Overview
Overview
Alex Hawgood is Of Counsel in the Labor and Employment practice group at O’Hagan and Meyer. He defends employers in a variety of industries from cases involving claims for wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, as well as individual, PAGA, and class action wage & hour disputes.
Prior to joining O’Hagan and Meyer, Alex worked at a law firm litigating individual wrongful termination and wage and hour claims for both employers and employees. Before moving back to California, Alex has also litigated multiple housing discrimination cases in state trial and appellate courts, including obtaining certiorari at the Maryland Court of Appeals. During law school, Alex clerked for the Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor where he worked on claims involving violations of OSHA and the FLSA.
Professional & Civic
Professional
- Member, California Lawyers Association
- Employment Section
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago, Law School, 2015
- B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2012
- Graduated magna cum laude
Admissions
- California
- New York
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
