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Alison S. Flowers

Partner

Bay Area

t: (510) 337-2810

d: (510) 337-2812

e: aflowers@awattorneys.com

VCard

Bio

Alison Flowers is the managing partner of the Firm’s Oakland office and serves as the chair of employment litigation, handling state and federal court litigation at every stage through trial and appeal for cities, counties, and special districts, with a focus in labor and employment and civil rights matters. Her litigation experience includes wrongful termination and harassment; PERB charges and complaints; DFEH charges and complaints; excessive force/unlawful search and seizure; other alleged civil rights violations; and the many other areas which arise in representing public agencies. Ms. Flowers also handles labor and employment matters, and serves as labor negotiator for public agencies.

Ms. Flowers serves as litigation counsel for the cities of Richmond, Chino, Lompoc, Rancho Palos Verdes, and Glendora, as well as Eastern Municipal Water District, Contra Costa Water District, and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Alison further serves as labor and employment counsel for the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Alameda County Superior Court, and Humane Society of Silicon Valley. 

  • Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (2024) Alameda County Sup. Ct. Case No. RG20061816.  Successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of BART in disability discrimination and retaliation case

  • Napa County, et al v. Mt. Veeder Property, LLC, et al (2024) Napa County Sup. Ct. Case No. 21CV000655.  Obtained favorable monetary settlement and permanent injunction against illegal AirBNB operators on behalf of Napa County

  • Chhang v. West Coast USA Properties, LLC, et al (2024) Eastern Dist. of Cal. Case No. 1:23-cv-01335.  Successfully obtained complete dismissal of Housing Authority of City of Madera from housing discrimination case

  • City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Indian Peak Properties, LLC (2018) Los Angeles Sup. Ct. Case No. 18STCV03781. Successfully prosecuted a significant nuisance violation through a motion for summary judgment in both the trial court and on appeal

  • Patel v. City of South El Monte (2018) Central Dist. of Cal. Case No. 2:18-cv-04077. Successfully defended City against alleged civil rights violations in both trial court and on appeal before the Ninth Circuit

  • Brosowske v. City of Hesperia (2019) San Bernardino Sup. Ct. Case No. CIVDS1926015. Successfully defended City at trial against former City Council member seeking to regain council seat.
  • Labor & Employment:  Humane Society Silicon Valley – Represented HSSV during negotiations for successor labor agreement and reopener, and advice and counsel for labor relations matters

  • Labor & Employment:  Shasta County Superior Court – Represented the Court during negotiations for three successor MOUs

  • Labor & Employment:  Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association – Represented CCCERA during negotiations for successor MOU, meet and confers for revised personnel rules, and meet and confers for workplace violence prevention plan

  • State Bar of California

  • Supreme Court of the United States

  • US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

  • US District Court, Central District of California

  • US District Court, Northern District of California

  • 2022 Legal Visionary, L.A. Times Business of Law

  • Board of Directors for Long Beach Organic, Inc. 

• 2019 California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) Annual Training Conference, “In-‘N’-Out: How To Deal With An Employee’s Chronic Intermittent Leave.”

• 2021 California Special Districts Association Annual Conference, “Dead Gift-Away: The Constitutional Prohibition on Gifts of Public Funds.”

• 2022 California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) Annual Training Conference, “Every Breath You Take: Things Every Employer Should Know about Employee Surveillance”

• 2024 CalGovHR Conference, “A Deeper Dive into the Impacts of Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions”

  • J.D., Whittier Law School, 2010, Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude