Counsel

Fey Epling is counsel in the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group.  She focuses her practice on employment-related litigation on behalf of employers in state and federal courts, including wage-and-hour litigation, discrimination and harassment claims.  Fey is experienced defending class and collective actions, as well as litigation brought by individual plaintiffs.  In addition, Fey has an active employment advice and counseling practice.

Fey’s recent accomplishments include:

• Second-chairing federal court disability lawsuit, drafting and arguing successful Motion for Judgment on Partial Findings;
• Obtaining successful summary judgment victory in California state court leading to favorable case law on travel pay issue relevant to significant pending litigation;
• Drafting summary judgment motion leading to dismissal of 98% of claims in federal district court action, leading to settlement of national FLSA action for four figures;
• Successfully briefing opposition to anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike in internet defamation/tortious business interference action and writing winning Respondent’s brief on appeal to the Ninth Circuit;
• Writing winning summary judgment motion resulting in complete dismissal of CFRA/FMLA leave and discrimination suit in Northern District of California.

Fey has also prosecuted and defended a wide range of business and commercial litigation in state and federal courts, including contract disputes, fraud, statutory and common law unfair competition and business practices, defamation, trade secret, patent, real estate and construction matters, as well as defense and evaluation of complex coverage and bad faith disputes involving commercial liability policies (primary and excess).

While at the firm, Fey has successfully tried court and jury trials as second chair on discrimination and contract cases, as well as authoring and arguing successful dispositive motions.  She also has obtained several rulings in favor of employers in administrative law courts and at agency hearings.  Fey has authored and co-authored several successful appellate briefs in state and federal courts.

Published Opinions and Articles.  Decker v. Yorkton Securities, et al.,. 03 C.D.O.S. 2313 (1st Dist., March 13, 2003).

Professional Memberships.  Fey currently serves as treasurer on the Foundation Board of the Bar Association of San Francisco (“BASF”) and is a member and past director of BASF.  Fey was a past president of the San Francisco Barristers Club.  Fey is also a member of the American Bar Association.

In General.  Fey received her A.B. in art history and English literature from Oberlin College. In 1997, she received her J.D. from the University College.  In 1997, she received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, where she was an editor for COMM/ENT – Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal.  Fey is a director of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and a past president of the San Francisco Barristers Club.  Fey is also a member of the American Bar Association.