Allison C. Eckstrom

Ms. Eckstrom represents clients in litigation matters, involving claims for employee misclassification, meal/rest period compliance, expense reimbursement, off-the-clock issues, and numerous other wage and hour violations.  Ms. Eckstrom’s clientele spans a wide range of industries, including retail, financial services, technology, freight/transportation, pharmaceuticals, and restaurant establishments. She has represented clients at both the trial and appellate court levels and has extensive class action and collective action experience in both state and federal courts.

Ms. Eckstrom was previously an associate at two international law firms, where she focused on employment litigation and complex commercial litigation. She also served as a judicial law clerk for Associate Justice Steven H. Levinson of the Hawaii Supreme Court for two years following law school.

Ms. Eckstrom earned her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 2001. While in law school, Ms. Eckstrom served as a judicial extern for Judge Audrey B. Collins of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She also was a board member of the Southwestern University Law Review; a member of the Moot Court Honors Program; and a recipient of the Best Oralist Award at the 2000 National Rendigs Products Liability Moot Court Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Eckstrom was a district sales manager for a national payroll and human resource management company. She earned her B.A., with honors, in both political science and law and society from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1996.

Ms. Eckstrom has pro bono experience as a volunteer with Public Counsel in Los Angeles, where she has assisted indigent immigrant children in obtaining safe guardians and legal residency in the United States.