ANGEL J. HORACEK

EMPLOYMENT & CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY

Angel James Horacek practices employment and civil rights law on behalf of employees, focusing primarily on anti-discrimination work. She represents employees in courts, arbitrations, and administrative hearings. She also counsels employees in select pre-litigation matters.

She is admitted to practice in all state courts in California, in the United States District Court for the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was also an extern in the chambers of the Honorable Andrew J. Wistrich of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Horacek was an associate commercial litigator at an AmLaw 100 firm focusing on business and corporate clients. She then transitioned to representing individuals as an associate attorney at a boutique employee-side litigation firm.

Voluntary Bar Memberships

Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Section Executive Committee
- Labor and Employment Annual Symposium Committee
- Labor and Employment Saturday Seminar Committee, Co-Chair 2019-2023
California Employment Lawyers Association
- Nominating Committee, 2024
- FEHC Committee, 2021-2022
Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles (lifetime)
John M. Langston Bar Association (lifetime)
- Board of Directors, 2008
Women Lawyers Association Los Angeles (lifetime)

Volunteer Activity

Board of Advisors, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Harvard-Westlake School Alumni Association
- President, 2022-2025 (expected)
- Secretary, 2017-2022
EmphowHer Institute, Board Member

Honors and Certifications

AV Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Southern California Rising Star by Thompson Reuters
- 2016
Southern California Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Avvo Rated 10.0 "Superb"
Certified Minority Business Enterprise

Public Cases

Settlement of $975,000 (retaliation), December 2023
Jury verdict of $3,500,000 (retaliation), October 2022
Settlement of $300,000 (statutory cap) (discrimination and retaliation), June 2015

Articles and Speaking Engagements

The Importance of Diversity in Leadership Spaces, CELA Leadership Conservatory, November 7, 2024
MSAs Can Be Fun, When the Rabbit's Got The Gun, The Advocate Magazine, November 2024
A Review of New Employment Laws, Provisors Los Angeles Lawyers and Legal Professionals, January 12, 2024
Trial Story Hour, California Employment Lawyers Association, July 28, 2023
Affirmative Action on Trial: A Review of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decisions, UCLA Law, July 20, 2023
How to Talk With Jurors about Race and Ethnicity During Voir Dire, California Employment Lawyers Association, July 12, 2023
43rd Annual Labor & Employment Symposium: We’ll Look Into It: Perspectives on Workplace Investigations, Los Angeles County Bar Association, March 23, 2023
New Employment Practitioner Conference, Retaliation, Whistleblowing and Wrongful Termination Claims,
California Lawyer Association, January 20, 2023
Federal Courts, California Employment Lawyers Association, March 16, 2022
Employment Law: Bias and Assumptions, Los Angeles Paralegal Association, March 9, 2022
16th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts, Pincus Professional Education, October 8, 2021
Can Your Employer Require You To Be Vaccinated? California Employment Lawyers Association, September 14, 2021
Open for Business: Returning to Work in the Era of Covid-19, Pasadena Bar Association, April 20, 2021
Supporting Pregnancy: Workplace Discrimination and Harassment, PALS/NAPS, December 2, 2020
Employment Discrimination, Mexican American Bar Association, July 7, 2020
39th Annual Labor & Employment Symposium: An Epic Year: a Review of Recent Employment and Labor Cases, Los Angeles County Bar Association, March 5, 2019
Workplace Discrimination and Harassment: What to Know and What to Do, Westside Women's Executive Group, March 6, 2018
Basic Employment Law Conference, State Bar of California, January 12, 2017
Nuts & Bolts of Labor and Employment Law II, Los Angeles County Bar Association, December 3, 2016
What’s in Your File? Requesting and Handling Personnel File Requests, BWL Newsletter, 2015

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, JD
- specialization in Business Law and Policy
- concentration in Critical Race Studies
University of California, Los Angeles, BA, cum laude

IRYLL ROBBINS-UMEL

EMPLOYMENT & FEDERAL RIGHTS ATTORNEY

Iryll Robbins-Umel is a Senior Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Angel J. Horacek.

Prior to joining the firm, Iryll was an Administrative Judge at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for nearly 8 years, where she adjudicated cases filed by federal employees alleging unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

As an Administrative Judge, Iryll managed hundreds of cases, which involved conducting hearings, issuing decisions on complaints, and mediating settlement negotiations.

Before her tenure at the EEOC, Iryll was a General Attorney at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representing the FAA in employment matters. Iryll also served as a Deputy Labor Commissioner II for the State of California Labor Commissioner’s Office. In that role, she held hearings in cases against private employers alleging nonpayment of wages, overtime, and vacation pay. Before her time with the State of California, Iryll worked in Washington D.C. at a labor union representing federal employees in arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations, and administrative proceedings.

Iryll received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law with a concentration in Critical Race Studies. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego.