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Liebert Cassidy Whitmore is California’s premier labor, education, and employment law firm. We provide training, education, and legal representation to hundreds of public agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations across the state of California.
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Will Abramovitz

Associate
415-512-3000 | wabramovitz@lcwlegal.com

Will Abramovitz is an Associate in Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s San Francisco office where he provides labor and employment law and litigation expertise to our clientele.  He is a skilled employment litigator who represents public agencies in administrative hearings and complex civil litigation. He partners closely with city and county leadership to defend personnel decisions, navigate high-stakes workplace disputes, and secure early and decisive resolutions through strategic motion practice and persuasive advocacy.

Will earned his J.D. from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), where he graduated cum laude and won honorable mention for best brief in Moot Court. During law school, Will served as a judicial extern in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco with The Honorable A. James Robertson II, and the United States District Court, Northern District of California with Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero. Will also served as Vice Chair of his law school’s Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team and President of the Korean American Law Students Association.

Will attended San Diego State University for undergrad where he graduated cum laude and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science. He also obtained a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Science and taught at a middle school in San Diego Unified School District before going to law school.

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JD, UC College of the Law, San Francisco

BA, San Diego State University

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When he was 17, Will ate a 5-lb burger in 30 minutes and still has his picture on the wall at a restaurant near his hometown.

Six Police Officers v. City and Police Department (2024) – Convinced the superior court to grant the city and its police department a motion for summary judgment.  The officers claimed harassment based on public artwork that they believed was offensive to their race.  The court agreed with LCW that the public artwork was not objectively offensive, not visible from the police department,  and did not constitute workplace harassment.

Former Employee v. City (2024) – Persuaded the superior court to dismiss a complaint the former employee brought to challenge their termination for performance issues.

Agricultural Commissioner v. County, BOS, and Five Subordinate Employees (2023) – Won a dismissal of terminated Ag Commissioner’s multi-claim lawsuit for harassment, discrimination and retaliation after a successful demurrer, motion for judgment on the pleadings, and a motion for summary judgment.

Administrative Employee v. City (2024) – Persuaded an advisory hearing officer and the city council to uphold the city manager’s decision to terminate an incompetent employee.

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