Kendall M. Burton
Associate
Ms. Burton brings to the firm experience in labor and employment law as well as general business litigation. She represents employers in litigation before State and Federal courts in a broad range of matters, including claims for wages, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and breach of contract. She also represents employers before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement and the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. Prior to joining Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC, Ms. Burton was an associate in the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP.
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Mediation
- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
- Sexual Harassment -- Employer
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
- Whistleblower -- Employer
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 2003
Education
- Stanford Law School, Stanford, California
- J.D.
- University of California, Santa Barbara, California
- B.A. (Summa Cum Laude)
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Psychology/Law's Society
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Labor and Employment Law Sections
- State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Sections
Past Employment Positions
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP., Associate, 2003 - 2005
