The Mathews Law Firm · Plaintiff's Litigation

45 years. Over $100 million recovered. Hundreds of jury trials.

Ted Mathews has spent 45 years fighting employers, class-action defendants, and corporate wrongdoers — and recovering what his clients are owed. Employment law, class actions, and whistleblower cases, personally led.

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Super Lawyer 15 consecutive years · 2010–2025
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The Mathews Law Firm Arcadia, California
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Partner-led representation
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
ABOTA Member
AV Rated · Martindale-Hubbell
Featured in Forbes
Emmy Award Winner
About the Firm

Passion. Experience. Diligence.

A litigation firm with a singular focus: achieving the best possible outcome for each client, regardless of who sits across the table.

The Mathews Law Firm is a litigation firm with over 45 years of experience and a proven record of winning cases against the nation's most powerful corporations. We offer expertise in the areas of employment law, consumer class actions, wage & hour class actions, and whistleblower lawsuits.

Our success in recovering multimillion dollar jury verdicts for our clients has made our firm widely recognized, giving us an advantage from the start of the action. Every matter is led personally by a partner — not delegated to associates.

We represent individuals and classes against large corporations and government institutions. Our clients face well-resourced opponents; we level that playing field through meticulous preparation, principled advocacy, and decades of trial experience.

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The Mathews Law Firm offices, Arcadia, California

45 E. Huntington Drive, Suite 45C · Arcadia, California 91006

Practice Areas

Complex cases. Principled advocacy.

We limit our practice to areas where we have demonstrated, measurable results. Every engagement is evaluated on its merits before we accept it.

01 · Employment Law

Wrongful Termination & Discrimination

We prosecute claims under FEHA, Title VII, ADEA, and the ADA — including discrimination based on age, race, gender, disability, and national origin. Our practice encompasses retaliation, harassment, and breach of implied employment contract.

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02 · Class Actions

Aggregate Claims Against Corporate Defendants

We certify and prosecute consumer class actions under CLRA, UCL, and FAL — including product defect, false advertising, and data privacy theories. Class-wide recoveries across healthcare, financial services, and retail.

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03 · Wage & Hour

Labor Code & PAGA Representative Actions

Class and representative actions for unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest periods, off-the-clock work, and Labor Code violations. Multi-million dollar settlements affecting thousands of workers statewide.

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04 · Whistleblower

Retaliation & False Claims Act Litigation

We represent employees who report fraud, safety violations, or regulatory non-compliance under California Labor Code, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the False Claims Act (qui tam). We protect whistleblowers and pursue maximum recovery.

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05 · Business Litigation

Commercial Disputes & Business Torts

Complex commercial disputes including breach of contract, business interference, trade secret misappropriation, and fraud. Multi-million dollar claims prosecuted through verdict in California state and federal courts.

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06 · Professional Liability

Negligence & Fraud Against Professionals

Professional negligence and malpractice claims against attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and medical professionals. Serious personal injury matters where institutional negligence has caused significant harm.

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The Attorney

Trial lawyers, not negotiators.

Every matter is led personally by Charles T. Mathews — a multimillion-dollar verdict trial lawyer with over four decades of courtroom experience.

Charles T. Mathews, Principal Attorney

Charles T. Mathews

Principal Attorney

Employment Law Class Actions Wage & Hour Whistleblower Business Litigation

Charles "Ted" Mathews is a multimillion dollar award-winning trial lawyer, primarily representing plaintiffs individually and in class actions against large corporations and government institutions. Mr. Mathews has obtained over $60 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients and has tried hundreds of jury trials.

Mr. Mathews began his legal career as a Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney, where he gained exceptional trial skills and the ability to connect with jurors at all stages of trial. He then worked as an attorney for Texaco, Inc., actively litigating the company's highest-risk cases and advising on litigation avoidance strategies. He then served as Regional Counsel for Coldwell Banker & Co., gaining direct insight into how senior executives at large organizations operate and what they care about.

