Roland M. Juarez

Roland’s practice focuses on employment and labor law. Roland has exclusively handled employment cases since 1992. Roland’s experience includes handling cases of first impression in California involving class actions, PAGA matters, non-compete, non-solicitation and employee raiding cases, discrimination, harassment, disability, wage and hour, and Title III website accessibility cases. He has experience trying class and PAGA claims in California, and has obtained numerous favorable trial and arbitration decisions for employers. Roland regularly practices in state and federal courts and JAMS arbitrations in California. He has been named a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer in California (Daily Journal); was recognized as a California Labor and Employment Star, and nominated as California's top Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney (Benchmark Litigation); named a Leader of Influence: Top Litigators & Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles Business Journal); Top Minority Attorney in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Business Journal), and Top Litigator & Trial Lawyer (Los Angeles Business Journal). Hunton’s California Employment Group is also nationally Chambers ranked, and has been, nominated as the California Employment Group of the Year by Benchmark.

• Successfully handled multiple class actions, including those involving first impression legal issues in California, including regarding California Labor Code claims related to PAGA, arbitration issues, overtime, misclassification, meal and rest breaks, bonus miscalculations, and alleging website accessibility discrimination under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Successful prosecution of employee “raiding” and theft of trade secret matters in California and on a National basis, and successful defenses against injunctions in non-competition and trade secret matters.
• Obtained multiple defense verdicts in trials alleging unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, and inaccurate wage statements based on misclassification and other wage and hour claims.
• Obtained multiple defense victories in JAMS Arbitrations including unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, and misclassification claims; discrimination, retaliation, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, and failure to engage in the interactive process all under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); and wrongful termination under California law.
• Multiple successful defense victories on summary judgment and motions to dismiss, including claims related to discrimination and harassment (race, age, sex, disability) under federal law and FEHA, breach of employment agreements, negligent Infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, ADA, FMLA, failure to engage in the interactive process and failure to accommodate.
• Represents clients in the retail, restaurant, grocery, entertainment, temporary and permanent placement, oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, investment and hedge fund industries.

• Recognized as a Leader of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorney in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022-2025
• Listed as a Litigation Star (2025-2026) and a Labor and Employment Star (2018-2024), California, Benchmark Litigation
• Recognized in The Los Angeles Times’ Business of Law Magazine as a Visionary, 2023
• Named a Best Lawyer in Litigation–Labor and Employment, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2025
• Recommended for Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense, Legal 500 United States, 2020-2022
• Named among “Top 100 Lawyers,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022

• Named among “Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2021-2022

• Finalist, Leaders in Law, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020
• Named among Leaders of Influence: Top Litigators, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020-2022
• Named among Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, Daily Journal, 2020
• Named among the Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020
• Named among the Top Litigators in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2019
• Nominee, California – Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney of the Year, Benchmark Litigation 2019 US Awards - WEST
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Columbia Law School, LALSA, 2012
• Outstanding Pro Bono Service, Hunton & Williams, 2010-2012
• Chairman's Award for Distinguished Service, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2011
• Selected as a Super Lawyer, Southern California Super Lawyers magazine, 2011
• Selected as a Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2005-2007

• Co-Chair, Restrictive Covenants/Trade Secrets Subcommittee, ABA Section of Litigation Employment and Labor Relations Committee, July 2015 to present
• Chief Counsel, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, pro bono appointment, 2009 - 2017
• Leadership Los Angeles, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 2009 - Present
• Member, American Bar Association, Employment and Business Law Sections
• Member, California Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section