Attorneys

Melissa Sara Daghighian 
Los Angeles, California
Associate
phone (213) 553-9200
(800) 641-5548 (Toll Free)
fax (213) 553-9215
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Age Discrimination
Disability & Illness Discrimination
Gay & Lesbian Rights
National Origin Discrimination
Race Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
Sex Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
Employee Rights -- Employee
Employment Contracts -- Employee
Employment Discrimination -- Employee
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
Sexual Harassment -- Employee
Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
Wrongful Termination -- Employee
Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
Employee Rights -- Employer
Employment Contracts -- Employer
Employment Discrimination -- Employer
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
Sexual Harassment -- Employer
Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
Whistleblower -- Employer
Wrongful Termination -- Employer
Bar Admissions:
California, 2007
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2007
Education:
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2007
J.D.
Law Review: International Law Review, 2007


Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Chemistry


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 2005 - Present


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2007 - Present



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Successful Results
  • Attorneys at the Bononi Law Group have achieved notable successes in a variety of matters including:
  • Jury verdict and attorneys’ fees award for the plaintiff against a public entity in a disability discrimination lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court in excess of $400,000.
  • Seven-figure jury verdict on behalf of the plaintiff in a partnership/employment dispute involving a company that specialized in property and business tax assessments.
  • Settlement of an age and sexual orientation discrimination case against a major government contractor for in excess of $500,000.
  • Settlement of multiple sexual harassment cases for amounts in excess of $400,000.
  • A settlement of over $6 million obtained in mediation on behalf of an entertainment company which had asserted claims concerning the right to broadcast NASCAR races against a major network.
  • $3 million dollar jury verdict for an "up-scale" jewelry store in a bad-faith insurance case tried in Orange County Superior Court.
  • Defense verdict for a Fortune 50 company after a jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court in a disability discrimination case.
  • Defense verdict on behalf of lighting company after a jury trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court in an age discrimination case brought by the Company’s Vice President and Controller.

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