Practice Areas
Laura E. Hock
Associate
Print PDFLaura Hock is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group. Ms. Hock has experience with employment law issues requiring knowledge of federal laws and regulations, including Title VII retaliation, sexual harassment, and hostile work environment claims.
Prior to joining Gresham Savage, Ms. Hock clerked for two years for United States District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee in Phoenix, Arizona, where she handled half of the chambers’ civil caseload. While at Pepperdine University School of Law, she externed for the Honorable Charles McCoy, Jr. of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Additionally, Ms. Hock was selected as a Literary Citation Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, and served as Research Assistant to the Dean of the law school. Finally, Ms. Hock served as a member of the Moot Court Executive Board which oversaw the five annual moot court competitions held at Pepperdine. As a result of this involvement, Ms. Hock was selected to write the problem for the 2008 Vincent S. Dalsimer Moot Court Competition.
Publications
What’s in a Name: Fred Goldman’s Quest to Acquire O.J. Simpson’s Right of Publicity and the Suit’s Implications for Celebrities, 35 Pepp. L. Rev. 347 (2008).
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 2008
- Azuza Pacific Univeristy, B.A., 2005, summa cum laude
Bars
- California, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2008
Affiliations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
Honors
Literary Citation Editor, Pepperdine Law Review, 2007-2008
CALI Award for Legal Research and Writing