Matthew S. McConnell

Matthew S. McConnell is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar Office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. McConnell primarily specializes in labor and employment matters on behalf of management. He has significant trial experience and has achieved multiple defense verdicts. He has extensive experience defending employers in wrongful termination and employment discrimination litigation, including claims for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. He also has significant experience representing employers on a variety of issues including representative and class action wage and hour matters, traditional labor matters, unfair competition claims, breach of contract, fraud and prevailing wages.

In addition to his labor and employment practice, Mr. McConnell also handles a variety of general business litigation matters and is a member of the firm's Construction, Environmental, Real Estate and Land Use Litigation Practice Group. Mr. McConnell also has experience with Indian law and is actively involved in litigation on behalf of Indian Tribes.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Labor and Employment, 2) Employee Benefits/ERISA, 3) Labor and Employment Counseling, 4) Labor and Employment Litigation, 5) Public Works and Prevailing Wage Law, 6) Labor Union Management Relations, 7) Wage and Hour Class Actions and 8) Litigation
Law School Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2000)
Admitted Year 1997
Education University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1992)
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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