Jasmin K. Morad - Klinedinst Attorney

Counsel

Jasmin K. Morad serves as Counsel in Klinedinst’s Los Angeles office, and co-chairs the firm’s Housing Discrimination Defense and Civil Rights group. An experienced litigator with significant trial experience, Ms. Morad’s practice focuses on resolving housing, employment, real estate, and professional liability disputes.

From July to September of 2009, Ms. Morad second-chaired a jury trial in Los Angeles that involved the defense of a landlord for vicarious tort liability based on the actions of an independent contractor’s employee. Original allegations also included liability based on discrimination. The bifurcated jury trial lasted over seven weeks and involved over sixteen witnesses. Ms. Morad handled numerous examinations and cross-examinations of several key expert and lay witnesses. She also successfully drafted and argued several motions throughout the trial, including a Kelly-Frye challenge of expert testimony and evidence. The final damages award resulted in the jury’s adoption of the defense’s calculation of plaintiff’s damages and no money awarded for future non-economic damages.

In January 2009, Ms. Morad second-chaired in a large fraud trial in San Diego, which after four days settled favorably prior to verdict. She is experienced in handling all aspects of federal and state business litigation, including discovery, depositions, and expert witness preparation.

Prior to joining Klinedinst, Ms. Morad spent close to four years in private practice in New York City focusing on large, high-profile reinsurance litigation and arbitration disputes.

Ms. Morad obtained her Juris Doctor cum laude from Syracuse University in May 2002. While in law school, she worked as a summer associate for a major international law firm in Los Angeles, and served as a judicial extern for the Department of Justice and the Honorable David E. Peebles in the Northern District of New York.

Ms. Morad also served as the Lead Articles Editor for the Syracuse Law Review, and as a member of the International Moot Court Team. She received her Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, San Diego.

Professional and Community Affiliations

Recognition and Awards

Named a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers® (2010 and 2011)

Representative Matters

Summary judgment granted in favor of client on eight causes of action in a disability discrimation employment matter. The Plaintiff, made various employment-related discrimination allegations against the Defendant based on her physical disability arising out of a work-related lower back injury. The allegations included disability discrimination, failure to engage in the interactive process, failure to accommodate her physical condition, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Based on the arguments made in Ms. Morad's Motion for Summary Judgment, the Court found that the Defendant did not violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, or otherwise cause the Plaintiff harm as a matter of law. As a result, the entire employment lawsuit was dismissed prior to trial.

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Inn of Court "Consolidation, Coordination, and Multi-District Litigation" (April 6, 2011)
Sacramento Area Human Resources Association (SAHRA) HR in Depth Series, Topic: “The Nuts and Bolts of Employee Handbooks: Essential Handbook Policies and Surviving the HR Audit” (November, 2010)