Sang (James) Park represents employees in all labor and employment disputes involving wrongful termination, unlawful discrimination and retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour violations. Prior to PARK APC, Mr. Park worked for both defense and plaintiff’s firms, practicing in varied areas as insurance litigation, consumer protection and class actions.

Mr. Park has the unique experience of trying employment cases to verdict and arguing employment cases to the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and California Court of Appeals.

Mr. Park also advises employees of emerging businesses on compensation
matters, including equity ownership and cash pay, and general employee rights.

Representative Matters
 Successfully litigated numerous class actions through class certification and
settlement that totaled millions of dollars for thousands of class members
o $10 million for employees of a nationwide retailer
o $3.4 million for drivers of a national transportation company
o $2.2 million for employees of airlines services company
o $1.6 million for employees of a large telecommunications company
o $1.5 million for employees of a nationwide wholesaler
o $1.4 million for employees of an aviation support company
o $1.2 million for employees of California’s largest single rice mill
o $900,000 for employees of a large laundry services company
o $850,000 for employees of a large healthcare organization
o $800,000 for employees of a large energy infrastructure company
o Relief for defective headlights through repairs, cash and warranties
 Won Class certification for hundreds of employees in Leonard Ignacio v.
Certified Freight Logistics, Inc., Case No. 17CV02371

 Won Class certification for over one thousand employees in Raul Alva et al.
v. TMSO, Inc., Case No. CIVDS1509987
 Won Class certification for hundreds of employees in Rusty Nichols et al. v.
Pacific Wines Distributors, Inc., Case No. BC525954
 Won an appeal with United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on
the district court’s grant of summary judgment on employment claims under
the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”)
 Won an appeal with the California Court of Appeals for the Second
Appellate District on the issues of jury waiver and binding arbitration
 Defeated a Motion for Summary Judgment just two days after substituting
into a complex employment case
 Defeated an Anti-SLAPP Motion and attendant attorney’s fees on behalf of a
high-level executive
 Member of the San Francisco Unified School District Desegregation
Consent Decree Monitoring Team. Mr. Park assisted in the independent
review of compliance with the terms and conditions of the SFNAACP v.
SFUSD Consent Decree. Tasks included school site visits, central office
interviews, and the uncovering and documentation of major findings in both
the desegregation and academic achievement areas

Background and Education
 J.D., UCLA School of Law
 B.A., History, Indiana University Bloomington
o Phi Beta Kappa
o Recipient Indiana University Alumni Association of Washington, DC
Academic Scholarship
o Honors thesis on the role of Korean immigrants in U.S. labor history

Admissions and Affiliations
 California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)
o Graduate CELA Trial College
o Arbitration Committee
o CELA Leadership Conservatory
 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
 Admitted to practice law in California and before the United States District
Court for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts, and United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit