Andrew H. Friedman
Founding Partnerandrew h. friedman
Andrew H. Friedman is one of California’s leading employee-rights trial and appellate lawyers; a prevailing plaintiff employment attorney in major settlements, jury verdicts, and precedent-setting appellate victories; the author of a leading employment-discrimination treatise; and a much-sought-after speaker and commentator on employment law developments.
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Gregory D. Helmer
Founding PartnerGregory D. Helmer
Gregory D. Helmer is one of the most experienced employment and consumer-protection lawyers in California. Having practiced for more than 30 years, he has represented clients at trial, appeals, arbitration and mediation. He has won jury verdicts and has obtained millions of dollars in settlement recovery for his clients. He has experience before the Courts of Appeal and before the United States Supreme Court. He is one of the founding members of Helmer Friedman LLP, where his reputation as an aggressive and thorough advocate is integral to the firm’s successes in representing its clients.
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Gianmarco Cordano
Law ClerkGianmarco Cordano
Gianmarco Cordano is a law clerk at Helmer Friedman LLP, where he works on employment, civil rights, and consumer protection matters.Mr. Cordano received his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in 2026. At Loyola, he served as Articles Editor and Production Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. He also founded Legal Education Access and Development, a program that provides resources and one-on-one mentoring to undergraduate and community college students pursuing law school. Mr. Cordano received his B.A. degree in History from UCLA in 2021, graduating summa cum laude.
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Charles T. Mathews
of CounselCharles Ted Mathews
Charles “Ted” Mathews is a multimillion-dollar award-winning trial lawyer, primarily representing plaintiffs individually and in class actions against large corporations and government institutions. Mr. Mathews has obtained over $60 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients and has tried hundreds of jury trials.
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Courtney Abrams
Of CounselCourtney Abrams
Courtney Abrams received her J.D. from Southwestern Law School and her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in Economics, and minored in English Literature.
During law school, Ms. Abrams worked for the ACLU of Southern California on federal cases involving wrongful deportation, mental health and prison reform, and clerked in the office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender. She also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Terry Hatter, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In addition, Ms. Abrams clerked at the civil rights firm, Hadsell, Stormer, Keeny, Richardson and Renick where she worked on employment discrimination cases. Ms. Abrams was a recipient of the Public Interest Law Foundation Grant.
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James Carr
Of CounselJames Carr
James Carr, a member of both the Bar of England and Wales and California, enjoys over 20 years of jury trial experience. He appears as Lead Defense Counsel in high profile cases ranging from sophisticated international white-collar crime, fraud, homicide, large-scale multi agency drug importation conspiracies, related RICO and asset confiscation proceedings, tracing, money laundering applications, robbery, and related appeals. His renowned defense practice crosses international boundaries and jurisdictions. He successfully defended the largest cash forfeiture proceeding in UK history, reducing the claim from (US dollar equivalent) $73.8 million to $1.00.
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Andrew H. Friedman
Founding Partnerandrew h. friedman
Andrew H. Friedman is one of California’s leading employee-rights trial and appellate lawyers; a prevailing plaintiff employment attorney in major settlements, jury verdicts, and precedent-setting appellate victories; the author of a leading employment-discrimination treatise; and a much-sought-after speaker and commentator on employment law developments.
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Gregory D. Helmer
Founding PartnerGregory D. Helmer
Gregory D. Helmer is one of the most experienced employment and consumer-protection lawyers in California. Having practiced for more than 30 years, he has represented clients at trial, appeals, arbitration and mediation. He has won jury verdicts and has obtained millions of dollars in settlement recovery for his clients. He has experience before the Courts of Appeal and before the United States Supreme Court. He is one of the founding members of Helmer Friedman LLP, where his reputation as an aggressive and thorough advocate is integral to the firm’s successes in representing its clients.
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Gianmarco Cordano
Law ClerkGianmarco Cordano
Gianmarco Cordano is a law clerk at Helmer Friedman LLP, where he works on employment, civil rights, and consumer protection matters.Mr. Cordano received his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in 2026. At Loyola, he served as Articles Editor and Production Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. He also founded Legal Education Access and Development, a program that provides resources and one-on-one mentoring to undergraduate and community college students pursuing law school. Mr. Cordano received his B.A. degree in History from UCLA in 2021, graduating summa cum laude.
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Charles T. Mathews
of CounselCharles Ted Mathews
Charles “Ted” Mathews is a multimillion-dollar award-winning trial lawyer, primarily representing plaintiffs individually and in class actions against large corporations and government institutions. Mr. Mathews has obtained over $60 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients and has tried hundreds of jury trials.
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Courtney Abrams
Of CounselCourtney Abrams
Courtney Abrams received her J.D. from Southwestern Law School and her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in Economics, and minored in English Literature.
During law school, Ms. Abrams worked for the ACLU of Southern California on federal cases involving wrongful deportation, mental health and prison reform, and clerked in the office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender. She also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Terry Hatter, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In addition, Ms. Abrams clerked at the civil rights firm, Hadsell, Stormer, Keeny, Richardson and Renick where she worked on employment discrimination cases. Ms. Abrams was a recipient of the Public Interest Law Foundation Grant.
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James Carr
Of CounselJames Carr
James Carr, a member of both the Bar of England and Wales and California, enjoys over 20 years of jury trial experience. He appears as Lead Defense Counsel in high profile cases ranging from sophisticated international white-collar crime, fraud, homicide, large-scale multi agency drug importation conspiracies, related RICO and asset confiscation proceedings, tracing, money laundering applications, robbery, and related appeals. His renowned defense practice crosses international boundaries and jurisdictions. He successfully defended the largest cash forfeiture proceeding in UK history, reducing the claim from (US dollar equivalent) $73.8 million to $1.00.