Bio

Haley is a partner in Tonkon Torp's Labor & Employment Practice Group. She provides counsel to employers on a wide variety of matters including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage-and-hour cases, in both single plaintiff and class action litigation. She has conducted comprehensive employment practice diagnostics for national and global companies, workforce exempt classification reviews, and has provided advice on discrete issues in countless employment-related contexts. Prior to joining Tonkon Torp, Haley was an associate of multinational law firm Paul Hastings LLP (2008-2015). Haley is licensed to practice in both California and Oregon.

As a student at the University of San Diego School of Law, Haley served as an intern in the Attorney General’s Office, an extern for the Honorable Nita L. Stormes in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and as a summer associate at Paul Hastings LLP. She graduated from law school magna cum laude and Order of the Coif.

Before attending law school, Haley worked for the Oregon Sports Authority, where she was responsible for marketing and organization for major sporting events such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Dew Tour, and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Fan Celebration Tour.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Super Lawyers
2016–2017, Oregon Rising Star - Labor & Employment
2015, San Diego Rising Star - Labor & Employment

The Corporate America
2015, Legal Elite

San Diego Business Journal
2014–2015, Best of the Bar

The Daily Transcript - San Diego
2012–2014, Top Attorney - Labor & Employment
2012–2014, Top Young Attorney

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

As a result of early motion practice, achieved complete walk-away on California statewide class action allegations involving more than 500 engineers.

After defeating class certification in a case involving supervisors in the package delivery industry, prevailed on follow-on individual actions through motion practice and/or trials. After a string of victories without a single loss, the remaining individual plaintiffs dismissed their cases outright.

Prevailed on summary judgment as to the named plaintiffs in a nationwide independent contractor matter, thereby mooting their efforts to certify a collective action.

Attained complete defense verdict in an exempt misclassification case tried before a jury.

Authored a motion for partial summary judgment which resulted in the plaintiff voluntarily dismissing a putative class action involving hundreds of drivers, warehouse workers and front office personnel.

Defeated class certification in a state-wide exempt misclassification matter regarding retail supervisors.

Achieved more than two dozen complete victories on summary judgment.

Negotiated very favorable client results in numerous mediations, in both class action and single plaintiff contexts.

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