As an experienced Orange County Labor Employment Attorney, I provide quality, personalized legal representation to employees whose rights have been violated by their employer. With nineteen years of employment litigation experience, I will personally attend all hearings, depositions and trial. I work hard to ensure that clients receive the necessary advice and information to decide whether to initiate litigation, and, if litigation is chosen, to make informed decisions regarding their cases during the litigation process.  No case and no client is the same, and each will receive the individual attention it deserves.

Clients will have confidence that their interests will always be the top priority and that their cases will be aggressively and effectively litigated from start to finish, with scrupulous attention to detail and constant communication with the client.  I invest the time and attention necessary to fully litigate each case, and I am willing to go to trial to achieve the maximum results for a client.

Some firms handle a wide range of matters in a variety of different legal specialties.  I focus on employment matters, representing primarily employees, and sometimes the employer, when they have disputes with each other.  As a result, I offer clients the latest strategies, knowledge and experience in this complex area of law.

As a skilled Orange County Labor Employment Attorney, I have obtained exceptional results for clients in Laguna Beach, across Orange County and throughout Southern California, in the following practice areas:

• Wrongful Termination
• Discrimination (age, sex, race, national origin, disability, pregnancy)
• Sexual Harassment
• Retaliation
• Whistleblowing
• Family Rights Act Violations
• Wage and Hour Claims
• Defamation
• Invasion of Privacy
• Severance Negotiation and Agreements
• Employment Contracts
• Trade Secret Issues
• Non-Competition Agreements
• Employee Policy Manuals & Employee Handbooks

When I began my legal career in 1988 at the international law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, I specialized in defending management in employment litigation.  This experience gave me invaluable insights into this area of the law.  It also helps me to be a practical, effective advocate for employees. 

I have obtained multi-million dollar verdicts for employees and have litigated cases in state and federal courts. I am ready, willing and able to take on new cases and aggressively litigate them from start to finish. Employees who believe they have been wrongfully terminated, discriminated against due to their sex, age, race, religion or disability, or who believe their rights have been violated in some other way, should contact my office to assess their legal options.

• Miller v. Karcher Environmental, a wrongful termination case which resulted in a judgment of $4.2 million in 2002
• Potts v. Radioshack, a case involving disability discrimination and denial of family medical leave rights, resulting in a jury verdict of $1 million in 2003
• An arbitration involving a high-level executive fraudulently induced to leave his employment, which resulted in an award of $3.7 million in 2005

If you or someone you know in Southern California needs the assistance of an experienced Orange County Labor Employment Attorney, call Geniene Stillwell today at 866-502-8236, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your initial consultation.