Deborah Birndorf Zeiler
Phone: 310.914.8400
E-mail: DBirndorf@BirndorfLaw.com
Deborah Birndorf Zeiler has been practicing law for more than seventeen years, with eleven years years at major law firms in both Chicago and Los Angeles. Her practice primarily focuses on representing employers in all aspects of employment law, including harassment and discrimination claims, wage claims (including defense of wage and hours class actions), disability claims, and misappropriation of trade secrets. She also provides preventative counseling and advice, and drafts and reviews employment contracts, severance agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies.
Debbie earned her B.A. from UCLA, an M.B.A. from NYU and her law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where she graduated in the top of her class. She is licensed to practice in California and Illinois, is a frequent speaker on a variety of employment law topics (see Speaking Engagements), and teaches Legal Aspects of Employee Relations at UCLA Extension. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar, the Los Angeles Bar Association, and the Illinois Bar. She is an active in her community as a member of the Los Angeles Rotary Club, NAWBO, and the UCLA Bruin Professionals, and various Human Resources professional trade organizations including PIHRA (Professionals in Human Resources Association) and SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management). |
