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Employment Law

Full-Service Litigation Law Firm in California

Your professional identity and ability to earn income are critical for your financial stability, emotional health, and ability to protect and provide for your family. Employers who discriminate, harass and retaliate against you pose a direct threat to those important aspects of your life. If you are facing such a threat, we are here to guide you through these difficult times and protect your legal rights.

Robinson Markevitch & Parker offers decades of experience and demonstrated results in litigating employment disputes on behalf of individual employees. Whether you need help negotiating a severance agreement or representation in a heavily litigated case through trial and appeal, our firm offers both the professional expertise and the personal care and understanding you require.
We also represent management facing allegations of unlawful conduct in select circumstances that are not contrary to the firm’s dedication to protecting employees’ rights.

Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) protects employees from discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace. The law protects individuals from adverse employment actions (such as demotion, refusal of promotion, disciplinary actions and termination) based on protected characteristics. Such characteristics include race, color, ethnicity, national origin including accent, gender, sex, sexual orientation, family status, medical, pregnancy and maternity needs, and disability. We guide clients who require our help with these matters through every stage of their difficulties. Our services include:

Wage and Hour Disputes and Class Actions

California has a robust statutory scheme for protecting employees from abuses such as non-payment and underpayment of wages, denial of rest and meal breaks and other wage-payment related violations. Whether your wage claims are a part of a FEHA case, or a stand-alone violation, we are well prepared to seek all available remedies, including penalties, on your behalf. If you happen to be one of many individuals affected by an employer’s unlawful conduct, we have the expertise and demonstrated success in pursuing wage and hour class actions.
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Robinson Markevitch & Parker provides robust legal services to address harassment issues, including:

Filing Complaints, Requesting Mitigation and Accommodations

  • When facing discrimination, harassment or retaliation, the first step is to seek help and mitigation internally through established company channels and procedures. Ideally, a complaint should trigger an investigation and help from Human Resources personnel and management. We guide our clients through this difficult process with the goal of prompting the employer to resolve and mitigate the unlawful conduct, allowing the client to continue gainful employment in an environment free of unlawful conduct.

Exit and Severance Negotiation

  • Often, the damage caused by the employer’s conduct is irreparable, and continuing a working relationship is not possible. We help our clients devise, negotiate and effectuate the best exit strategy, including severance packages, and other benefits of a “soft landing” separation.

Pre-Litigation Planning and Dispute Resolution

  • When a dispute is unavoidable, we nonetheless help our clients make a “last ditch” effort to avoid litigation and reach a settlement entirely out of court. Our lawyers engage in carefully crafted negotiations with the employer’s counsel, often resorting to pre-filing mediations and other pragmatic resolution strategies aimed at minimizing the effect of the employer’s violations on the client. We continue efforts to resolve the disputes by settlement throughout the life of litigation aiming to mitigate the risks or trial for both sides and find an opportunity for amicable and cooperative resolution

Complex Employment Litigation

  • Our lawyers litigate complex employment cases from start to finish as a matter of routine and our firm’s primary practice. We prioritize efficient resolutions that align with our client’s financial, professional and life objectives. Our team is equipped to handle complex employment matters in state and federal courts and arbitration tribunals.

Why Choose Robinson Markevitch & Parker?

Choosing the right legal partner is essential to achieving tailored objectives in employment litigation – whether that means demanding lawful treatment or vindicating a client’s rights in court. We emphasize personalized service and strategic solutions that prioritize our client’s goals. We prioritize open communication and efficiency, providing clear, actionable advice at every step of the litigation process. Our significant employment litigation experience across industries equips us to handle each case with the expertise and professionalism it deserves.

Whether you’re facing an unlawful firing or struggling with unlawful treatment in your workplace, Robinson Markevitch & Parker is here to provide the legal support you need. Let us be your trusted partner, ensuring your career thrives in a complex, ever-evolving environment.
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Jimmie Davis Parker

Jimmie Davis Parker is a partner at Robinson, Markevitch & Parker, bringing nearly two decades of experience as a seasoned civil litigator. He is experienced in consumer protection, landlord-tenant law, and wage-and-hour class actions. Mr. Parker has achieved significant success in the tenant protection realm recovering over $20 million in unlawfully retained residential security deposits and illegal late fees for tenants in several class actions.

In addition to his class action work, Mr. Parker handles a wide range of litigation matters, including business and employment disputes, intentional torts, construction defect cases, breach of contract, and bad faith insurance claims. In one high-profile case, he successfully negotiated the resignation of a public official alongside a substantial cash settlement.

Before joining Robinson, Markevitch & Parker, Mr. Parker worked at a national civil litigation defense firm, representing Fortune 500 companies in toxic tort and employment law matters. He then founded and led his own plaintiff-focused practice for over a decade.

Mr. Parker is admitted to practice in all courts in California.

Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.
University of California, Davis, B.A., Political Science with a Minor in Education

David Markevitch

David Markevitch is an experienced civil litigator and trial attorney. His expertise and experience include complex business disputes, employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation matters, whistleblower cases, real estate disputes, complex injury and product liability matters, and class actions.

Whether advising on pre-empting a dispute or resolving an existing conflict, David’s knowledge of litigation procedure and dynamics in federal and state courts puts his clients ahead of their competition.

Prior to becoming an attorney, David was a research chemist in the pharmaceutical drug industry.  His work was featured in peer-reviewed articles and is protected in numerous patents where David is one of the inventors.

Education:
University of California, Berkeley, B.S., Chemistry, 2001
UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2007

Damion Robinson

Damion Robinson is a tenacious litigator and trial lawyer who represents individuals and businesses in high-stakes disputes around the country, including business, employment, and insurance cases, and class actions. He has represented investors, employees, and business owners in in state and federal courts, often facing off against large companies and wealthy individuals.

Damion’s cases have run the gamut from commercial real estate and insurance disputes to complex investment schemes, accounting and fiduciary fraud to cutting-edge technology.

Damion frequently steps in to turn cases around when a successful outcome seems out of reach.

Damion started his career at a preeminent international firm where he represented publicly traded companies and financial institutions at the height of the financial crisis in cases involving multiple billions of dollars in exposure.   Before entering private practice, he clerked for the Honorable David O. Carter in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Damion has devoted a significant part of his career to pro bono matters, including representing Central American refugees who fled gang violence and domestic abuse.

Education:
University of Washington, B.A., 2003
UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2007