Scott A. Freedman

    Partner
    Los Angeles, San Francisco
    Direct: 213.417.5317; 415.984.8523
    Main: 213.891.9100

    Practice Focus:

    Scott has an extensive background in litigation, primarily in the areas of employment law, product liability, and premises liability. Scott specializes in labor and employment law and has an extensive background handling cases dealing with discrimination because of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and sexual harassment. Additionally, Scott handles all types of wage and hour claims including overtime, break issues, and labor code violations. Scott has also represented through trial diverse companies including retailers Wal-Mart Stores and Macy’s, as well as security companies, hospitals, law firms and manufacturers.

    Scott also has extensive trial experience with 43 jury trials. He has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 1995.

    Scott's published case, Cruz v. HomeBase, in which he was the trial attorney, narrowed the scope of White v. Ultramar, involving punitive damages and by restricting the definition of "managing agent".

    Scott is also a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles county courts, in addition to being an arbitrator and mediator for the court system as well.

    While at Pepperdine, Scott received the 2nd highest oralist score in the Fall Individual Advocacy Tournament, and placed 2nd in the American Trial Lawyer Competition.

    Education

    • J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1986
    • B.A., Georgetown University, 1983

    Distinctions

    • Selected for 2011 Daily Journal Top Labor & Employment Lawyers

    Speeches and Publications

    • "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Pending and Current Decisions Impacting Employers and Employment Law Attorneys," chapter in Aspatore Thought Leadership: Employment Law 2012
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My! How to Protect Your Firm," ACEC 2011 Fall Conference, Las Vegas, October 21, 2011
    • "9th Circuit Upholds the One-Strike Rule Regarding Drug Use by Job Applicant," October 3, 2011
    • "NLRB and Facebook - UPDATE," LAAHRP Magazine, October 2011
    • "One-strike rule for drug use by job applicant upheld," Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 26, 2011
    • "2011 Employment Law Updates: A Review of the Year's Most Important Lawsuits - Key Developments and Issues in Employment," seminar for Consulting Structural Engineers Society (CSES), September 15, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," webinar for clients of Marsh, Inc., September 15, 2011
    • "2011 Employment Law Updates: A Review of the Year's Most Important Lawsuits - Key Developments and Issues in Employment," Los Angeles, September 9, 2011
    • "2011 Employment Law Updates: A Review of the Year's Most Important Lawsuits - Key Developments and Issues in Employment," Los Angeles, September 7, 2011
    • "Changing Employment Policies on Using Social Media and Other Emerging Workplace Issues," chapter in Inside the Minds: Complying with Employment Regulations, 2011 Edition
    • "California's Overtime Laws Do Not Distinguish Between Residents and Nonresidents," LAAHRP Magazine, August 2011
    • "U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Wal-Mart Employment Class Action," June 20, 2011
    • "2011 Employment Law Updates," webinar for CPEhr, May 26, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," Newport Beach, May 25, 2011
    • "Bad Economy = Increased Employment Lawsuits?" May 12, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: Social Media Implications for Employees," seminar for NAPSO, March 17, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," Las Vegas, March 16, 2011
    • "Investigating Prospective Employees in the Information Age," Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 9, 2011
    • "Another Round of Restrictions for Employment Arbitration Agreements," Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 1, 2011
    • "Opinion Issued Today - California Supreme Court Decision Broadens Employees' Arbitration Rights," February 24, 2011
    • "Monitoring and Regulating Employee Conduct in the Age of Social Media Web Sites," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 31, 2011
    • "Court Opinion - Implications for Employee Handbooks," January 27, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," Los Angeles, January 26, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," Las Vegas, January 19, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," San Diego, January 12, 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!" LAAHRP Magazine, January 2011
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," San Francisco, December 15, 2010
    • "Email and Twitter and Facebook, Oh My!: The Impact of Social Media on Employment Practices," Long Beach, December 1, 2010
    • Editor and contributor: Morris Polich & Purdy LLP's "Employment Law Update" newsletter