Marcelina Zavala
Founding partner
Marcelina grew up in the valley in a family that worked its fields, and she has represented workers since law school.
Marcelina handles wage and hour claims and wrongful-termination cases. She is usually the first voice on the phone in Spanish, and she believes no client should have to translate their own case.
Handles
- Unpaid wages and overtime
- Wrongful termination and retaliation
- Pregnancy and family leave
Admissions, courts and languages
Bar admissions
State Bar of California
Admitted 2007
Courts
California Superior Courts
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Education
University of California, Davis School of Law
J.D., 2006
California State University, Monterey Bay
B.A., 2002
Languages
Spanish
Fluent
English
Fluent
Memberships
Monterey County Bar Association
Member
How Marcelina works
She starts by asking you to tell the story from the beginning, in whichever language feels natural, and she writes down the dates before anything else. Most wage cases turn on a few of them.
She won't file anything without your agreement, and she'll tell you when a claim is too small to be worth the risk.
Tell Marcelina what happened.
A few lines are enough to begin.
Please don't send confidential details through the site.