Veronica M. Gray

Veronica M. Gray is a prominent trial attorney in Orange County, California with over three decades of experience litigating and negotiating employment issues for her clients.  She is the Chair of the Employment Practice Group at Nossaman LLP where she advises employers on a broad spectrum of employment matters, including wage & hour, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, compliance audits, policies & procedures, employment agreements, trade secrets and unfair competition. 

Veronica has a track record of partnering with her clients to embrace their issues to ensure attainment of their goals and objectives.  The very nature of her practice has an impact on the business world as she counsels business owners and senior level executives in addressing their most valuable asset - the talented individuals who work at their companies.  A high performing effective speaker, trainer, and mentor, Veronica regularly presents on employment and business related topics.

Over the span of Veronica's career, she has taken on leadership roles in many professional and philanthropic organizations on a local and international level with a focus on micro-enterprise and children's education.

Veronica has been recognized by Los Angeles magazine in 2011 as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" in Employment & Labor.

Representative Work

Retained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to handle multiple employment related actions against IndyMac Bank and its affiliates; including wage and hour class actions, discrimination/harassment matters, and wrongful terminations.

Successfully defended employers in actions for various alleged wage and hour violations.

Successfully defended employers in actions for alleged wrongful termination of employment in violation of public policy, discrimination, and/or retaliation.

Successfully defended employers in actions for sexual harassment.

Successfully defended employers in actions for misclassification of employees.

Successfully represented employers in Department of Labor Audits.

Represents companies regarding employment audits and best practices.

Successfully represented clients in unfair competition and trade secret litigation.