Alison R. Kalinski
Associate
Alison Kalinski is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore where she provides advice and representation to public agencies, independent schools, including religious schools, and nonprofit organizations, in matters pertaining to employment and students. Alison advises employers in all aspects of employment issues, including the hiring and termination of employees, accommodating disabilities and leave requests, discrimination and harassment issues, assisting with investigations, and other personnel issues.
Alison is an experienced litigator and represents clients in a wide array of matters. She defends clients on claims of harassment and discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, defamation, and due process violations. Alison has argued before state and federal courts and the California Court of Appeal. Alison has obtained a workplace violence restraining order to protect employees. Alison is also an experienced presenter and regular trains clients on preventing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace.
Prior to joining Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Alison practiced as a litigator in the New York City offices of two international law firms and then relocated to Los Angeles and practiced at a boutique litigation firm. At her prior firms, Alison represented large private employers in litigation arising from gender discrimination and wage and hour matters, and obtained a full dismissal of all claims in both actions. Alison has also defended clients in the financial sector, sustaining a dismissal of plaintiff’s claims through the appellate level.
Committed to pro bono work, Alison obtained cancellation of removal under the Violence Against Women Act for a victim of domestic violence and sex-trafficking and obtained asylum for a refugee from Cameroon who was tortured for being a homosexual.
While in law school, Alison served as managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. Upon her graduation magna cum laude, Alison clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Gold in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Alison is admitted to practice in California and New York.