Employment and Civil Rights

Protecting the Rights of Workers and Los Angeles Police Officers

We work with all workers who have been significantly mistreated or suffered employee discrimination at the workplace, but we have made a special effort to protect the rights of the men and women who protect us every day. Our work in holding the Los Angeles Police Department to the highest standards of fair employment has allowed us to recover significant damages for officers who have been mistreated because of race, color or gender.

At the law office of McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we have the experience, the reputation and the resources to be effective against large municipal organizations from the State of California to the City of Los Angeles.

Recovering Damages for Employee Discrimination

The attorneys of McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, have built a strong history of successful litigation since our founding in 1993, making us one of the premier contingency personal injury firms in Southern California. We have helped workers recover significant awards, including:

$5.34 million - Verdict in favor of the first African-American on LAPD bomb squad for harassment, discrimination and retaliation
$3.6 million - Verdict in favor of a Japanese-American officer against LAPD K-9 unit for harassment, discrimination and retaliation
$2.3 million - Verdict in favor of a female LAPD officer denied position on elite police squad because of sexual discrimination
$2.25 million - In favor of three female LAPD officers for discrimination and retaliation

Protecting Those Who Protect Us

The office of McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, represents all kinds of workers when their employment or civil rights are violated by an employer. Our lawyers are ready to handle all kinds of employee discrimination cases, and we stand behind our history of recovering significant verdicts and settlements against the Los Angeles Police Department.

Contact us online or by phone to schedule an appointment to discuss serious patterns of employee discrimination you may have suffered.

$10,800,000
Sexual abuse of a male minor
by a male coach
$10,048,000
Laborer injured right thigh & knee on
construction job requiring internal hardware
$9,000,000
26-year-old plaintiff recovered against
international company for a brain injury
$8,000,000
25 tenants subjected to slumlord
and uninhabitable conditions
$6,500,000
Subway tunnel worker killed
in a workplace accident
$5,430,000
First African-American member of LAPD bomb
squad discriminated against because of his race
$5,100,000
Independent truck driver suffered head injury as a result of an improperly repaired trailer
$5,000,000
Wrongful death of individual with three
heirs in vehicle accident
$3,603,000
Verdict for LAPD K9 Bomb Unit dog handler was
retaliated against for standing-up for the lone
female in the Unit who was harassed and discriminated against (click here)
$2,200,000
16-year-old special education student recovered
against LAUSD for being sexually assaulted

John, Patrick and Matthew McNicholas were named as Super Lawyers in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

John McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2007 and 2008, and Patrick McNicholas was named to the Top 100 Lawyers in California in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

John, Patrick, and Matthew are all members of the American Board of Trial Advocates an organization based on trial experience.