Introduction
Michelle was admitted to the California Bar in June, 1979. She is a full time mediator following a 30-year litigation career, handling business, insurance, personal injury, and all aspects of employment including ADA employment/access cases, FMLA/CFRA, ERISA, prevailing wage, labor code issues, PAGA, wage and hour class actions, and more. She received an "AV" rating and "Premier" status from Martindale-Hubbell Directory of Lawyers. Michelle is a member of ABOTA, a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators (IAM). She is a past President of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), past Chair of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), and past Chair and lawyer representative (two terms) of the Central District Delegation to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. She is a frequent author and speaker on employment, litigation and ADR issues. Michelle has also received many honors including “Top Gun Trial Lawyer of the Year”, Orange County Trial Lawyers, in both Employment and Business Litigation. She has also been recognized as one of The Daily Journal "Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California", "Top Female Litigators", “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers”, as well as one of “California’s Top 50 Neutrals”. She has been named as one of California’s “Super Lawyers,” 2004-2019, and was inducted into the Western State University College of Law Hall of Fame.
Specialties
Hobbies & Interests
Ms. Reinglass enjoys running, hiking, weightlifting, skiing, theater, reading, traveling and watching movies in her spare time.
Website
http://www.reinglassadr.com
Testimonials
"Ms. Reinglass was excellent with my client and had a very accurate and informed read on the case at all times."
- Attorney on a Employment: Wrongful Termination matter
"Michelle Reinglass did an amazing job mediating our recent employment case. Even though this was not a huge, high-dollar case - she was attentive, detailed, and helped work through every point to ensure that the matter settled for a result that both sides were comfortable with. Our client was appreciative of Ms. Reinglass's hard work and the important role that she played in helping her resolve her case."
- Attorney on an Employment Wrongful Termination/Discrimination Dispute
"You are always so professional, and conscious of the concerns on each side of the case. Very often these mediations are rather complicated yet you always find a way to diffuse the situation and reach a settlement. You also manage to mediate, so that the two sides can shake hands at the end of the day. You are fair. "
- Attorney on an Employment/Discrimination Dispute
"What I appreciate most was her willingness to keep at it when she sensed the opportunity to get it done. As far as methods, I cannot argue with success."
- Attorney on an Employment Wrongful Termination & Discrimination Dispute
"I thought Michelle did a great job on this case. The settlement in this case was fair. I thought she did a great job establishing trust and rapport with my client, which,
of course, is very important. I think the most important things in any case are knowing the relevant facts and law, and clearly and simply articulating to the parties the
strengths and weaknesses of their case; that's what I try to do in communicating with my client before a mediation, and she does that very well."
- Attorney on an Employment Sexual Harassment Dispute
"I have nothing but the highest praise for Michelle and how she conducted the mediation. Her approach was
among the best mediation experiences I have ever had. We look forward to using her services in the future."
- Attorney, Los Angeles County, CA
"Michelle has a unique understanding of the issues presented and is very easy to work with."
- Attorney on an Employment Misclassification Dispute
"This was the second difficult case that we brought to you this year, and again we want to thank you for your continued efforts to get this matter resolved. I know you worked late on a Friday at the mediation, and then managed phone calls the following Friday night to get the matter resolved. We felt like you went above and beyond in that case, working on the matter after the mediation session. With the other case, you went so far beyond the mediation that we will never be able to thank you enough. Knowing the structure of your mediation week, I cannot imagine how you found the time to continue on the case. But we are grateful for your tenacity to stick with us and get this extremely difficult case resolved. "
- Attorney on an Employment Wrongful Termination/Discrimination Dispute
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