Gabriela M. Rodriguez

Gabriela represents educational agencies in all employment matters, including employee evaluations, discipline, reasonable accommodations, interactive process meetings, restraining orders, and other areas of general education law. Gabriela also conducts investigations for school districts with respect to allegations of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and retaliation. Additionally, Gabriela has successfully defended clients against charges brought by the California Civil Rights Department, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Gabriela also represents clients in labor and employment and business litigation disputes where she drafts various pleadings and documents such as discovery requests and responses, motions, demand letters, and mediation briefs. She also conducts legal research and attends hearings.

Gabriela has also trained and presented on various topics such as Title IX, employee discipline, and sexual harassment and discrimination prevention.

While in law school, Gabriela served as the Senior Content Editor for the Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice Journal and served on the executive board for the Women’s Law Association and the Latino Law Students Association. She was also selected for the Mexican American Bar Association Scholarship and as a mediator for USC’s award-winning Mediation Clinic.