Ameneh K. Ernst

Ameneh concentrates her practice on labor and employment law, particularly employment litigation, including workers' compensation defense. She also handles claims under Labor Code section 132(a) and serious and willful misconduct matters. Employers in a variety of sectors, including hospitals, banks, manufacturing, municipalities, and school districts, rely on Ameneh's representation.

With extensive experience in all phases of litigation, she secured an en banc decision in McDuffie v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (2002) 67 CCC 138, from the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, which addressed substantial evidence and the duty to develop the record.