Aleshia White is a senior attorney who defends clients in all aspects of labor and employment law, as well as commercial litigation. Her diverse practice includes litigating cases involving employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, wage-and-hour claims, unfair business practices, whistleblower claims, and wrongful discharge. She also handles executive compensation disputes and agreements. She represents employers in both state and federal court as well as before state and federal agencies.
Ms. White also assists employers in identifying and avoiding employment-related problems before they occur and advises clients regarding preventative employment law practices, including drafting employment policies, reviewing and drafting employee handbooks, drafting onboarding and severance agreements and assisting in investigations of workplace conduct.
In the real estate and business litigation areas, Ms. White has represented parties in a variety of matters, including commercial and residential sales disputes, partnership disagreements, corporate dissolution, partition actions, commercial landlord/tenant suits, and easement and boundary claims.
Professional Admissions
State Bar of California
State Bar of New York
State Bar of Illinois
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Courts, Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California
Activities / Memberships
State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Charles Houston Bar Association
The Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Flourish Agenda, Inc.
Education
University of California, Davis School of the Law, J.D.
San Diego State University, B.A., Political Science
College Honors
Dean’s Academic Honors List
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell