Eric A. Panitz - Cerritos, CA

Aggressive Employee Rights and Wrongful Termination Advocacy in Cerritos

Losing your employment due to illegal corporate practices, discrimination, or employer retaliation can disrupt your livelihood, career prospects, and emotional health. Located on Studebaker Road in Cerritos, attorney Eric A. Panitz represents wronged employees across Los Angeles County, Orange County, and throughout Southern California. Graduating magna cum laude from Whittier Law School and admitted to the California State Bar in 2006, Eric A. Panitz pairs extensive courtroom trial litigation with practical background as an employer in aviation and technology. This dual perspective enables him to anticipate defense tactics, dismantle corporate cover-ups, and hold small businesses and multinational corporations accountable for California labor law violations.

Comprehensive California Employment Law Practice Areas

California provides some of the strongest worker protections in the country under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the California Labor Code. Workers seeking to hire a wrongful termination attorney in Cerritos turn to the firm for assertive representation across a broad spectrum of workplace claims:

• Wrongful Termination: Challenging firings that breach public policy, violate employment agreements, or punish workers for exercising protected statutory rights, such as filing workers compensation claims.
• Workplace Discrimination: Pursuing financial justice for employees targeted due to disability, medical condition, pregnancy, race, religious beliefs, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.
• Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment: Holding employers strictly liable for inappropriate touching, unwelcome advances, quid pro quo harassment, and toxic work environments that management fails to correct.
• Retaliation and Whistleblower Protection: Defending employees penalized or terminated after reporting unsafe working conditions, fraud, regulatory violations, or illegal corporate conduct.
• Wage and Hour Violations: Recovering owed wages for unpaid overtime, misclassification as exempt salaried employees or independent contractors, and denied meal and rest breaks.
• Family and Medical Leave Violations: Protecting employees fired or penalized for requesting or taking lawful leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or California Family Rights Act.
• Severance Review and Negotiations: Evaluating executive termination packages and severance agreements to negotiate substantially higher financial compensation and release terms.

Proven Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts and Trial Tenacity

While many employment lawyers prefer quick, low-value settlements to avoid trial, Eric A. Panitz prepares every case for the courtroom. This aggressive trial posture has yielded recoveries totaling millions of dollars, highlighted by a notable ten million dollar verdict for workplace retaliation. Recognized consistently as a Super Lawyer and recipient of the Avvo Clients Choice Award, attorney Panitz conducts rigorous evidence collection, deposes corporate supervisors, and collaborates with economic loss experts to maximize jury awards and settlement payouts.

Contingency Fee Guarantee and 24/7 Availability

Workers who have just lost their jobs should never have to worry about upfront legal costs. Eric A. Panitz handles employment and wrongful termination claims strictly on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay nothing unless financial compensation is recovered. Available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the firm ensures immediate responsive support. If you were recently fired or need an employment lawyer urgently to evaluate your case, contact the Cerritos office today to schedule your free, confidential consultation.