John M. Scheppach

John M. Scheppach

Business / Contracts, Employment & Labor - Defense, Employment & Labor - Plaintiff (Transactional/Litigation)

Laguna Hills, California

Personal Introduction

John originally started his legal career in 2005 at the law firm of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and worked there as an employment attorney until 2007. Thereafter, John had the distinction of clerking for multiple judges at the federal and state levels. John clerked for the Honorable Frederick Kapala, a federal district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, the Honorable Oliver Wanger, a federal district judge in the Eastern District of California, and at the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, working first as an appellate attorney who served the court at large and then as a chambers attorney for Justice William Murray. In all, John has nearly four years working on behalf of the judiciary on a wide array of litigation and appellate matters covering numerous areas of law and, as a result, has rare insight and brings specialized knowledge to the table for each client. After his judicial clerkships, John returned to Allen Matkins in November 2011, resuming his private practice in employment law. In March 2016, John and his wife Julia formed Scheppach Law, Inc., a full-service employment law firm. John worked as shareholder of Scheppach Law, Inc. until March 2018, when Scheppach Bauer PC was formed.

Practice Composition

Transactional/Litigation

Education

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) (2005)
University of San Diego
University of San Diego Bachelors Degree (2002)

Practice Summary

John is a shareholder and founder of Scheppach Bauer PC. John has been practicing law for over 12 years, specializing in employment litigation. John represents clients in all types of employment law matters. John has extensive experience representing clients in single and multi-plaintiff employment litigation, wage-and-hour class actions, representative actions, and administrative matters.

Response Time

2 days

Awards

Superlawyers Rising Stars

Superlawyers Rising Stars

Affiliations

Orange County Bar Association

Orange County Bar Association

Personal Interests & Charitable Work

I am also licensed in Oregon (active) and Indiana (inactive).

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Peer Recommendations 1

Thorey Bauer, Esq.
Thorey Bauer, Esq.
Highly efficient, highly intelligent attorney with in-depth knowledge of the law and attention to detail.

Bar Admissions

California, Oregon