The largest wage-and-hour settlement in California history; recovered for more than 50,000 workers in Grace v. The Walt Disney Company.
RECOGNIZED BY BEST LAWYERS® - 2027
The lawyers
other lawyers
call.
For over three decades, Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai has stood with clients against the most powerful institutions in the country - and won. This year, seven of our employment litigation attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for their work in employment litigation.

Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP is proud to have seven employment litigation lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers in 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Recognition is the reputation.
Results are the proof.
Recovered for clients across civil rights, employment, and class-action litigation over 30 years of practice.
Taking on historic cases - from the California Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.
We represent people.
We built our practice by standing with the individual employee, those who have been marginalized for standing firm on principles and worker standards.
You can trust that our goal is to empower you with a skilled team to navigate these challenges effectively.
For more than thirty years,
our firm has represented
individuals against the most
powerful institutions in the
country - and won.
Seven attorneys.
One standard of advocacy.
Randy Renick
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment.
Cornelia Dai
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® - Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment, for her work representing employees in class and collective actions, addressing wage and hour practices, and workplace policies.
Dan Stormer
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® - Civil Rights Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Employment Law - Individuals. A founding partner and one of the country’s leading civil rights trial lawyers.
Barbara Hadsell
FOUNDING PARTNER - RETIRED
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® whose record-setting work helped define the firm’s mission.
Brian Olney
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® - Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Individuals, and Litigation - Labor and Employment.
Morgan Ricketts
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® - Litigation - Labor and Employment, for her work in labor and employment litigation.
Hanna Chandoo
PARTNER, EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
Recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America - Civil Rights Law, Labor and Employment Law - Employee, and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Honoring attorneys earlier in practice for outstanding professional excellence.
The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® are registered trademarks of Best Lawyers. Recognition reflects a peer-review methodology and does not guarantee a particular result. Randy Renick was named the Best Lawyers® 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” for Employment Law — Individuals in Pasadena.
Practice areas where we fight,
and win, for individuals.
Employment & Workers’ Rights
Wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract.
Wage & Hour Litigation
Unpaid wages, overtime, and misclassification - oftentimes at class scale.
Civil & Human Rights
Defending freedoms, safety, privacy & dignity in California and globally.
Police Misconduct & Prisoners’ Rights
Standing firm against excessive force and other abuses of power by law enforcement.
Privacy & Consumer Protection
Standing up to corporations that deceive or exploit consumers.
Housing Rights
Fighting for justice on behalf of tenants.