In 1980, Mr. Mathews entered private practice and has built a reputation based on zealous advocacy and numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

"Moving America Forward" with Charles T. MathewsCharles "Ted" Mathews was interviewed by Doug Llewellyn and William Shatner on "Moving America Forward," a national television series celebrating the achievements and contributions of businesses and entrepreneurs across America.

Awards & Distinctions

  • Recognized as "Super Lawyer" every year, 2010–2025 (15 consecutive years)
  • Million Dollar Advocate Forum — fewer than 1% of U.S. attorneys qualify for membership
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Top Attorney, Los Angeles Magazine, 2011
  • LexisNexis AV Rated for over 10 years
  • Emmy Award Winner — "And the Children Die" (1970) — wrote, produced, and directed

Admitted to Practice

  • California State Courts
  • United States District Court, Central District of California
  • United States District Court, Northern District of California
  • United States District Court, Southern District of California
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of California
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Juris Doctor
  • Loyola Marymount University, Bachelor of Science
Arbitration & Mediation

A neutral who has stood on every side of the courtroom.

As an arbitrator, Mr. Mathews has decided cases involving disputes between some of the largest corporations in the world and small businesses and individuals alike. Over a 45-year career he has served as a defense attorney, a plaintiff's trial lawyer, in-house corporate counsel, and a Deputy District Attorney — giving him a perspective most neutrals simply don't have. He has conducted thousands of arbitrations and mediations, as both advocate and neutral.

When sitting as arbitrator, his approach is deliberate and disciplined: he evaluates the evidence, evaluates the law, and issues an award that fairly resolves the case. He brings the same meticulous preparation to dispute resolution that has defined four decades of trial work.

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Credential
AAA Arbitration Panelist
Appointed panelist with the American Arbitration Association — one of the nation's leading neutral arbitration bodies.
Training
Pepperdine Strauss Institute
Completed advanced mediation training at Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, consistently ranked among the top programs in the country.
Experience
Thousands of Cases Resolved
Decades of experience handling arbitrations and mediations across employment, commercial, business, and professional liability disputes — as both advocate and neutral.
Verdicts & Settlements

Selected verdicts & settlements.

A partial record of significant outcomes obtained for clients. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter.

AmountMatterType
$20,000,000
Murillo v. Wahidi
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Assault
$11,400,000
Martinucci, M.D. v. Kaiser Permanente
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Wrongful Termination
$9,957,411
Vamvakas, M.D. v. CPLM, Inc. & Mahul Amin, M.D.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Wrongful Termination & Fraud
$7,250,000
Ramsey, et al. v. Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles Superior Court
Wage & Hour Class Action Settlement
$5,700,000
Fitzgibbons, M.D. v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings Inc.
Public record
Orange County Superior Court
Infliction of Emotional Distress
$5,215,000
Mass Media Solutions v. KXLA TV 44, Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Business Dispute
$3,828,000
Winstons v. Countrywide & Bank of America
Los Angeles Superior Court
Whistleblower
$3,458,331
Chaugle, M.D. v. Valley Heart Associates
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Retaliation — Advocating for Patients' Rights
$3,000,000
Irizarry v. Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.
Wage & Hour Class Action Settlement
$3,000,000
Confidential Settlement
Confidential
Retaliation — Advocating for Patients' Rights
$3,000,000
Confidential Settlement
Confidential
Serious Personal Injury
$2,699,000
Huffman v. Wonderbread / IBC
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Age Discrimination
$2,500,000
Herbst v. Universal Studios, Inc.
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Gender Harassment
$2,000,000
Confidential Settlement
Confidential
Whistleblower
$1,894,882
Baugher v. Destron, Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Wrongful Termination
$1,754,302
Badalian v. Wolf
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Professional Negligence
$1,450,000
Wang v. Sony Electronics, Inc.
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Wrongful Termination
$1,410,709
Cortes v. Montebello Unified School District
Public record
Los Angeles Superior Court
Disability Discrimination
$1,200,000
Sauer v. Ultramar Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Age Discrimination
Client Testimonials

What our clients say.

We represent individuals — not corporations. These are their words. Identifying details withheld to protect client privacy.

