Overview

Thomas Lenz is a recognized authority on labor and employment law and all issues pertaining to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  He advises, trains, and represents employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters.  He is bilingual in Spanish.  In a typical work day, Mr. Lenz might train Spanish-speaking supervisors on harassment prevention, participate in collective bargaining to negotiate a labor agreement, edit employment policies, respond to an NLRB investigation, help an employer prepare for labor arbitration, and review the terms of a corporate transaction for potential labor vulnerabilities, while also responding to calls and emails on day to day employee issues affecting our client employers.

Since beginning his career at the NLRB, and in over 30 years with the firm, Mr. Lenz has worked with a variety of clients and industries across California and regularly in other states.

Mr. Lenz is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.  He is an advisor and former Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA), formerly the State Bar of California.  He currently Chairs CLA’s Civics Education and Outreach Committee.  In 2023, Mr. Lenz was named a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a national organization for leading labor and employment attorneys.  He has been honored as one of the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States by Labor Relations Institute, Inc.

Education

J.D., Louisiana State University Law School
B.A., Marquette University

Admissions

  • 1988, Illinois
    1991, California
    2010, Alaska
    2010, Arizona
    2011, Oregon
    2011, Washington
    2011, District of Columbia
    U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit 
    U.S. District Court, District of Alaska
    U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
    U.S. District Courts, Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
    U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    U.S. Supreme Court
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