Firm News
- Mika Hilaire was recently quoted in an article in Black Enterprise magazine
- Barry Appell is once again named as a "Superlawyer" in 2009, recognizing him as one of the best lawyers in Southern California every year since 2005
- Mika Hilaire was once again named a "Rising Star" for 2009, recognizing the top young attorneys in Southern California
- AHB recovers $200,000 for salesperson in discrimination action who was wrongfully terminated because of his age and religion
- Barry Appell is once again named as a "Superlawyer" in 2008, recognizing him as one of the best lawyers in Southern California every year since 2005
- Newest "member" of AHB, Samuel Leo Gotz Benardo, is born on July 5, 2008
- AHB obtains $25 million dollar judgment in wage and hour class action on behalf of 171 employees who were misclassified as "exempt," wrongfully denied overtime pay, and denied proper meal and rest breaks
- Mika Hilaire speaks at National Bar Association seminar in June 2008 on litigating sexual harassment cases
- Barry Appell is once again named as a "Superlawyer" in 2008, recognizing him as one of the best lawyers in Southern California every year since 2005
- Mika Hilaire is named by Southern California lawyers as "Superlawyer Rising Star" in 2008 for the third year in a row
- AHB obtains $2.5 million judgment in wage and hour class action on behalf of 99 employees who were intentionally misclassified by their employer as independent contractors
- AHB obtains $5.1 million judgment in wage and hour class action on behalf of employee delivery drivers who were not adequately paid for mileage expenses and were denied proper meal and rest breaks
