Christina Cheung

Attorney Christina Cheung is a Partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg and actively practices in California and New York. Ms. Cheung specializes in the areas of sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination on behalf of employees. Ms. Cheung also specializes in representing minors who are victims of sexual abuse by teachers, coaches, police officers, and others. Ms. Cheung joined Allred, Maroko & Goldberg in September of 2011. She also has worked for the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division- Employment Litigation Section. Ms. Cheung has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of her clients across the United States. She cares deeply about her clients and will fight vigorously to protect her client's privacy rights in litigation. Ms. Cheung graduated from Georgetown University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service. While at Georgetown, Ms. Cheung studied abroad at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Ms. Cheung then graduated near the top of her class from the UCLA School of Law. While at UCLA Law, Ms. Cheung was mentored by Vicki Schultz, a renowned scholar in employment discrimination and sexual harassment law. Ms. Cheung has been named a Super Lawyer Rising Star every year since 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. An avid yogini, Ms. Cheung is a certified 200-hour yoga instructor. She incorporates her yoga training and legal experience representing hundreds of sexual harassment/sexual assault victims over the years to approach her clients with a trauma-informed practice. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Christina Cheung included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Lawdragon, 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers – 2025 Lawdragon, 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers – 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017 - 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers, 2023 - Present Best Lawyers, Employment Law, 2021 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Christina Cheung Included on the 2026Southern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section, Trial Attorney
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, Law Clerk
• Languages
• Spanish
• Cantonese Chinese

• “Building the Record Without Breaking the Client: Trauma-Informed Litigation Practice,” American Conference Institute, February 2026
• “Special Keynote Speaker: Gloria Allred in Conversation with Christina Cheung,” California Employment Lawyers Association, February 2026
• “AI in the Workplace: Legislation, Litigation & Limitations,” LACBA Labor & Employment Section Annual Symposium, March 2025
• “Southern California Law Clerk Orientation: Client Intake and Drafting Demand Letters,” California Employment Lawyers Association, June 2025
• “Navigating the AI Frontier in Employment Law: Key Legal Updates and Practical Guidance,” College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, September 2024
• “Litigating Employment Cases: Pleadings,” California Lawyers Association – Labor & Employment Section, October 2024
• “Southern California Law Clerk Orientation: Client Intake and Drafting Demand Letters,” California Employment Lawyers Association, June 2024
• “Practitioner Tips & Tools for Proving and Winning Widespread Multi-Plaintiff Discrimination Cases,” California Employment Lawyers Association, September 2023
• “Identifying and Overcoming Biases,” National Employment Lawyers Association, July 2022
• “Cuomo & Accountability: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” Women’s March Action, August 2021
• “Year-in-Review: What Else Happened in 2020? The Employment Law Developments You May Have Missed,” LACBA Labor & Employment Section Annual Symposium, March 2021
• “The Resilience of Employment Law: Adapting and Surviving in the Covid-19 Economy,” California Employment Lawyers Association, June 2020

• Foundation for Advocacy, Inclusion & Resources, President, 2016 - Present

• California, 2011
• New York, 2012
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

• Legal Aid at Work, 2023 - Present (Executive Board)
• California Employment Lawyer Association, 2011 - Present (Diversity Outreach Committee)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Labor and Employment Law Section, 2024 - Present (Executive Committee)
• New York County Bar Association, 2012 - Present (Member)