Colette Mahon Email & Phone Number

Department Head

JustWorkCA is a space for women to learn about their rights at work. I focus on Equal Pay and Health Rights, breaking down complex law in a manner that is easy to understand. Learn how the law can work for you. Take the time you need to care for your health. Obtain the pay grade you deserve. JustWorkCA serves to support you as a woman in the.

San Diego, California, United States

As an employment law attorney, I represented primarily women who experienced discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, unequal pay, and harassment at work.

San Diego, CA

As an employment law trial attorney with Gruenberg Law. I fought vigorously for employees who were victimized in their workplace by prosecuting their employers to the fullest extent of the law. I brought to each of my cases a passion to enforce fairness and ensure employers play by the rules. My practice focused on discrimination, retaliation/wrongful.

San Diego, CA

• Research case law and substantive/procedural state, federal, and local laws governing issues specific to consumer protection claims
• Draft various motions including oppositions to motions to dismiss, motion for preliminary injunction, declarations in support, and request for judicial notice
• Maintain communications with clients to obtain information, and apprise them of case status
• Investigate and analyze factual and legal bases for possible new cases

Philadelphia, PA

• Handled aspects of insurance defense cases
• Tried and obtained a defense verdict in a municipal court hearing and tried an arbitration
• Deposed witnesses and parties
• Drafted motions, appeal and trial briefs, detailed client status reports, jury instructions, and voir dire
• Drafted successful opposition to plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and preliminary objections
• Reliable advocate in pre-trial settlement and case management conferences

Philadelphia, PA

• Represented the City of Philadelphia in response to requests for public records made pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law
• Resolved requests by collaborating with and counseling City departments
• Met daily deadlines by compiling and maintaining hundreds of requests
• Document review for analysis of privileged information

Philadelphia, PA (Telecommute)

• Researched case law and substantive/procedural state, federal, and local laws governing issues specific to various contractual claims
• Developed factual and legal premise to support dismissal of breach of contract claim for specific performance
• Assisted managing partner in the evaluation of breach of contract claims, meritorious defenses, and relief

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Advocated on behalf of the Commonwealth in arraignment proceedings and preliminary hearings and advised the assistant district attorney during jury selection
• Drafted trial memorandum submitted to court and argued by assistant district attorney in presenting case against defendant for fleeing or attempting to elude police officers
• Drafted motion to suppress and other legal memoranda on various issues of criminal law and procedure

Greater New York City Area

• Effectively delegated research tasks to interns as team leader in education law practice
• Significant and detailed document review, analysis, and communication with community members regarding fiscal mismanagement of school board members
• Drafted petition to remove school board members for fiscal mismanagement, ultimately effecting the appointment of a fiscal monitor over school board members by the New York Commissioner of Education
• Drafted federal class action complaint against school board members on behalf of over 140 plaintiffs
• Maintained communication with clients, witnesses, and members of the media coordinating print/television press coverage

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Advocated on behalf of indigent clients in preliminary hearings and prepared public defenders for evidentiary hearings
• Drafted legal memoranda to support appeals relating to resentencing, mistrials, and suppression of evidence

Pittsburgh, PA

• Assisted Professor John M. Burkoff by performing legal research and writing relating to criminal law and procedure
• Updated Professor Burkoff’s Search Warrant Law Deskbook and criminal law course materials

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Drafted bench memorandum providing the basis of Report & Recommendation opinion adopted by judge
• Conducted legal research and writing assignments as required by judge

New York, New York

• Essential central paralegal in national products liability litigation team
• Key support to lead counsel and expert witnesses through high-level assistance to depositions, hearings, motions and trial
• Handled most aspects of the litigation, from client intake and due diligence, to factual arguments for motions for summary judgment and motions in limine, written and oral discovery, hearings and trial
• Significant scientific research for general causation and case specific arguments and assisted in selecting bellwether plaintiff

Jd, Law, Cum Laude (Top 15%)

Activities and Societies: Staff Editor for the Journal of Technology Law & Policy, CALI Award for Excellence in Torts, Mock Trial

Ba, Economics And Politics & Philosophy, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Captain, Panther Women's Rugby Football Club