Ruben Escobedo III
PRACTICE AREAS
- Public Entity Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Class Actions & PAGA Litigation
EDUCATION
- Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, J. D., cum laude
- Honors: National Order of Scribes; Golden Quill Legal Writing Award
- Activities: Moot Court, Law Journal, Research Assistant
- California State University, Long Beach, B.A. (Political Science)
ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of California (Bar #277866)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- HYLTON & ASSOCIATES
- 2026 – Current: Of Counsel
- WORKWORLD LAW
- 2020 – 2026: Founder and Managing Attorney
- LYNBERG & WATKINS
- 2013 – 2020: Partner
- LEX OPUS
- 2011 – 2013: Associate Attorney
PRESENTATION/SEMINARS
- 2026 Drugs and Alcohol in the workplace and conflicts with the ADA and Safety
- 2026 Tips on Direct and Cross Examinations: Getting Admissions
- 2025 The Interactive Process: Balancing Restrictions with Return to Work
- 2025 Attorney Competence: Developing a Law Firm Mental-Health Wellness Plan
- 2024 Union and Employee Participation in the Work and Missions of OSHA and State Departments of Labor
- 2024 Empower Hour Workshop: Employment Law Update
- 2023 Remote Law Practice & Employment Law
- 2022 Top 10 Litigated OSHA Issues
- 2021 Making Your Client Whole: When Work Comp and Employment Law Overlap
- 2019 Labor Law Update Seminar
- 2018 Mindfulness and Identifying Impairments to Attorney Competence
- 2018 Law and Motion for Paralegals
- 2017 California Payroll Best Practices2017 Anti-SLAPP Motions for Government Lawyers
PUBLICATIONS
- AB 594: PAGA wage-and-hour update: Legislature responds to Viking River decision, Daily Journal (2024)
- California Workers Try to Avoid Arbitration With ‘Headless PAGA’, Bloomberg Law (2024) (Contributor)
- Verdicts & Settlements: Wilson v. ICON Building Supplies, Daily Journal (2023)
- Unveiling the Impact: California Fair Chance Act Gains Momentum with a Landmark Trial Victory, California Attorneys For Criminal Justice (2023)
- Verdicts & Settlements: Butts v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, Daily Journal (2017)
- Achieving the Goals of Sentencing Tax Evaders After United States v. Booker, 2 Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice 275 (2011)
PUBLISHED CASES
- Stallo v. Mount San Jacinto Community College District (2025) 2025 WL 3511455 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
- Balderas v. Fresh Start Harvesting, Inc. (2024) 101 Cal.App.5th 533 (Private Attorneys General Act)
- Shalabi v. City of Fontana (2021) 11 Cal.5th 842 (civil procedure)
- Singh v. Regents of University of California (2020) 2020 WL 4214344 (Fair Employment and Housing Act)
- Alan v. Buena Park School District (2015) 2015 WL 10856334 (Proposition 26)
Ruben Escobedo III is a seasoned civil litigator bringing extensive experience in public entity defense, employment law, civil rights litigation, and appellate practice. Throughout his career, Mr. Escobedo has represented both public and private sector clients — ranging from cities, counties, school districts, and universities to individual employees and private businesses across California.
Mr. Escobedo specializes in high-stakes civil litigation, defending public agencies and entities against complex claims under the California Government Code, Labor Code, Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), civil rights laws, and state and federal constitutional provisions.
Recognized for his exceptional legal writing and strategic advocacy, Mr. Escobedo has served as appellate counsel in connection with numerous state and federal published cases.
Mr. Escobedo earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he received the Golden Quill Legal Writing Award and was inducted into the National Order of Scribes.
Outside of work, Mr. Escobedo enjoys karaoke, paddleboarding, ballroom dancing, reading classic literature, and camping with the kids.