Orchid Farinpour defends businesses in complex litigation and advises them on employment and business law matters. As a Partner at Hackler Flynn & Associates, she helps employers and business owners manage risk, stay compliant, and resolve disputes. She brings more than 15 years of civil litigation experience at national law firms and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star three years in a row. Her practice combines litigation defense with proactive counseling. She gives clients clear, practical advice that addresses problems before they become lawsuits.
Practice Focus
Orchid represents businesses and employers in three areas:
Employment Advice and Counsel
- Employee handbooks, workplace policies, and employment agreements
- Wage and hour compliance
- Leave and accommodation issues
- Employee discipline, termination, and personnel and HR issues
- Workplace investigations into employee complaints and allegations of misconduct
- Responding to complaints and investigations by the Civil Rights Department, Labor Commissioner, and EDD
- Risk management and day-to-day personnel issues
Business Advice and Counsel
- Contract Drafting
- Business disputes
- Compliance reviews and ongoing operational issues as businesses grow
Litigation Defense
- Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims
- FMLA and CFRA leave, accommodation, and disability claims
· Employment-related Tort Claims
- Wage and hour claims
- Breach of contract claims
- Partnership disputes
Experience
Orchid was admitted to the State Bar of California in December of 2010. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Ronald Domnitz of the San Diego Superior Court. Before joining Hackler Flynn & Associates in 2024, she practiced at Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP (2011-2014), Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez & Trester LLP (2014 – 2017), and Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP (2017 – 2024), where she defended clients in civil litigation involving construction defect, general liability, catastrophic injury, and employment matters.
Outside the Office
When she is not advising clients, Orchid loves spending time outdoors, reading, and traveling with her son and daughter.
At a Glance
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2010 (Senior Editor, Thomas Jefferson Law Review; Moot Court Honor Society)
- B.A., Criminal Justice Administration, cum laude, San Diego State University, 2007
Admissions
- State Bar of California, December 2010
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Business Law
- Employment and Business Litigation Defense
Recognition
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018–2020
- Graduate, ABOTA Jack Daniel's Trial School, American Board of Trial Advocates