Brent S. Buchsbaum

Practice areas

Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Employment Discrimination, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Brent S. Buchsbaum serves as an equity partner at Buchsbaum & Haag, LLP, a legal firm situated in Long Beach, California. His practice centers on representing employees across Los Angeles and Orange counties. He specializes in various aspects of employment law, including cases pertaining to the Fair Employment and Housing Act of the state, the federal Equal Pay Act, employer failure to accommodate disabled or pregnant workers, federal Family and Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, hostile work environments, wrongful termination, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and related employment law concerns. Notably, he has achieved significant legal victories, securing over $40 million in settlements for his clients while serving as the lead trial attorney.

In an illustrative instance, Mr. Buchsbaum obtained a substantial $1.17 million settlement for a client in a lawsuit against the city of Pasadena, addressing racial harassment and discrimination. This achievement led to his induction into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. His exceptional legal acumen earned him a nomination for the Trial Lawyer of the Year award by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in 2008.

Mr. Buchsbaum’s academic background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1994. He further pursued his legal education at the University of San Diego School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 1997. He is licensed to practice law in California and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Actively engaged in his field, Mr. Buchsbaum participates in the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a member of professional associations such as the California Employment Lawyers Association, as well as the Los Angeles County and Long Beach bar associations.