Will Small, Esq.

Business / Contracts, Employment & Labor - Plaintiff, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets (Litigation)

San Diego, California

Personal Introduction

After working in journalism throughout college, I decided to follow my childhood ambition of becoming a lawyer. I started my legal career working for large firms, where I defended clients in an array of civil litigation cases. Eventually, however, I decided to follow my passion of becoming a trial lawyer and representing plaintiffs in cases where their rights have been violated. I now focus my practice on employment law. I approach every case as if it is going to trial; my goal is to get my clients the best results possible rather than the quickest settlement we can obtain.

Practice Composition

Litigation

Education

University of North Carolina School of Law JD (2007)

University of North Carolina Journalism & Mass Communication; Political Science (2003)

Practice Summary

I am a litigation attorney focusing on employment and business litigation. In my employment practice, I represent employees, usually in single-plaintiff litigation cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, or disputes about compensation. My clients have ranged from waiters to CEOs. I also defend employees when they are accused of employment-related wrongdoing, such as misappropriation of trade secrets, unlawful competition, and breach of employment contracts. In my business litigation practice, I handle cases involving breach of contract, partnership disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and other business-related conflicts.