Partner & General Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Labor & Employment Counseling and Litigation
  • Public Entity Counseling & Litigation
  • Pro Bono

Locations

Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • All California Federal Courts
  • State Bar of Illinois
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Ron S. Brand, Esq.

Partner & General Counsel

Ron S. Brand, Esq., is Co-Chair of Kahana Feld's Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation practice group where he provides legal guidance and representation to employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including defense against Federal and State-based wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower, defamation, breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and other similar claims.  He practices in Federal and State courts and before Federal and State administrative agencies.  Mr. Brand also has significant experience in business and corporate litigation, unfair competition litigation, and trade secrets litigation.

Mr. Brand provides preventive counseling and advice to employers on a wide variety of human resources and personnel issues.  He also negotiates, drafts, and provides advice regarding employment-related agreements.

Mr. Brand conducts in-house management seminars and training sessions on all aspects of labor and employment law.  He is a frequent lecturer before providers of continuing legal education, trade groups, associations, and private employers.

Mr. Brand also serves as Kahana Feld's General Counsel.

Mr. Brand enjoys hiking, reading, food and wine, music, and spending quality time with his family.

 

Notable Awards

  • “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • 2011 Southern California Rising Star
  • 2015 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Outstanding Volunteer Award for Human Resources
  • 2016 Secretary/Treasurer of the Labor & Employment Section of the Orange County Bar Association
  • 2017 Chair-Elect of the Labor & Employment Section of the Orange County Bar Association
  • 2017 Honorary Chair of WHW’s Suits For A Cause Campaign
  • 2018 Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Orange County Bar Association
  • 2018 Honorary Chair of WHW’s Suits For A Cause Campaign
  • 2019 - 2024 Southern California Super Lawyer
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Orange County Bar Association, Member
  • Orange County Jewish Bar Association, Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management, Member
Published Cases
  • Equity Insurance Managers of Illinois, LLC v. McNichols, 324 Ill.App.3d 830 (2001)
Publications
  • Student Loan Fraud: Intent to Deceive not Required Under Section 1097(a) of the Higher Education Act [DePaul Business Law Journal, 10 DePaul Bus. L.J. 63 (now known as the DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal)]
  • Drafting Employment Documents for California Employers [Continuing Education of the Bar - California (CEB)]

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law (Juris Doctor with Honors)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Article and Note Editor for the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal
  • University of California, Irvine (Bachelor of Arts, Social Ecology)

Community Involvement

  • American Family Housing – Legal Advisor
  • Habitat for Humanity of Orange County – Legal Advisor
  • HomeAid Orange County – Legal Advisor
  • HomeAid America – Legal Advisor
  • Innovative Housing Opportunities – Legal Advisor
  • Jewish Federation of Orange County – Legal Advisor
  • Project Access – Legal Advisor
  • Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County – Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the Personnel Committee
  • Veterans Legal Institute – Member of the Board of Directors