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“After my wrongful termination, I didn't know where to turn. Ted took my case on contingency, fought for two years, and recovered far more than I thought possible. He was with me every step — honest, strategic, and fearless in the courtroom.”

Employment Discrimination
Former employee — Los Angeles County, 2023
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“Our class action involved thousands of workers cheated out of overtime. Mr. Mathews navigated the complexity with remarkable patience. The settlement changed lives. I cannot recommend him highly enough for complicated cases.”

Wage & Hour Class Action
Lead plaintiff — Southern California, 2022
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“I was terrified to come forward. Mr. Mathews explained exactly what protections I had under the law — then proved it. His command of whistleblower statutes is unmatched. He gave me my confidence back and my career too.”

Whistleblower Retaliation
Financial services professional — California, 2021
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“Let justice be done though the heavens shall fall.”

Fiat justitia ruat caelum — The Mathews Law Firm
News & Recognition

In the news.

Press coverage and recognition of the firm's work and results.

Recognition · 2010–2025 · 15 Consecutive Years

Charles T. Mathews Named a Super Lawyer

Mr. Mathews has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year from 2010 through 2025 — 15 consecutive years. This designation is awarded to fewer than five percent of attorneys in California based on peer nominations and independent research.

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Federal Verdict · U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · April 2023

Federal Jury Awards $250,000 in Housing Discrimination Case

A federal jury unanimously awarded a disabled child $250,000 in emotional distress damages against an apartment management company for violating the Fair Housing Act. Mr. Mathews served as co-trial counsel alongside The Finkel Firm in this landmark disability rights decision.

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Press · Forbes Magazine · March 12, 2012

Charles T. Mathews Featured in Forbes Magazine

Forbes Magazine featured Mr. Mathews in recognition of his record of multimillion dollar verdicts against major corporations, including the landmark $11.4 million verdict against Kaiser Permanente.

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Verdict · Los Angeles Superior Court

$11.4 Million Verdict Against Kaiser Permanente

In Martinucci, M.D. v. Kaiser Permanente, Mr. Mathews secured an $11.4 million jury verdict for wrongful termination — one of the largest employment verdicts in the county that year.

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Common Questions

Do I have a case?

Plain answers to the questions most people ask before they call us. Every situation is different — a free consultation is always the best way to find out.

If you were terminated, demoted, harassed, or denied wages you earned, you may have a viable claim. The circumstances matter — timing, documentation, and the employer's stated reason all factor in. The best way to find out is a free confidential consultation with Mr. Mathews, who evaluates every matter personally and will give you an honest assessment without obligation.
We handle most matters on a contingency fee basis — meaning you pay no attorneys' fees unless we recover money for you. The consultation is free and creates no obligation. If we take your case, we advance the costs of litigation; you only pay if we win. There is no financial risk to finding out where you stand.
Not necessarily. Many cases resolve through settlement before trial. However, we prepare every case as if it will go before a jury — and that preparation is precisely why opposing counsel and their clients take our demands seriously. When trial is warranted, Mr. Mathews has tried hundreds of jury cases and knows how to win them.
Employment and class action litigation typically takes 12 to 36 months, depending on case complexity, the defendant's willingness to negotiate, and whether the matter proceeds to trial. Mr. Mathews will give you a realistic timeline and keep you informed at every stage. Whistleblower cases with government investigation components can take longer.
Possibly. Some arbitration agreements are unenforceable under California law; others contain exceptions for public policy violations, wage theft claims, or sexual harassment matters under the EFAA. Whether your agreement is valid and binding is a fact-specific legal question. Bring your employment documents to the consultation and we will review them at no charge.
Retaliation for filing a complaint or participating in protected activity is itself an independent legal violation — often one of the most valuable claims in the case. California law and federal statutes provide strong anti-retaliation protections. If your employer retaliates after you file, that action typically strengthens your position, not theirs.

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Office Information

Address

45 E. Huntington Dr., Suite 45C
Arcadia, California 91006

Telephone

(626) 683-8291

Email

ted@mathewslawgroup.com

Office Hours

Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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