Michael D. Singer Esq.

Michael D. Singer has been practicing employment law for over 25 years and has been a partner at Cohelan Khoury & Singer since 2003. He is currently a mediator with The Mediation Collaborative (michaelsingermediation.com). Michael was co-lead counsel on several landmark wage and hour decisions, including Brinker Restaurant Co. v Superior Court (meal and rest period rights), Dilts v Penske Logistics (truck drivers' wage rights), and Vaquero v Stoneledge Furniture LLC (commission employees' wage rights). He is one of a small group of employment lawyers who have taken a wage and hour class action through trial (Dilts v Penske Logistics), resulting in a class liability finding. In addition to certifying over two hundred class cases for settlement by stipulation, Michael has served as lead or co-lead counsel in obtaining class certification in contested proceedings against California Pizza Kitchen, Raytheon Corporation, Les Schwab Tires, Washington Mutual Bank, Wells Fargo Mortgage, Ethan Allen, Ashley Furniture, Albertson's Supermarkets, AT&T, FedEx Ground, Brinker, Penske Logistics, Catholic Healthcare West, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Save Mart Supermarkets, Kraft/Heinz, among others. Michael was named to the Daily Journal 2012, 2013, and 2018 list of Top California Labor and Employment Attorneys and selected to Southern California/San Diego Super Lawyers each year from 2012 through 2026. Mr. Singer is a contributing author to California Wage and Hour Litigation (CEB 2010-2026) and the winner of the 2011 ACLEA Award for Professional Excellence in the Best Publication Category [opening chapter overview on California wage and hour law and PAGA chapter]. Michael is also a certified professional coach (Coaches Training Institute, 2002), coaching lawyers on career satisfaction. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Michael D. Singer Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Daily Journal 2012, 2013, and 2018 list of Top California Labor and Employment Attorneys Southern California / San Diego Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2026 ACLEA Award for Professional Excellence in the Best Publication Category [opening chapter overview on California wage and hour law and PAGA chapter], 2011 Other Sources of Feedback About Michael D. Singer Esq. Included on the 2026San Diego Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2024 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2023 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2020 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2019 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2018 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2017 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2016 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2015 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list 2013 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2012 San Diego Super Lawyers list 2010 San Diego Super Lawyers list

• Mediation, Partner

• California Wage and Hour Litigation (CEB 2010-2026), Contributing Author

• California, 1984
• Colorado, 2000

• Board Member, Legal Aid at Work
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Attorneys