Phillip J.Ebsworth

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Phillip defends businesses in PAGA and class action lawsuits, and is one of only a handful of attorneys in California to have successfully defended a PAGA trial.


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Originally from the UK, Phillip understands the feeling clients may have when encountering California's labor and employment laws for the first time—especially the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). Phillip draws on his experience and practical sense to help businesses comply with California’s maze of employment laws, or, if confronted with litigation, develop a strategy to achieve the best possible outcome. Ultimately, Phillip helps businesses protect their cultures and goals so they can feel at home in California.

Well-versed in the broad spectrum of California employment law and litigation, Phillip focuses on wage and hour class action and representative matters, including PAGA. Phillip has the distinction of having successfully defended employers in litigating PAGA actions all the way to the very rare trial. Phillip also has succeeded on multiple nuanced and complex wage and hour issues in both California and federal appellate courts.

Phillip knows that a deep understanding of the businesses he represents is essential to success in the immediate litigation and the business’ ongoing operations. He has extensive experience advising employers and their payroll departments on their pay practices, such as calculating the regular rate of pay, rounding, and other timekeeping practices to mitigate risks of multimillion-dollar PAGA actions.

Phillip began his legal career representing employees, both in California and the UK. That experience has provided Phillip him with a keen understanding of what makes plaintiffs and their counsel tick, and he uses that knowledge to form insightful litigation strategies and find practical and business-minded legal solutions.

  • LLM, University of California Davis School of Law
  • LLB, The University of Manchester

    Field Hockey 1st XI
    The Manchester Review of Law, Crime and Ethics assistant editor

  • California
  • US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • US District Court, Central District of California
  • US District Court, Eastern District of California
  • US District Court, Northern District of California
  • US District Court, Southern District of California
  • California Supreme Court
  • California Courts of Appeal
  • California Superior Court