About Kent

Representing a diverse range of companies with workforces in California, from Fortune 500 global companies to small enterprises, Kent J. Sprinkle possesses an in-depth understanding of employment law and its implications across various sectors, including technology, finance, retail, hospitality, construction, and consulting. With over twenty years of experience defending employers in state and federal court, Kent offers personalized legal counsel, emphasizing accessibility, responsiveness, and humor to alleviate the complexities of navigating California’s highly regulated workplace. His personalized attention to each client minimizes the strain of litigation and decision-making, while providing high caliber legal advice, representation, and client service.

Notably, Kent is one of the few California employment lawyers with extensive class action trial and appellate experience. His involvement in landmark cases has helped to shape California class action law, with multiple published decisions. Kent was part of the trial and appellate team that won a closely followed California Supreme Court decision that formulated new class action certification and trial management principles in employment cases. Kent has also successfully argued before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit in employment class action cases, addressing topics ranging from attorney conflicts of interest to whether state employment laws apply on oil drilling rigs operating off the coast of California on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Kent’s unique experience and expertise in high-stakes and complex employment litigation matters make him a go-to advisor for his clients in both trial and appellate cases.