Partner, Co-Chair, Employment Law Group
Amy R. Patton is a partner at Payne & Fears in Irvine who represents employers in labor and employment matters in state and federal court. Her cases include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, trade secret, and wage-and-hour claims, in both single-plaintiff suits and class actions. She also appears before agencies such as the EEOC, the California Civil Rights Department, and the Labor Commissioner. She counsels employers on leave laws, wage-and-hour compliance, exemption classification, discipline, and handbooks, and she conducts pay-practice audits. She sits on the firm's five-person Management Committee and co-chairs its Employment Law Group. Earlier in her career, she was an associate at Latham & Watkins for five years and practiced at regional firms in Texas and Arizona. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center.
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