Brent Buchsbaum
Brent Buchsbaum
California Employment Law Attorney
Brent Buchsbaum represents employees in high-stakes workplace disputes, including claims against large corporations with substantial legal resources. His work is grounded in more than twenty years of employment law experience and a career spent advocating for workers rather than defending employers.
Brent has practiced almost exclusively in employment law for more than twenty years. Before founding Buchsbaum Haag, he spent 16 years at one of the largest employee rights law firms in Southern California.
Over the course of his career, Brent has handled hundreds of employment cases against some of the largest and most powerful corporations in the country, including Chevron, Bank of America, Walmart, Boeing, and many others. His work has resulted in settlements, awards, and verdicts exceeding $75 million.
His cases have ranged from individual employee claims to large class actions that provided compensation to hundreds or thousands of workers. Brent has represented employees across industries, job levels, and socioeconomic backgrounds, bringing the experience and resolve needed to stand up to employers with substantial legal resources.
Employment Law Practice Areas
Severance Agreements | Wage and Hour Claims | Whistleblower Retaliation | Workplace Harassment | Wrongful Termination | Workplace Discrimination
Results
$40M+
Lead trial counsel results for employment law clients
$100K
Jury verdict, including punitive damages, for false imprisonment of a former Costco employee
$1.17M
Wrongful termination jury verdict against the City of Pasadena
Background
Brent was raised in Laguna Beach and attended Laguna Beach High School, where he played tennis and basketball. In 1994, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating cum laude. After college, Brent followed through on his ambition to become a lawyer, enrolling at the University of San Diego School of Law and earning his law degree in 1997. It was during law school that Brent decided fighting for the rights of people who had been harmed, including employees whose workplace rights had been violated, was both rewarding and a way to make a real difference in his clients’ lives. Ultimately, he chose a career helping employees because he found it more meaningful than defending corporations or other powerful interests.
Results
$2.25M
DG v. Confidential
$1.9M
JD v. Confidential
$1.8M
AG v. Confidential
$1.45M
JM v. Confidential
$950K
TB v. Confidential
$3.4M
MR v. Confidential
$1M
CO v. Confidential
$1.9M
PH v. Confidential
$980k
RM v. Confidential
$1.8M
JD v. Confidential
$1.75M
JC v. Confidential
$1.3M
AC v. Confidential
Honors + Affiliations
2021 - 2026 Super Lawyer
Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee (CAALA)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member
California Employment Lawyers Association Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association and Long Beach Bar Association Member
State Bar of California’s Labor and Employment Law Section Member
About Us
Frequently Asked Questions
Brent represents employees in workplace disputes involving wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, whistleblower retaliation, workplace harassment, discrimination, and severance agreements.
Yes. Brent has handled hundreds of employment cases against major corporations, including Chevron, Bank of America, Walmart, Boeing, and others.
Brent has practiced almost exclusively in employment law for more than twenty years.
Brent has obtained settlements, awards, and verdicts exceeding $75 million over the course of his career. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Yes. Brent has handled individual employee claims and large class actions that provided compensation to hundreds or thousands of workers.