Our Legal Team
Harris & Ruble utilizes a team approach, offering its clients individual attention and the shared expertise of its attorneys. Leaders in the field, our attorneys come from diverse and distinguished educational, personal and professional backgrounds. They possess not only recognized academic and legal expertise, but also the interpersonal skills, common sense, and business savvy to provide effective counseling to our clients.
Harris & Ruble
➤ LOCATION
655 N. Central Avenue, 17th Floor
Glendale, CA 91203
☎ CONTACT
tel: (323) 962-3777
fax: (323) 962-3004
Attorneys
Alan Harris
Partner
Alan Harris is the founder of Harris & Ruble. A 1974 graduate of the University of Illinois School of Law, Mr. Harris began his career as an antitrust attorney with the Chicago litigation boutique, Freeman, Freeman & Salzman. There he worked on such landmark matters as Illinois v. Ill. Brick Co., Inc., 431 U.S. 720 (1977), and the Westinghouse Uranium Antitrust Litigation. Mr. Harris has spent most of his career litigating class actions. He has settled dozens of class actions, many of which involved multi-million dollar awards, also representing plaintiffs and defendants in class actions that were only resolved after trial. He is also a director of Harris & Ruble ART and an active supporter of the Los Angeles Music Center, serving on the Board of the Fraternity of Friends, a group which consists of business, civic and entertainment industry leaders who share an interest in the performing arts and the well-being of the Music Center.
Today, his practice is focused on litigating corporate and class-action cases and advising entertainment industry and other clients on issues such as copyright, trademark, licensing, mergers and acquisitions and contracts. His courtroom work is focused on labor and employment, intellectual property, breach of contract, privacy rights, and complex business matters. Harris has handled numerous trials and appeals since he began practice in 1974.
Mr. Harris has recovered and distributed tens of millions of dollars to employees for violations of state and federal labor laws. For example, in Kang v. Albertson’s, Inc., C.D. Cal. Case No. 2:07-CV-00894-CAS-FFM, he recovered $6,637,500 in a settlement distributed to pharmacists in California. In Greenberg v. EP Mgmt. Servs., LP, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 237787, Mr. Harris was lead counsel in a class action which resulted in a $5,348,000 settlement distributed to employees in the motion-picture industry. In Doty v. CostcoWholesale Corp., C.D. Cal. Case No. CV 05-3241FMC(JWJx), he recovered $7,500,000 distributed to Costco employees for violations of the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the Blue Coal bankruptcy, Harris recovered millions of dollars owing to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on account of tax and environmental claims, establishing new precedents that lead to the adoption of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act by all but a handful of the states.
Areas of Practice:
Class Actions
Labor and Employment
Wage and Hour
Business Litigation
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Privacy Rights
Breach of Warranty
Education:
University of Illinois School of Law, J.D., 1974
University of Illinois, A.B., 1970 (summa cum laude)
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1974
California, 1989
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court of the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Sampling of Representative Cases:
Tremblay v. Chevron Stations, Inc., N.D. Cal. Case No. CV 07-6009 EDL ($4,500,000 settlement of labor-law claims)
Doty v. Costco Wholesale Corp., C.D. Cal. Case No. CV 05-3241FMC (JWJx) ($7,500,000 distributed to class members for FLSA and California Labor Code section 203 and 226 violations)
Greenberg v. EP Mgmt. Servs., LP, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 237787 ($5,348,000 settlement of claims under sections 203 and 226 of California Labor Code)
Agatep v. Exxon Mobil Corp., C.D. Cal. Case No. CV 05-2342GAF ($1,500,000 settlement on behalf of service-station employees in California)
Dizon v. Ito, Incorporated, Northern District of California, CV-10-00239-JSW ($2,451,000 settlement of California Labor Code and FLSA claims)
Kang v. Albertson’s, Inc., C.D. Cal. Case No. 2:07-CV-00894-CAS-FFM ($6,637,500 settlement of labor-law claims)
Hansen v. Advanced Tech Security Servs., Inc., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No BC 367175 ($1,050,000 settlement of labor-law claims)
Deckard v. Banco Popular North America related to Silva v. Banco Popular North America, Central District of California Case No. CV 08-6709 JFW (RZx) ($1,050,000 settlement of California Labor Code and FLSA claims)
Harrington v. Manpay, LLC, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 312171 ($1,000,000 distributed to class members in overtime case)
Peralta v. Macerich Management Company, Marin County Superior Court Case No. CIV 1004656 ($2,200,000 settlement of labor-law claims)
Priya Mohan
Senior Attorney
Priya Mohan joined Harris & Ruble in 2009. Her practice is primarily focused on individual and class-action cases involving wage-and-hour violations under the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act and violations of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, as well as various entertainment-related matters. Ms. Mohan’s practice also includes general business litigation and contracts. Ms. Mohan is also a certified mediator, having completed her training at UCLA and the Center for Dispute Resolution.
