band, attending San Francisco Giants games, and spending time with his wife and their son.

California, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1997
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1998

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
J.D. – 1993
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
Honors: Full Tuition Honors Scholar
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
B.A. – 1988

AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2013 and 2014
Top Employment Law Groups, The Recorder, 2011
Top Verdicts, The Recorder, 2009
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Procedure I and II and Legal Research and Writing

State Bar of California, Member, 1993 – Present
Public Justice, 2007 – Present
Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009 – Present
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers’ Association, 2007 – Present
Golden Gate University Law Review, Member, 1990 – 1991

Andrews v. LLNS: $2.7 million plaintiffs verdict
Wiley v. Wyndham: $1 million plaintiff verdict for employment retaliation
Dadesho v. Government of Iraq, 139 F.3d 766 (9th Cir. 1998)
O’Haire v. City of San Francisco and Greg Suhr: $725,000 on behalf of a whistle blower who claimed the Chief fired her in retaliation for participating in a disciplinary case against him
Li v. Trendwest: Plaintiff verdict, including an award for punitive damages

Effectively Handling Multiple Plaintiff Employment Law Cases, Wrongful Discharge Litigation Strategies (2013)