Hali M. Anderson

Hali Anderson has been litigating wage and hour class actions as well as single plaintiff employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases since 2008. After 10 years of representing employers, Hali has finally found her home representing workers at Graham Hollis. Hali uses her insider knowledge to predict and shut down employer delay and defense tactics. Hali is originally from Wilmington, Delaware and moved to Washington D. C. to attend American University Where she obtained her Bachelors degree in Sociology with a minor in Special Education. She then moved to Philadelphia to help recipients of federal assistance find employment. Always knowing that she was a California girl at heart, Hali moved to San Diego to attend the University of San Diego School of Law in 2005. She graduated Order of the Barristers at the top of her class, representing USD Law on its mock trial team for 3 years. During law school, Hali interned at the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and externed for the Honorable John A. Houston of the Southern District of California, before joining the employment group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP. Hali spent 9 years at Sheppard Mullin and one year at Wilson Turner Kosmo, LLP, before joining the team at Graham Hollis. She describes herself as a well-rounded employment litigator with a passion for social justice. Her dedication and excellent work paid off and she became one of Graham Hollis APCs Shareholders in 2021. Hali is on the Board of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association and is a San Diego LEAD IMPACT graduate, as well as a graduate of the Black Womens Institute of Leadership Development. She is also a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity fellow (Class of 2014). In her spare time, Hali enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, and the family dog. She enjoys all things Peloton, and, above all, music, dancing, and karaoke. Practice Areas Failure to Pay Wages Harassment and Discrimination Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Illegal Work Conditions Education University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California J. D. - 2008 Honors: Order of the Barristers Honors: Outstanding Scholar Award Recipient Honors: National Mock Trial Team Honors: Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Scholarship Recipient Honors: Earl B. Gilliam Scholarship Recipient Law Review, San Diego Law Review, Associate Editor American University B. A. - 2003 Bar Admissions California Washington U. S. District Court Southern District of California U. S. District Court Central District of California U. S. District Court Northern District of California U. S. District Court Eastern District of California U. S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit U. S. District Court of Pennsylvania Past Positions Honorable John A. Houston, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, Extern, 2007 U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intern, 2006 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, 2007-2017 Wilson Turner Kosmo, 2017-2018 Honors Included in the list of Super Lawyers, 2022 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2018, 2020 - 2021 Classes & Seminars New Labor & Employment Laws for 2009 - San Diego, Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer, 02/19/2009 Published Works Another Court Of Appeal Holds That To Provide Meal And Rest Periods Means Make Available, October 29, 2008 Professional Associations and Awards Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, Member San Diego County Bar Association, Member Earl B. Gillian Bar Association Presidents Award, 2020