Chizen Law, Professional Corporation - Oakland, CA

Zealous Employee and Civil Rights Advocacy in Oakland

When powerful corporate employers or commercial institutions violate your civil liberties, having an uncompromising, battle-tested trial lawyer in your corner levels the playing field. Based at 5111 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 301, in the heart of Oakland's vibrant Temescal neighborhood, Chizen Law, Professional Corporation delivers fearless legal representation across California. Founded by attorney Steven Chizen, a former big-firm litigator and judicial law clerk, the firm was built on the core principle that everyday individuals deserve the same sophisticated legal muscle typically reserved for Fortune 500 corporations. Whether you need to hire an employment lawyer to hold an abusive employer accountable or seek justice as an injured consumer, the firm combines deep empathy with relentless trial preparation.

Comprehensive Workplace Protection and Employee Rights

Workplace misconduct inflicts profound emotional and financial trauma on hardworking professionals. Serving as dedicated employment and labor lawyers, Steven Chizen actively litigates against hostile corporate environments and systemic labor abuse. Core practice areas include:

• Wrongful termination: Fighting as dedicated wrongful termination lawyers for workers dismissed in retaliation for reporting illegal conduct, exercising statutory rights, or blowing the whistle.
• Workplace discrimination: Standing up as zealous workplace discrimination lawyers for individuals subjected to adverse employment actions based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, or disability.
• Workplace sexual harassment: Acting as tenacious harassment lawyers to defend employees facing unwelcome sexual advances, hostile work environments, quid pro quo coercion, and retaliatory demotions.
• Wage and hour violations: Enforcing fair pay standards as wage and hour lawyers for misclassified workers, unpaid overtime hours, skipped meal breaks, and off-the-clock labor demands.
• Defective product injuries: Holding manufacturers accountable as defective product injury lawyers and accident and injury lawyers when dangerous household products cause severe bodily injury.
• Protective orders and civil harassment: Guiding survivors through safety proceedings as domestic violence lawyers handling civil harassment restraining orders, custody protections, and family safety mandates.

Leveling the Playing Field Against Corporate Adversaries

Before launching Chizen Law, Steven Chizen practiced commercial litigation at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, representing giant corporations in high-stakes disputes. Having witnessed firsthand the defense tactics, settlement strategies, and vulnerabilities of multi-billion-dollar entities, he now deploys that institutional knowledge exclusively for the benefit of individual workers and consumers. Operating primarily on contingency fee arrangements where clients pay nothing unless they recover compensation, the firm ensures economic barriers never obstruct justice.

Recognized Social Justice Commitment and Community Leadership

A graduate of Brown University and UC Berkeley School of Law with a Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice, Steven Chizen has been selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars consecutively from 2022 to 2026. In addition to running his law practice, he serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law, educating future practitioners in legal research and writing. The firm is deeply committed to serving historically marginalized communities, including people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. If you need a workplace discrimination lawyer or want to find a wrongful termination attorney in Oakland, Chizen Law offers compassionate, results-driven advocacy from day one.