Cindy Hickox
Cindy Hickox has been an attorney at Stalwart Law Group since 2018. Cindy prides herself on having a diverse area of practice, ranging from employment matters and breach of contract disputes, to legal malpractice and other types of business and commercial litigation. Over the course of her career, Cindy has secured hundreds of significant recoveries and victories for her clients, including in 2022, following a six-day bench trial, a $1,000,000 award (including an award of punitive damages) involving two hotel housekeepers who were sexually harassed by their supervisor. Lopez, et al. v. Brighton Management LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV14229. A few other representative results include a $6,500,000 settlement in a breach of contract and trademark infringement action; a $465,000 settlement in an unequal pay case involving a female regional vice president who earned less than her male counterparts for performing the same work; a $1,000,000 settlement in a legal malpractice matter against a well-known big law firm; a $225,000 settlement in a matter involving an employee who was verbally sexually harassed in the workplace and who quit because of the harassment; a $250,000 pre-litigation settlement involving a short-term employee who quit after she was sexually assaulted by the company’s owner; a $230,000 settlement in a pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination matter involving a part-time employee; and a $350,000 pre-litigation settlement in a whistleblower wrongful termination lawsuit.
As an attorney, Cindy has been recognized by her peers as a “Rising Star” for several consecutive years, an elite award reserved for less than 2.5% of practicing attorneys in California. In addition, Cindy’s former clients have publicly recognized her professionalism, thoroughness, responsiveness, and ability to explain what is going on with their cases. Cindy is especially proud to represent employees, many of whom have never been involved in the legal process, and help them seek and ultimately secure justice when they have been wronged in the workplace. Former clients have said of their experience:
Cindy is admitted to practice before all California State and Federal Courts. Cindy is currently a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Cindy is also an update author for several chapters of the California Continuing Education of the Bar’s publication, “Advising California Employers and Employees”.
Contact Information
- 310-954-2000 ext. 705
- cindy@stalwartlaw.com
Education
- UC Berkeley, B.A. (cum laude)
- UCLA School of Law, J.D.
Noteworthy
- Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Employment Litigation, 2023
Professional Affiliations
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- California Applicants’ Attorneys Association
- Update author for publications by the California Continuing Education of the Bar (“Advising California Employers and Employees”)
Selected publications
- August 2, 2023, Daily Journal, Four tips to help get your “Me Too” evidence admitted
Contact Information
- 310-954-2000 ext. 705
- cindy@stalwartlaw.com
Education
- UC Berkeley, B.A. (cum laude)
- UCLA School of Law, J.D.
Noteworthy
- Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Employment Litigation, 2023
Professional Affiliations
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- California Applicants’ Attorneys Association
- Update author for publications by the California Continuing Education of the Bar (“Advising California Employers and Employees”)
Selected publications
- August 2, 2023, Daily Journal, Four tips to help get your “Me Too” evidence admitted