Established in 2005, The Reus Law Firm is a go-to law firm for business owners who seek legal services and strategic solutions tailored towards their specific needs and budget. Our firm focuses on business litigation, employment law, and commercial leasing. For two decades, we have represented domestic, and international clients in multiple industries, including health care, real estate, restaurant, franchisees, technology, aerospace, financial services, media, and non-profits.
The Reus Law firm serves clients who do business in California or may need legal representation in California. Our firm has also served as local California counsel for attorneys outside of California for their clients' litigation matters.
Based in downtown Long Beach, The Reus Law Firm is centrally located between Los Angeles County and Orange County. In addition, the Firm serves clients throughout Southern California in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, as well as Silicon Valley and Northern California.
The Reus Law Firm is frequently contacted by other attorneys throughout California, the United States, and other countries on behalf of their clients and family members. As a leader in local and national attorney organizations such as the California Lawyers Association ("CLA") and American Bar Association ("ABA"), our firm's Managing Attorney has developed a national reputation in the legal community.
Advising and representing businesses and individuals in business disputes in court, mediation, and arbitration.
Advising and representing employers in a broad range of employment law matters, including wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. In addition, we also counsel employers on employment policies and procedures, leaves of absences, workplace privacy, and wage and hour compliance.
Advising and representing commercial tenants and landlords in drafting, negotiating and documenting office, industrial and retail leases, among others.
• Editor & Content Contributor, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) “Employment Misclassification” Practitioner Series 2022 (Forthcoming)
• Moderator, “Leadership Lessons and Strategies from State Attorney Generals: Protecting Voting Rights, Preventing Anti-Asian Hate, and Building Our Communities” Forthcoming 2022 NAPABA Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Contributing Author, “Careers in International Law” 5th Edition, ABA Section of International Law 2019
• Moderator “Emoji Law: Are You Prepared for Emojis, Emoticons, and Hashtags in Litigation” 2019 NAPABA Convention, Austin, Texas
• Speaker “Mentoring to Develop Tomorrow’s New Leaders in the Legal Practice” ABA Section of International Law Spring 2017 Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Editor & Co-Author "California Guide to Growing & Managing a Law Office" State Bar of California 2012
• Program Chair & Moderator, “Utilizing Professional Skills & Education from Outside the USA: A Foreign Attorney's & Law Student's Guide to Expanding their Legal Careers & Best Hiring Practices for Employers and Law Firms” ABA Section of International Law Fall 2016 Meeting, Tokyo, Japan
• Speaker “Social Media Evidence: How to Obtain & Use Ethically in Litigation” State Bar of California 2014 Solo & Small Firm Summit, Newport Beach, California
• Speaker "Branding, Networking, and Business Etiquette” 2015 NAPABA Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Speaker "After the JD Study: Perspectives on Diversity in the Legal Profession" 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting Houston, Texas
• Speaker “The Blurred Lines Between Social Media and Attorney Advertising: Tweeting, Friending, and Connecting Ethically” 2014 State Bar of California Annual Meeting, San Diego,
• Author “Giving Back: Helping Tenants Assert Their Rights” July/August 2014 ABA GPSolo Magazine
• Speaker, Legal Talk Network Podcast “ABA Law Practice Division: Ireneo Reus on the ABA Young Lawyer Division” 2014 ABA Law Practice Division Fall Conference
• Speaker "Your Brand Matters: Staying Ahead from that First Impression" 2014 NAPABA Convention Scottsdale, Arizona
• Author "Making the Most Out of Your Mentor Relationships" ABA Young Lawyers Division, July 2009
• Author "Making Personal Connections in the Legal Profession" ABA Law Practice Today, December 2009
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor (JD) Degree, 2004
• UCLA Law School Moot Court Honors Program
• Federal Court Consent Decree Monitoring Team Member of San Francisco NAACP, et al. vs. San Francisco Unified School District (Northern District of California)
• Certified Law Student, Complex Litigation & Depositions Clinical Program
• Drown Foundation Fellowship, General Counsel’s Office, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
• First Year Law Scholarship Recipient, Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association
WHITTIER COLLEGE, Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Economics & Political Science 2001, summa cum laude
• Rhodes Scholar Nominee & Truman Scholar Nominee b
• Ronald McNair Scholar at Claremont Graduate University
• Outstanding Graduate in Political Science
• Hispanic Association Colleges & Universities Internship, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
• National Conference of Bar Presidents Diversity Scholarship
• Executive Committee of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, Chair of the Marketing Subcommittee 2018 to Present
• Member of ABA House of Delegates 2020 to Present
• President Emeritus, UCLA School of Law, Alumni Association Board of Directors 2018-2019 & Board Member 2005 to Present
• Chair of Communications & Outreach, State Bar of California Council on Access & Fairness (COAF) 2015-2018
• State Bar of California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) Chair & Board of Directors Member, 2009-2014
• State Bar of California Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform (TFARR-II), 2013-2014
• Board of Governors, Philippine American Bar Association & PABA Foundation 2006-2016
• Leadership Southern California (LSC) Alumni, Class of 2008, Southern California Leadership Network
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2019-2021 ABA Litigation Section Diversity Fellow
• 2016 American Bar Foundation Fellow Inductee
• 2016 Profiled among 20 Attorneys & Judges in Exhibit & Documentary Film “Overcoming Adversity: Personal Stories of Groundbreaking Los Angeles Lawyers, Judges and Legal Professionals Project” L.A Law Library
• 2013 State Bar of California Real Property Section Morning Star Award
• 2009-2011 ABA Business Law Section Ambassador
• 2008 ABA Young Lawyers Division Scholars
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