Joseph L.J. Appel

  • Experience

    Joseph L.J. Appel is an associate and member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. His representation of employers includes litigation in state and federal court and administrative proceedings before the Labor Commissioner, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Appel also advises employers on compliance with all aspects of employment law, including the drafting and implementation of personnel policies and training for supervisors and human resource professionals on a wide range of topics.

    In addition, Mr. Appel counsels emerging and high-growth companies on employment law compliance by designing easily implemented and scalable human resources practices.

  • Education

    J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2010;

    Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly; Founding Member, Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal

    B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2003

     

  • Admissions

    State Bar of California

    United States District Court, Northern District

  • Affiliations

    Alameda County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Executive Committee

    San Francisco Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section Member

    State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Section Member

    American Bar Association, Member

  • Speaking & Teaching Experience

    Why the Joint Powers Authority Refunding Board Model Works: A Critique of the Attorney General’s Claim of Unconstitutionality, 37 Hastings Const. L. Q. 777 (2010)

Contact Information

Joseph L.J. Appel Associate

  • Phone:

    (510) 451-3300

  • Fax:

    (510) 451-1527

  • Office:

    1221 Broadway
    21st Floor
    Oakland, CA 94612
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