Lisa Hird Chung practices in the area of employment law and litigation. Ms. Chung has defended employers in single-plaintiff, representative and class-action lawsuits involving claims such as discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour, and trade secret violations. Her trial experience includes representing employers in discrimination lawsuits and wage and hour cases involving claims of misclassification, unpaid overtime, and meal and rest break violations, for which she has also appeared before the California Labor Commissioner. She has also advised employers on labor law issues, including collective bargaining obligations. In addition, Ms. Chung has obtained dozens of workplace violence restraining orders for the protection of threatened employees.

Ms. Chung is a 2006 cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was executive editor of the Minnesota Journal of International Law, and a summa cum laude graduate of Arizona State University.

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law and Litigation

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• Supreme Court of California

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2006
  - Executive Editor, Minnesota Journal of International Law
• Arizona State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2002

Other Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2010-present
• Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
  - Associate, 2006-2010
  - Summer Associate, 2005
• Hennepin County Public Defender's Office
  - Law Clerk, 2004-2006
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
  - Judicial Extern to the Hon. John R. Tunheim, 2006

Professional Activities

• San Diego County Bar Association
• Clifford J. Wallace Inn of Court
  - Associate Member, 2008-2010
• Louis M. Welsh Inn of Court
  - Barrister, 2010-2012
• Lawyers' Club of San Diego

Civic and Charitable Activities

• State Bar of California, Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, February 2012
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Project
• Children At Risk, San Diego County Bar Association
• San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition
  - Coach, 2009-present
• Partnerships With Industry
  - Board of Directors and Marketing Committee, 2009-2011

Publications

• Author, "Supreme Court Holds That Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Are Not Eligible for Overtime Under Federal Law," Duane Morris Alert, June 22, 2012
• Author, "New California Employment Laws for the New Year," University Business, January 2012
• Author, "Compliance Countdown to 2012 for California Employers," Duane Morris Alert, December 6, 2011
• Author, "Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination In California," Law360, October 6, 2011
• Author, "New California Law Prohibits Genetic Discrimination and Can Result in Significant Damages If Violated," Duane Morris Alert, September 23, 2011
• Co-Author, "Brave New Cyberworld: The Employer's Legal Guide to the Interactive Internet," American Bar Association's The Labor Lawyer, Winter 2008; updated and reprinted in The Computer & Internet Lawyer, March 2010
• Columnist, Bender's California Labor and Employment Bulletin, 2005-2010
• Author, "Able Hands, Able Minds: How Offices Benefit By Hiring Developmentally Disabled Employees," Daily Journal, December 31, 2009
• Author, "Free Trade in Human Gametes as a Solution to Procreative Tourism and the Unregulated Internet," Minnesota Journal of International Law, Winter 2005

Speaking Engagements

• "Employment Law Developments and Action Items for 2013," Duane Morris Breakfast Briefings, January 2013
• "Employment Law for Managers," Practical Training for Financial Services Client, January 2013
• "Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Training for Supervisors," August 2012
• "Hot Topics in California Wage and Hour Law," Duane Morris Breakfast Briefings, March 2012
• "California Leaves of Absence," DM Webinar Series, September 2011 and May 2012
• "Big Brother Boss: Controlling Employees' Use of Technology On and Off the Job," Duane Morris 2011 Seminar Series on Developments in Workplace Law and Practice, May 2011
• "HR Documentation: Rules, Risks and Best Practices," Duane Morris Breakfast Briefings, March 2011
• "Privacy in the Workplace," Duane Morris Morning Seminar, September 2010; and California Legal Secretaries Association Annual Conference, February 2010
• "Best Practices in Litigation Hold Notices," Duane Morris briefing, September 2010
• "Developments in Wage and Hour Law," Paul, Plevin Annual Employment Law Update Seminar, October 2009
• "Conflicts of Interest," Paul, Plevin Public Sector Employment Law Seminar, March 2009
• "Wage and Hour Law Basics" and "Personnel Law 101," seminars, San Diego Employers Association, 2008 and 2009