Felicia A. Starr

Felicia A. Starr has more than twelve years experience defending employers in state and federal court and agency proceedings. In addition, she advises management in all areas of employment law, including wrongful discharge, race, age, religious, gender and disability discrimination and harassment.

Ms. Starr has been particularly successful obtaining summary judgment for employers, as well as in negotiating highly favorable settlements early in litigation or with dispositive motions pending. She has extensive experience handling sensitive disputes involving workers with disabilities. She also has significant experience defending unionized and retail employers. Ms. Starr joins the firm from the employment law department of Baker & Hostetler, an AmLaw 100 law firm, where she handled complex single-plaintiff employment matters for major national clients.

Ms. Starr earned her law degree from the University of Detroit in 1994, where she received honors in trial advocacy and moot court. While attending law school, Ms. Starr served as an extern clerk for Michigan Circuit Court Judge Fred M. Mester. She received her undergraduate degree, with honors, from Eastern Michigan University, where she was a member of the Honor Society and Dean’s List. Ms. Starr is a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of the American Bar Association, California Bar Association, and Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Felicia A. Starr
starr@sanchez-amador.com