Attorney
Jade Butman has litigated all types of employment matters – individual and class. She has won by dispositive motion a variety of cases in California state courts, including cases alleging disability discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination (individual and disparate impact), and other wrongful termination matters. She also has successfully represented clients in front of administrative agencies.
Ms. Butman began working on wage and hour class and representative actions shortly after California implemented its landmark legislation, the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). In the decades that have followed, she has successfully litigated and resolved dozens of PAGA and wage and hour class actions.
Ms. Butman has achieved solutions for clients in industries such as transportation, technology, manufacturing, hospitality, staffing, janitorial and retail. In addition to her litigation work, she routinely works with clients to implement compliance programs involving California pay practices, meal and rest break requirements, wage statement regulations, joint employment, piece rate pay, commissions, discrimination and harassment prevention, and emerging California legal developments.
Ms. Butman received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law.
Prior Work Experience
Various Am Law 200 Firms, San Francisco, CA (2016 – 2023)
Keller Grover LLP, San Francisco, CA (2005 – 2014)
Kaplan Landau LLP, New York, NY (2001 – 2004)
Constantine Cannon LLP, New York, NY (1998 – 2001)
Upton & Hatfield, Peterborough, NH (1997 – 1998)
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (JD)
- Elder Law Clinic
- Internship at Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Civil Rights Division
- Dartmouth College (BA)
- Captain, NCAA Division 1 Field Hockey
- Phoenix Senior Honor Society
Court Admissions
- All California, New York and New Hampshire State Courts
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for New Hampshire
Bar Admissions
- California, 2005
- New York, 2001
- New Hampshire, 1997
Publications (Partial List)
- Law360, “5 Major Wage and Hour Rulings So Far in 2021,” Jon Steingart (July 1, 2021), (quoted as attorney expert for article written by Mr. Steingart)
- The Daily Journal, “Proposition 22 and The Tenuous Path Forward for App-Based Companies,” (January 22, 2021)
- Law360, “High Court Review Puts Unions’ California Farm Access at Risk,” Danielle Nichole Smith (November 18, 2020), (quoted as attorney expert for article written by Ms. Smith)
- Law360, “Pandemic Pay Issues for Wage and Hour Lawyers to Watch,” Jon Steingart (September 24, 2020), (quoted as attorney expert for article written by Mr. Steingart)
- Law360, “3 Tips Now That DOL’s Joint Employer Rule is Struck Down,” Jon Steingart (September 16, 2020), (quoted as attorney expert for article written by Mr. Steingart)
- Employment Law Alert from Am Law 200 firm, “How Employers Can Do Their Part to Tackle and Dismantle Systemic Racism,” (July 14, 2020)
- The Daily Journal, “How Employers Can Prepare for Expected Waves of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Litigation,” (April 29, 2020)
- jdSupra, “Check Those PAGA Notice Letters,” (February 16, 2018)
Presentations (Partial List)
- “FLSA Essentials: Practically Applying the Most Recent Legal Perspectives,” Presentation to HR Professionals, hosted by National Business Institute, Inc. (November 13, 2023)
- “2021 Survival Guide for Employers: Old Laws, New Facts,” MCLE Presentation hosted by Am Law 200 Firm (January 21, 2021)
- “Proactive Approaches to Disparate Impact Issues,” Presentation to Members, CEO Resources, Inc. (August 4, 2020)
- “Gender Identity and Expression, A Legal Framework,” MCLE Presentation hosted by Am Law 200 Firm (January 23, 2020)
- “It Could Happen to You: Adding Value Pre-Acquisition by Limiting Risks of Employee Lawsuits,” Presentation hosted by Am Law 200 Firm (November 8, 2017)
- “Pay Equity in the Bay Area,” Presentation to HR Professionals, hosted by Bay Area Compensation Association (April 27, 2017)