Shaina Kinsberg

Attorney

Shaina is on a client-dedicated team.

Shaina Kinsberg works on arbitration matters. She has more than a decade of civil litigation experience, focusing on trial preparation and dispositive motions to compel arbitration, including exemptions involving the Federal Arbitration Act. Before joining DWT, she defended employers in state and federal court—and in hearings before California agencies and federal regulators, including the EEOC—from various employment complaints. Named both a "Rising Star" (Super Lawyers) and "One to Watch" (Best Lawyers), Shaina also has counseled clients on a range of issues outside of litigation.

Admitted to Practice

California, 2011
U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Education

J.D., Southwestern Law School, 2011
- Southwestern Law Review
- Bluebook Award
- Paul W. Wildman Memorial Scholarship
- Deans Merit Scholar and Scholarship
- CALI Award, Criminal Intent, highest grade in class, 2010
- Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist, 2011
M.B.A., American Jewish University, 2009, summa cum laude
Business Economics, American Jewish University, 2009, summa cum laude

Professional Recognition

- Selected to "Southern California Rising Stars" in Employment Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2019-2025
- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Employment Litigation, 2024
- Side-Bar Program, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2015
- Participant, Jack Daniels Trial School, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2014

Background

- Senior Associate, Michelman & Robinson LLP, Los Angeles, 2021-2024
- Associate, Jackson Lewis LLP, Los Angeles, 2019-2021
- Senior Counsel, Gordon & Rees LLP, Los Angeles, 2016-2019
- Associate, Law Brandmeyer & Packer LLP, Pasadena, Calif., 2013-2016
- Associate, Taylor Blessey LLP, Los Angeles, 2012-2013
- Associate, Thomas and Thomas LLP, Glendale, Calif., 2011-2012
- Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates, Los Angeles, 2011