Prior to joining Harris & Ruble, Ms. Mohan’s practice focused on corporate and general business matters, including issues relating to shareholder disputes, contracts, unfair competition, trademark and copyright infringement and employment disputes. Ms. Mohan also advised clients regarding their employment policies and employee handbooks to ensure compliance with California labor laws.
In 2010, Ms. Mohan earned a Masters degree in Public Policy from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. During her Master’s program, she conducted research on issues of international law and policy, including alternative dispute resolution in international conflicts and international labor standards for guest workers. Ms. Mohan also worked with Loyola Law School’s Anti-Trafficking Litigation Assistance and Support Team. Ms. Mohan was a recipient of the Michael S. Dukakis Fellowship in Public Policy, Department of Public Policy Fellowship and the Policy Scholar Fellowship. Ms. Mohan was also the Co-President of the UCLA Graduate Students International Affairs Association.
Ms. Mohan graduated from the University of Michigan’s Honor’s College in 2000, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in English.
Areas of Practice:
Class Actions
Labor and Employment
Wage and Hour
Entertainment
Contracts
Professional Affiliations:
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Mediators Beyond Borders
Education:
UCLA School of Public Policy, M.P.P., 2010
USC Gould School of Law, J.D., 2003
University of Michigan, B.A., 2000
Bar Admissions:
State Bar of California, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Sampling of Representative Cases:
Seielstad v. Aegis Senior Communities, LLC, United States District Court Case No. 09-01797 MMC
($1,000,000 settlement of labor-law claims)Lobato v. Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 110CV175637
($147,000 settlement of labor-law claims)
David Garrett
senior attorney
David Garrett joined Harris & Ruble in 2013. His practice focuses on individual and class action cases involving wage-and-hour violations under the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as intellectual property and business litigation.
Mr. Garrett has practiced entertainment law for 25 years and works closely with key players in the motion picture production industry
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
State Bar of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Contracts
Class Actions
Entertainment
Business Litigation
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment
Education:
Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business - MBA Finance
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law - Juris Doctor, Law
Min Ji “Minji” Gal
Associate Attorney
Minji Gal is an associate at Harris & Ruble. Her practice is primarily focused on individual and class action cases involving wage-and-hour violations under the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as general business litigation.
Ms. Gal earned her law degree from the University of Southern California in 2016. While at USC, she was a Teaching Fellow in the Legal Writing and Advocacy Program. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Law in 2013, magna cum laude.
Prior to joining Harris & Ruble, Ms. Gal worked at a trial firm and was second chair in a two-week jury trial. She represented the mother of a mentally ill woman who was shot and killed by local police. The jury concluded the police used excessive force and awarded a six-figure damage amount.
Areas of Practice
Class Actions
Wage and Hour, Employment
General Business Litigation
Entertainment
Bar AdmissionS
State Bar of California, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Education
USC Gould School of Law, 2016
University of Southern California, 2013
Activities & Affiliations
Extern to the Honorable Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Extern to the Honorable Richard M. Neiter, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Extern to the Honorable Anthony Mohr, Los Angeles County Superior Court
American Board of Trial Advocates Fellow (ABOTA)
LACBA Immigration Project