Overview

“Effective employment defense requires more than formidable courtroom advocacy—it demands a proactive partnership. By prioritizing practical strategies and targeted risk reduction, I deliver solutions that help protect my clients' operations and reputational integrity.” —Jennifer S. McGeorge

Employers facing complex wage and hour class and representative actions, high-stakes single-plaintiff disputes, and fast-moving administrative claims turn to Jennifer McGeorge.

A trial-tested, zealous employment litigator, she defends public and private employers in state and federal court trials and appeals, administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and mediations across California. Drawing on more than two decades of management-side legal experience, Jennifer brings disciplined case strategy, efficient execution, and business-focused counseling to every matter.

Jennifer’s litigation practice spans wage and hour class actions, representative actions under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), and single-plaintiff claims alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and breach of contract. She has secured numerous favorable verdicts and decisions as first-chair counsel in trials, arbitrations, and California Labor Commissioner hearings, and has successfully opposed class certification motions and decertified wage and hour classes. Clients also rely on Jennifer’s preventative counseling on human resources and personnel matters—including discipline and discharge, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, discrimination issues, drug testing, reductions in force, and wage and hour compliance—as well as her drafting of employment contracts, separation agreements, personnel policies, and employee handbooks.

Jennifer’s experience includes significant work for California cities and public entities, as well as companies across industries such as security, senior living, manufacturing, construction, transportation and trucking, insurance, hospitality, entertainment, professional and technical services, and more. This breadth allows her to calibrate litigation and compliance strategies to each client’s risk profile, workforce model, and operational realities.

Jennifer has also served in the Offices of the City Attorney for Sacramento and Glendale, California, where she handled matters such as prosecution of municipal code violations, civil litigation, and advising on employment and municipal law issues—experience that informs her approach to defending employers today.

What Jennifer Delivers for Clients

  • Bold, Efficient Case Strategy: Jennifer distills complex wage and hour and PAGA exposures into clear strategies that prioritize early leverage, targeted discovery, and outcome-focused motion practice.
  • Class and PAGA Defense Playbook: From opposing class certification to decertifying classes and limiting representative claims, she applies strategic defense frameworks tailored to California law.
  • Trial-Ready Advocacy: With bench, jury, and arbitration experience, Jennifer prepares every matter for trial, strengthening settlement positions and delivering results when cases proceed to verdict.
  • Practical Compliance Counsel: She pairs litigation insight with day-to-day guidance on leaves, discipline, policies, and pay practices to mitigate claims before they arise.
  • Public Entity Insight: Jennifer leverages her background with city attorney offices to help public employers navigate complex labor statutes and manage litigation risks unique to public agencies and municipalities.

Experience

Wage and Hour Class and PAGA Actions

  • Successfully opposed several motions for class certification on behalf of a worldwide security guard company.
  • Obtained judgment for a leading provider of security guard services after a wage and hour bench trial in a PAGA matter via motion for judgment.
  • Negotiated numerous class action and PAGA settlements on behalf of employers.

Trials, Arbitrations, and Administrative Proceedings

  • Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a homeowners association as lead trial counsel in a federal employment military discrimination case after a six-day jury trial.
  • Secured judgment for an employer after bench trial via motion for judgment.
  • Obtained an arbitration decision in favor of a California city in a wrongful termination action.
  • Obtained a defense decision on behalf of a senior living community before the California Labor Commissioner after a two-day trial in a meal and rest period matter concerning claims of eight employees.
  • Secured judgment in favor of a public entity on de novo appeal of a small claims court decision.
  • Obtained a defense decision before the California Labor Commissioner in a meal and rest period matter after a one-day trial.

Single-Plaintiff Employment Litigation and Agency Matters

  • Obtained multiple summary judgment decisions in favor of employers on various employment law issues.
  • Defended employers in claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, protected leave, and wage and hour issues in state and federal courts.
  • Resolved unfair labor practice charges filed against a public agency client with the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).
  • Represented employers before the California Labor Commissioner, the former California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the PERB, and the National Labor Relations Board.

Recognition

Credentials

Education

  • University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2002)
    • Chief Articles Editor, The Transnational Lawyer
    • Staff Writer, McGeorge Law Review
    • Winner, Stauffer Charitable Trust Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and Analysis (Spring 2001)
  • Student Member, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court
  • University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1999)
  • Moorpark College (A.A. and A.S., 1996)

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • California State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Professional & Community Involvement

  • California State Bar, Member
  • Sacramento Law Foundation, Former Board Member

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