California Employment
Litigation &
Counseling
Holmquist Law provides aggressive representation to employees who have suffered employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other legal violations at work.
Located in Los Angeles County's Santa Clarita Valley, we serve clients throughout Southern California.
Write us today to schedule a free initial consultation: intake@holmquistlaw.com.
Practice Areas
Employment Counseling, Litigation, and Trials
We counsel and represent employees pre-litigation, and when litigation is necessary we aggressively represent employees in state and federal courts throughout California.
Retaliation
We represent employees who have been retaliated against based on protected activity such as requesting or taking a protected medical or family leave of absence, and reporting illegal activity in the workplace (these employees are often referred to as "whistleblowers").
Harassment
We represent employees who have been victims of harassment in the workplace, including based on sex and other protected characteristics. This includes employees subjected to a hostile work environment.
Meal Periods, Rest Breaks, Overtime
We represent employees whose rights under the California Labor Code or federal law have been violated, including those entitled to meal periods, rest breaks, overtime pay and unpaid wages.
Discrimination
We represent employees who have been discriminated against on the basis of a protected characteristic, including: disability, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, military/veteran status, race, and national origin.
Wrongful Termination
We represent employees who have been wrongfully terminated or who have suffered another adverse employment action on the basis of a protected characteristic or protected activity. We also represent employees in actions for breach of employment contract.
About Us
Marc A. Holmquist, Esq.
Marc Holmquist is a litigator who has focused his career on employment litigation and counseling. Before establishing Holmquist Law, PC, he was a Partner in the Employment Litigation group of Gordon & Rees, a large national law firm, where he represented business clients in all aspects of civil litigation in state and federal courts throughout California. His experience there included counseling on hiring practices, terminations (including separation agreements), discipline, reductions in force, workplace investigations, drafting and revising industry-specific employee handbooks and other written policies, contracts, wage and hour compliance, sexual harassment training, and litigation avoidance practices. His litigation practice there included claims for wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristics (such as disability, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, and national origin), whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour violations, breach of contract, fraud, defamation, and other torts.
Since establishing Holmquist Law, PC in 2016, Mr. Holmquist has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for plaintiff employees who have been wronged in the workplace. He aims to level the playing field for California employees. Mr. Holmquist handles civil litigation, trials, mediations, and arbitrations on behalf of employees.
Mr. Holmquist was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in 2025 by the "Super Lawyers" rating service after being named a "Rising Star" for Employment Law from 2014 to 2024 and being selected a "Rising Star: Up and Coming 100" from 2020 to 2024.
Holmquist Law is located in Valencia, California, and provides premier legal services to clients throughout Southern California. If you would like a free consultation, please email us today at intake@holmquistlaw.com (email is preferred for potential new client submissions; calls and voicemails may result in a delayed evaluation).
Contact
Holmquist Law, PC
To request a free evaluation of your case, submit the below form or email a detailed summary to intake@holmquistlaw.com:
25350 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Suite 350
Valencia, CA 91355
Tel: 661-505-8315
Potential New Clients: intake@holmquistlaw.com
Please Note:
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Email is preferred for potential new client submissions.
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All submissions are confidential.
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No attorney-client relationship is established until a written legal services agreement is signed by the Firm.