PRACTICE AREAS
Barry has substantial experience mediating employment law disputes including harassment and discrimination, failure to accommodate, retaliation, leave laws, wrongful termination, wage and hour, employment contracts, unfair competition, and privacy claims. Barry is also experienced in mediating personal injury matters, and a variety of other consumer claims such as fraud and misappropriation of likeness.
Barry has substantial experience in mediating class actions and representative actions, such as under PAGA.
ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Employment Law Section
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Employment Law Section
- California Employment Lawyers Association
- Southern California Mediation Association
- Named to “Southern California Rising Stars” (2004) and “Southern California Super Lawyers” (2005- 2021, Super Lawyers, Thompson Reuters)
- Avvo Top-Rated Lawyer (2021)
EDUCATION & TRAINING
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the law, 1994
B.S., California State University Northridge, Business, 1991, cum laude
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Mediating the Litigated Case, 2015
Mediator, Center for Conflict Resolution, 2016-2019
Mediator, Small Claims, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2016-2019
Mediator, Ventura County Superior Court, ADR Panel, 2018 to present
Mediator, Mediation Center of Los Angeles, 2019 to present