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 a Partner and Co-Chair of Kahana Feld's Labor & 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. Mr. Brand also has extensive experience in class action wage and hour lawsuits as well as representative lawsuits brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. He practices in Federal and State courts and before Federal and State administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Employment Development Department, the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the California Labor Commissioner, and the California Civil Rights Department. 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 to avert litigation from arising. 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
- California Lawyers Association, Member
- Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Member
- Labor & Employment Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association, Member
- Orange County Jewish Bar Association, Member
- Society for Human Resource Management, Member
- ProVisors, Member and Group Leader of the Orange County Lawyers and Legal Professionals Affinity Group
- Equity Insurance Managers of Illinois, LLC v. McNichols, 324 Ill.App.3d 830 (2001)
- 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 at the DePaul Business & 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 Advisors
Recent Articles
- Employers Get Hit with Increased Costs as Paid Sick Leave is Expanded for California Employees
- Updated EEOC Guidelines For Employers To Navigate Covid-19 Screening And Testing In The Workplace
- What California Employers Need to Know About Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1
- California Passes New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- California Lifts Mask Mandates for Vaccinated Residents
- 6 Steps California Employers Can Take to Implement New CDC COVID-19 Guidelines