Chialei (Ray) Hsu

Practice areas

Employment & Labor: Employer, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation: Defense, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower

Ray Hsu, an attorney practicing within the Law Offices of Ray Hsu & Associates, P.C., has an extensive legal career spanning over ten years in California. His focus lies primarily in the realm of labor and employment law, with a particular emphasis on handling cases in Alhambra and its surrounding suburban areas in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Hsu’s legal journey includes notable experiences such as serving as a judicial extern at esteemed institutions like the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Through these roles, he gained valuable exposure to civil litigation matters involving administrative law. While there, he not only crafted judgments and mediation statements but also administered other discovery orders. His legal exploration extended to the criminal domain as well, where he witnessed diverse aspects of criminal law, including jury trials, preliminary hearings, and court proceedings, while externing for a criminal division judge at the San Francisco Superior Court.

A magna cum laude graduate of The University of Arizona, Mr. Hsu completed his undergraduate studies in communications and media arts with a minor in Japanese language studies in 2004. Subsequently, he attained his law degree from the University of California – Hastings College of Law in 2010, specializing in civil litigation. His admission to practice extends to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Even prior to establishing his private practice, Mr. Hsu displayed a commitment to aiding underserved individuals seeking justice against their employers. He volunteered his services to the Workers’ Rights unit of the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County. His dedication persists as he continues to champion the rights of employees, addressing concerns of workplace discrimination, work injury retaliation, harassment, unpaid wages, workplace privacy, wrongful termination, trade secrets, and workplace violence. Moreover, he contributed as a public interest fellow at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center and generously provided pro bono legal assistance to the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.

With an “Very Good” rating on Avvo, Mr. Hsu maintains longstanding affiliations with numerous professional legal associations, including the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar, and the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.