Pamela A. Palpallatoc

Pamela Palpallatoc serves as counsel to public agencies, non-profits, foundations, and private sector clients throughout California. Her practice areas include general counsel services, labor & employment, litigation, counseling, investigations, and workplace training. She is a partner alumna of the American Law 100, where she specialized in employment litigation defense. While representing businesses ranging from startup to the top of the Fortune 500, she earned three consecutive recognitions in Best Lawyers in America. Ms. Palpallatoc’s prior experience includes serving the University of California Office of the President Office of the General Counsel, and a national insurance carrier of professional liability, employment practices liability, and cybersecurity.

Honors & Recognitions

• Ones to Watch for 2022-2024, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Issued by Best Lawyers in America, Southern California
• Certificate of Honor, Issued by the Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco
• Henry J. Ramsey, Jr. Diversity Award, Issued by the American Bar Association to the University of San Francisco Student Bar Association Diversity Committee during appointment as Chair
• Extern to the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• Extern to the Honorable Marshall I. Whitley (Ret.), California Superior Court for the County of Alameda
• Preeminent Appointment as Student Assistant to now Chancellor Emeritus Larry N. Vanderhoef, University of California Davis

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

• City of Oakland Fire Department Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), CORE (Communities of Oakland Respond to Emergencies) Certified Community First Responder

• Philippine American Bar Association, Greater Los Angeles, Lifetime Member and Former Member of the Board of Governors
• California Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Leadership Education Attorney Development Mid-Career Fellowship, Inaugural Fellow
• National Filipino American Lawyers Association, Former Regional Governor California Central
• Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, Lifetime Member and Former Co-Chair of the In-House Counsel Committee
• The Greenlining Institute Leadership Academy Alumni Association, Former Treasurer of the Board
• San Francisco Police Department Operation DREAM, Former Treasurer of the Board