James Walter Michalski
MICHALSKI LAW OFFICES
- Address
- 17011 Beach Boulevard Suite 900
Huntington Beach, CA 92647 - Website
- JAMESMICHALSKILAW.COM
- License
- Verify license
Practice areas
- Employment Law (75%)
- Intellectual Property Law (10%)
- Civil Trial Law (10%)
- Personal Injury (5%)
Court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Central District of California
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of California
Education
- Harvard Law SchoolJ. D. cum laude 1994
- UCLAB. A. cum laude- 1990
Work experience
- Michalski Law Offices P. C.Founder 2020 – Present
- Relyonus Medical GroupEVP / Chief Legal and Compliance Officer 2016 – 2019
- Holland & Knight LLPLabor / Litigation Partner 2008 – 2016
- Epstein, Becker & Green P. C.Labor / Litigation, Partner 2003 – 2008
- Riordan & McKinzie P. C.Labor / Litigation Partner 1996 – 2003
- Kindel & Anderson LLPLabor/Litigation Associate 1995 – 1996
- U.S. District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJudicial Law Clerk 1994 – 1995
Associations
- Member, California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section
- Member, California Lawyers Association
- Member, California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section
- Member, California Lawyers Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
- Member, California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Background
Licensed for 27 years, Mr. Michalski is a top-rated labor and employment lawyer representing a wide range of clients. He received a B.A. from UCLA and J.D. from Harvard Law School, both with honors. He has a Partner at national and international firms including Epstein Becker & Green and Holland & Knight. He also understands the needs of businesses from his experience of Chief Legal Officer of a mulit-state medical company and applies that business acumen to meet client goals in a cost-effective and detail-oriented manner. He also provides a wide range of pro bono assitance to battered women, veterans, and the LGBT community. He has obtained highly favorable verdicts in numerous jury trials and arbitrations. His core values are: client service excellence, effectiveness, efficiency, professionalism, and civility.