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ARCH Legal PC Shareholder Hali Anderson is a veteran employment law litigator who handles both wage and hour class actions and single-plaintiff employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases.
A well-rounded employee advocate with a passion for social justice, Hali uses her previous experience and insights gained from exclusively representing employers to predict and shut down employer delay and defense tactics against workers.
Hali practiced at ARCH Legal PC’s predecessor firm, GrahamHollis. Prior to that, she worked for law firms well-known for their employment law practices: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter Hampton, LLP and Wilson Turner Kosmo, LLP.
While earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law, Hali interned at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and externed for the Hon. John A. Houston of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Hali attended American University in Washington, D.C., where she obtained her bachelors degree in sociology with a minor in special education. Before law school, she worked to help recipients of federal assistance find employment in Philadelphia.
Hali served on the Board of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association for 5 years 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.
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, Washington, D.C.
B.A. – 2003
Major: Sociology
Bar Admissions
California
District of Columbia
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 for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania
Honors and Awards
San Diego Super Lawyers, 2022-2025
San Diego Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015-2018, 2020-2021
Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association President’s Award, 2020
Professional Associations
California Employment Lawyers Association
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Earl B. Gillian Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association
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