Amber Eck

Haeggquist & Eck partner and trial attorney Amber Eck is a tenacious advocate for employees, consumers and shareholders, and has been for the past 26 years. Amber has taken cases to trial in both state and federal court as lead trial attorney, and has recovered millions of dollars for her clients in settlements, including multiple six- and seven-figure settlements. Amber doesn’t shy away from high-profile defendants — a fact well-illustrated by her role as co-lead counsel in the well-publicized class action against President Donald Trump and Trump University, which settled for $25 million. For her work in the case, which spanned seven years, Amber and her partners took no fees. In 2016, the Trump University settlement was deemed one of California’s Top 50 Class Action Settlements.

Amber has represented plaintiffs in employment cases for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, unequal pay, and discrimination based on gender, race, religion, pregnancy, disability and age against such major corporations as Trader Joe’s, LuLaRoe, Dollar Tree, Cemex, and an international fast-food chain.

Amber is dedicated to providing pro bono legal assistance to underserved populations. She is a current member of the Southern District of California’s Pro Bono Panel, and just this year was lead trial counsel representing an inmate in a jury trial for violation of his 8thAmendment rights. She is also a member of the Lawyers Club of San Diego Human Trafficking Collaborative. She previously received the SDVLP Distinguished Service Award for her pro bono work in the case Sanchez v. County of San Diego (alleging searches of welfare applicants’ homes were unconstitutional).

Outside the office, Amber enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, and scuba diving. Her favorite pastime, though, is spending time with her husband, Jeff, their two incredible daughters, Jordyn and Kathryn, and their poodle puppy, Cody.

Boston University School of Law

J.D. (1995) | Law

1992 - 1995

Honors: magna cum laude

Pepperdine University

M.A. | Communications; Business Marketing

1986 - 1990

Honors: magna cum laude

Partner

Haeggquist & Eck, LLP

2010 - Current

Employment and Class Action Law.

Judicial law clerk to Honorary Jan M. Adler

U.S. District Courts

2008 - 2009

Partner

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman Robbins LLP

1997 - 2008

Securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions; consumer, insurance and workers comp class actions pro bono litigation

Associate

Chapin, Fleming & Winet

1995 - 1997

Complex litigation, insurance bad faith, class actions.

Lessons Learned from Mentors of the Past

American Inn of Court magazine

January, 2011

Juris Doctor

State Bar of California

1995

Best of the Bar

San Diego Business Journal

2017

Trailblazer Award, nominee

National Association of Women Business Owners

2017

Best of the Bar

San Diego Business Journal

2016

Woman of the Year, Finalist

San Diego Magazine

2016

San Diego Super Lawyer (2017-2019)

Super Lawyers

Barrister's Club

Board of Directors

Current

California Employment Lawyer's Association (CELA)

Member

Current

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

Member

Current

Enright Inn of Court

Associate, Barrister

Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

Current

California

Since 1995

Nevada

Since 1996

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