
GBDH and its attorneys (Barry Goldstein, David Borgen, Linda Dardarian, Laura Ho, et al.) DO NOT represent individuals in bail or criminal proceedings. We DO NOT ask individuals to send us money.
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Raymond A. Wendell joined Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho in 2014. He has represented plaintiffs in a diverse array of class actions, including disability access, consumer rights, wage and hour, and employment discrimination cases. In 2020, Raymond was selected as a top lawyer under 40 by Law360. He has served on the board of directors for the National Trans Bar Association since 2019 and has spoken on topics including California labor standards, Title VII, and diversity in the law. Prior to joining GBDH, Raymond clerked for the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff in the Southern District of California. In 2013, Raymond graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and was recognized for excellence in research and writing.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 2013
- B.A., magna cum laude, Sociology, Georgetown University, 2007
Bar and Court Admissions
State of California, 2014
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Prior Employment
- Law Clerk, The Hon. Marilyn L. Huff, U.S. Dist. Ct., Southern District of California, 2013-2014
- Student Attorney, Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Clinic, Boston, MA, 2013
- Legal Intern, Davis, Cowell & Bowe, LLP, San Francisco, CA, 2012
- Legal Intern, California Dep't of Fair Employment & Housing, Elk Grove, CA, 2011
Representative Publications
Expert Analysis, Why 2nd Circ. Review of Sexual Orientation Claim Matters (with Katharine Fisher), Law360 (July 19, 2017)
Expert Analysis, Flawed Commentary Can’t Stop Trans Rights Momentum (with Ginger Grimes), Law360 (June 20, 2017)
Expert Analysis, New Class Action Bill’s Impact on Employment Cases (with William C. Jhaveri-Weeks), Law360 (Mar. 13, 2017)
Changes to Federal Discovery Rules May Complicate Disputes over Evidence in Employment Suits, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law (Spring 2016)
Note, Three Formulations of the Nexus Requirement in Reasonable Accommodations Law, 126 Harv. L. Rev. 1392 (2013)
Replication and Purification in Identity-Based Social Movements, DASH (Apr. 29, 2013), available at dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/10985169
Recent Cases, Environmental Law – Clean Air Act – D.C. Circuit Rejects Industry Challenges to New Greenhouse Gas Rules, 126 Harv. L. Rev. 653 (2012)
Recent Legislation, Employment Law – State Legislation – Connecticut Enacts Paid Sick Leave Act, 125 Harv. L. Rev. 1298 (2012)