Beth W. Mora

 Court and Bar Admissions

Honors

• Top 50: 2016 Women Northern California, Super Lawyers
• Super Lawyers, Northern California, Plaintiff Employment – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Super Lawyers, Northern California, Rising Star, Plaintiff Employment – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
•  Contra Costa County Bar Association, Diversity Award, Gold Level, 2018
• AVVO Rated, Superb “10
• Martindale-Hubbell Rated, A

Professional Associations

• State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section
• California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”)
• National Employment Lawyers Association (“NELA”)
• California Women Lawyers (CWL)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Employment Law Section (Former President 2013)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Women’s Section (Member) 

Speaking Events

• Benefits of Early Disclosure of Experts in Wage and Hour Matters, March 4, 2011.
• Mysterious Elements of California Labor Code (Non-Wage and Hour), March 22, 2011.
• Employment Law Update, January 23, 2012.
• 2012 Wage & Hour Update, February 19, 2013.
• Employers & Employees – The Workplace Jungle, Can it be Paradise?, September 19, 2013.
• Women in the Workplace: What You Need to Know About Taking Leave, November 13, 2013.
• Women in the Workplace: Developing Legal Issues for the Female Professional, November 22, 2013.
• Women in the Workplace II:  The Female Attorney, November 18, 2014.
• The Morning After, What Happens After an Investigation, March 4, 2015.
• Day of Trial Settlement Conference Tips From the Bench & Settlement Mentor Experts, November 20, 2015.
• Equal Means Equal, Movie Panel Discussion, August 26, 2016.
• Privacy, Freedom of Speech and the Workplace, August 24, 2017.
• Advocating for Ourselves and Our Peers: How to Gain Grown and Maintain the Momentum, May 4, 2018.
•  Status of Employment Law, Plaintiff Perspective, September 25, 2018.  
•  Tax Consequences of Employment Law Settlements, October 24, 2018.
•  “Fake News” & Social Media’s Impact on Subconscious Gender Bias for Female Lawyers, November 7, 2018.

Volunteer Work

• Legal Aid at Work, Legal Aid Clinic, Supervising Attorney
• Transgender Law Center, Pro Bono 
• Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Employment Litigation Advisory Committee 
•  California Women Lawyers, District 3 Governor
  • Gender Equity Task Force, Co-Chair
  • Legislative Committee, Member
•  Contra Costa County Commission for Women, Member & Co-Chair (Past)
•  Contra Costa County Bar Association, Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board (Past) 

Publications

• Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to Vote in Union Elections – But Are They “Employees” Under the Law?  30 Golden Gate U.L. Review 57 (March Session 2000)
• Employment Law Magazine, Co-Guest Editor, April 2013, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• “Wolf At Work”, Employment Law, February 2015, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• The First Female Lawyer in California: Clara S. Foltz, 1 hr. Elimination of Bias, November 20, 2015, Contra Costa County Bar Self-Study
• The Employment Law Perspective, Criminal Law,  June 2016, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine,
• A Brief Overview of the Transgender Employee in California & Their Rights in the Workplace, February 2017, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine,
• “Covfefe” and the Workplace – California Labor Code’s Anti-Retaliation Provisions in the Modern Day Political Workplace, July 2017 Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• Employment Law Update, A Year in Review, February 2018, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• Employment Law and the Changing Political Scene, Guest Editor Employment Law, July 2017, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• The Erie Silence of “#MeToo-In-The-Law”, the Gender Bias Impact, Women in the Law, March 2018, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• Equal Means Equal, Guest Editor Women in the Law, March 2018, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
• Fact Pattern: When Work, Family and Business Collide, Co-Writer September 2018, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine