Firm News

2022 was a year of tremendous growth for Haeggquist & Eck, LLP. We are excited to share how we expanded our team and the clients we serve and how that growth will continue in 2023.  

TEAM GROWTH IN 2022 

Jenna Rangel was promoted to partner. Three new associate attorneys joined our firm: Erin Cole, Sarah Pike, and Anna Schwartz. Christy Heiskala joined our firm as a full-time survivor advocate who provides trauma-informed support and resources for our clients. Cynthia Burnette joined our firm as an executive assistant. Aida Ramirez, marketing specialist, moved into a full-time position. Nardeen Kaldas joined our firm as an intake specialist and is fluent in Spanish, Arabic, and English.  

ADDITIONAL CASES AND CLIENTS WE NOW SERVE 

In addition to serving those who have been sexually harassed in the workplace, we are now serving adult survivors of sexual assault that happens on college campuses, in medical facilities, or by service providers.  

We will continue to stand up for employees who have experienced discrimination due to race, gender, LGBTQ+, pregnancy, disability, or religion. We will continue to stand up for employees who have been unfairly paid or wrongfully terminated. We will continue to stand up for consumers who experienced fraud.  

2022 FUN HAE TEAM STATS 

We volunteered a combined total of almost 200 hours. 

We raised $7,500 for Feeding San Diego. 

We donated $40,000 to organizations whose missions align with our core values. 

We consumed over 2,000 cups of coffee! 

2023 FOCUS AND EXPANSION 

Our focus for 2023 is on our team. We invest a lot into our team members’ professional and personal growth so that we have the strongest team working collectively to provide an excellent client experience and case resolution. We will have monthly team wellness challenges that incorporate health, fitness, finance, environment, and learning. 

OFFICE EXPANSION 

We will be doubling the size of our office to accommodate our growth. The good news is that we will remain at the same location with a gorgeous view and easy parking for clients and visitors. The expansion should be complete by May 1^st.  

WE ARE HIRING 

Follow these links to learn more and feel free to share with someone you believe is a good fit. 

Plaintiffs Sexual Assault Litigation Associate Attorney 

Plaintiffs Employment Litigation Associate Attorney 

Paralegal 

Legal Assistant 

Intake Specialist  

GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION 

We are grateful to our clients who trust us, the lawyers who refer us, and the legal community who support us. We are honored to be of service.  

In this interview by Law360, Alreen Haeggquist shares how her abuse as a child was the catalyst to her determination to stand up to bullies and how she wanted to build a different kind of law firm, owned by women. Alreen shares how the team she has built has fought and won cases against some of the biggest bullies and institutions such as Donald Trump, Kaiser Permanente, the San Diego Sherriff’s Department, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.  

Jenna Rangel, Partner at Haeggquist & Eck, shares the challenges of going up against prestigious institutions and how Haeggquist & Eck will investigate everything as much as possible, talk to as many people as possible, and gather as much evidence as possible to build their case.  

Law360 also interviewed Haeggquist & Eck client Louise LaFoy about her case against the San Diego Sherriff’s Department. “Each day, I left that courtroom feeling a little bit more proud that I was standing up for myself and I had these women by my side,” LaFoy, told Law360. When that case became public, two more women came forward and asked Haeggquist & Eck to represent them. 

While helping women stand up for themselves against gender discrimination and sexual harassment has become a large portion of the cases Haeggquist & Eck litigates, we stand up for all genders and non-binary folx.  

When You Stand Up For Yourself We Stand With You! 

https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1550519/calif-employment-boutique-fights-to-give-women-a-voice

Haeggquist & Eck’s Attorney Jenna Rangel and Survivor Advocate Christy Heiskala are featured in KPBS news story regarding how outside auditors will examine SDSU’s Title IX department handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints. Take a look at the full story here: 

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2022/10/27/outside-auditors-will-examine-sdsus-handling-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-complaints

We are thrilled to welcome Erin Cole to the HAE team!  Erin joins us as an associate attorney representing victims of sexual assault in civil litigation and employees in claims involving wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour violations at work. Prior to joining HAE, Erin worked as both a civil and criminal attorney helping victims of sexual assault, employment discrimination, and civil rights violations, as well as representing defendants in criminal cases.

A graduate of University of San Diego School of Law, where she received the Pro Bono Service Recognition Award and the Congresswoman Lynn Schenk Scholarship, Erin has served as a judicial extern to Chief Judge Larry A. Burns of the United States District Court, Southern District of California, as well as to Hon. Andrew G. Schopler, Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of California. Visit Erin Cole’s Bio to learn more.

Haeggquist & Eck Partner, Jenna Rangel, is proudly representing two former San Diego Sherriff’s Department detectives in a Sexual Harassment suit against San Diego County and former Sgt., Shawn Silva. Find out the full details below.

• CBS8 News Article – https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/former-detectives-sue-sheriffs-department-alleging-sexual-harassment/509-2d9d7864-0cad-452a-bdfd-286d2794f75a

If you have been sexually harassed in your place of work, our San Diego sexual harassment attorneys at Haeggquist & Eck, LLP want to help. Contact us today to discuss your options.