Toni Jaramilla is an employment and civil rights attorney. Since 1994, she has successfully litigated hundreds of cases of discrimination, racial and sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability accommodations, leave law violations, retaliation/whistleblower, and wage and hour claims resulting in multi – millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts, and arbitration awards. She represents clients from minimum wage earners to high level executives in all industries. She has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and has successfully argued before the California Court of Appeal.

Several of her civil rights cases (police brutality and wrongful death) and activism have been featured in news media, including her meetings with LA Chief of Police, Michel Moore and LA County Sherriff, Alex Villanueva on the issues of police abuse towards protestors during the civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder.

She is a frequent speaker at seminars and on radio shows and has been a guest lecturer at law schools. She lead s several legal bar organizations as the first Pilipina woman to fill such leadership roles while advocating for improved cultural and gender diversity in the legal profession. She lobbies and testifies at the California State Capitol and helps draft stronger legislation to protect California workers, particularly on the issues of sexual harassment and gender equality, several of which have been signed into law by Governors Brown and Newsom (SB 1300 and AB 9).