John J. Manier

For more than 30 years, John’s practice has focused primarily on labor and employment law, and related litigation, on behalf of management, in trial and appellate courts. He has participated in multiple full trials and dozens of mediations, prepared numerous motions for summary judgment and other pre-and-post-trial motions, and briefed cases before the National Labor Relations Board. John also has handled several dozen appellate matters, including direct appeals, writ petitions, amicus briefs, and cases before the United States and California Supreme Courts. He has drafted briefs and given oral arguments in several cases resulting in published appellate opinions.

In addition, John provides employment law advice and counseling and has drafted employment contracts, personnel policies, arbitration agreements, and settlement agreements. He has written and co-written numerous articles that have been published in Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, and other publications.

Experience

John served as a law clerk to the late United States District Court Senior Judge Irving Hill, and then became an associate with the labor and employment law department at O’Melveny & Myers. More recently, John spent five years as a principal with the litigation boutique Nassiri & Jung LLP.

Professional Activities & Recognition

Honors

•UCLA Law Review
•UCLA Law Review Editor
•Publication: Comment,The Attorney-Client Privilege and its Availability to Insured Persons, 36 UCLA L. Rev. 977
•American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law I
•American Jurisprudence Award, Property