Daily Journal Names Matthew McNicholas to Top Labor & Employment Lawyers 2023 List
In recognition of his success representing police officers against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters, Partner Matthew McNicholas was featured among Daily Journal’s Top Labor & Employment Lawyers for 2023.
Among his many verdicts and settlements for police officers, Daily Journal acknowledged Matthew for winning a $4.37 million jury verdict in May 2022 for a police lieutenant whose injuries the LAPD wouldn’t accommodate. Then in March 2023, he won a $10.1 million verdict for the lieutenant’s wife, also an LAPD lieutenant, for discriminating against her in retaliation for her husband’s lawsuit. On July 12, 2023, Matthew achieved a $13 million jury verdict for gender discrimination for two male officers who were falsely accused of drawing a Hitler mustache on an unconscious drunk suspect in custody.
Daily Journal also acknowledged Matthew’s ongoing representation of more than 700 LAPD undercover officers whose personal information and photos were negligently released and posted on various publicly accessible websites in late 2022.
Read Matthew’s full profile here. (Subscription required)
With more than 25 years’ experience as a trial lawyer, Partner Patrick McNicholas exclusively represents victims in personal injury, product liability, sexual assault and other consumer-oriented matters, such as civil rights, aviation disasters and class actions. Learn more about his professional background here.