Jenn Protas
Shareholder
55 South Market St., Suite 900
San Jose, CA 95113
408-947-2435 | 408-287-2583
jenn.protas@hogefenton.com
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55 South Market St., Suite 900
San Jose, CA 95113
408-947-2435 | 408-287-2583
jenn.protas@hogefenton.com
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Jenn Protas helps employers navigate California’s numerous employment laws and defends employers with an eye toward successful, yet cost-effective resolution. Jenn builds relationships with her clients to better understand their businesses and provide counsel on a range of subjects, including employee leave issues, personnel management, hiring, terminations, and wage and hour practices. In addition, Jenn has substantial experience drafting employer policies, handbooks, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), incentive compensation agreements, separation agreements, and settlement agreements.
Jenn also defends employers on matters related to wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in single-plaintiff litigation, Private Attorneys General Act actions, and/or class actions. Her practice also includes housing discrimination matters and business litigation.
Jenn is a frequent public speaker and regularly presents seminars and trainings on such employment issues as: annual legal updates, complex leave issues, complying with California wage and hour law, and effective employee management. She also provides legally-mandated harassment prevention trainings and fair housing trainings directly for clients.
Jenn is a member of the board of The Friends of Levitt Pavilion San Jose. She is a former board member of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Santa Clara County Employer Advisory Council (EAC).
Jenn is also an active member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association. She served as co-chair of the Judiciary Committee from 2019-2020. Jenn previously chaired the Diversity Committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association in 2012 and served from 2010-2019 in addition to co-chairing the LGBT Committee from 2009-2010. She has also served on the Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, Law-Related Education Committee, Civil Practice Committee, and the Employment Law Section.
Jenn participated for four years in the Future Vision mentoring program at Lincoln High School in San Jose and coached the Mountain View High School mock trial team.
In 2018, Jenn was honored by the National LGBT Bar Association (now the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association) as one of the Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40. She was also recognized for her commitment to advancing inclusion and diversity in the legal profession by the Santa Clara County Bar Association with the 2018 Diversity Award. Jenn was honored by the Santa Clara County Bar Association’s Diversity Committee as one of the recipients of the Unsung Heroes Award in 2013. She was also selected as the Santa Clara County Bar Association’s 2011 Barrister of the Year.
Jenn was named Northern California Super Lawyer from 2018 to 2023. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Prior to that, Jenn was named Northern California Rising Star in 2016 and 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
55 South Market St., Suite 900
San Jose, CA, 95113-2324
408-287-9501 408-287-2583
6801 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 210
Pleasanton, CA, 94566-7047
925-224-7780 925-224-7782
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