Britanie Crippen

Email address bcrippen@wra.law

Direct phone (818) 649-3082

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Britanie Crippen, a Portland, Oregon native, has pursued law well before becoming an attorney. She interned for the Honorable Sherrie L. Krauser, and worked on jury trials while she was a Certified Law Student.

Today, Ms. Crippen is an aggressive litigator who passionately fights for the underdog. She primarily focuses on employment litigation.

Education

• Lewis & Clark Law School · Juris Doctor
• Pacific University · Bachelor of Arts, History major; minors in Spanish and Sociology

Languages spoken

• English
• Spanish

Appellate decisions

• Hugelman v. Town of Mammoth Lakes (2025): the Court of Appeal ruled that a jury should decide whether the Town unlawfully eliminated Hugelman's job because of his age or injury, finding there was enough evidence to question the Town's stated reasons.
• Rivera v. FSC Corporation (2024): the Court of Appeal ruled that the trial judge should not have thrown out Rivera's harassment and emotional distress claims because a jury could reasonably decide in his favor.

Trial Advocacy

Ms. Crippen handles civil litigation from written discovery through dispositive motions, depositions, witness preparation, contested hearings and court conferences, mediation, arbitration, and trial support. Her early courtroom work also included substantive participation in jury trials as a Certified Law Student. She prepares matters on a trial-ready footing so that bargaining position reflects both evidentiary vulnerabilities and appellate posture.

In employment matters, Ms. Crippen works wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, disability and leave accommodation, wage-and-hour, and related claims—through briefing, discovery, substantive motion practice and hearings—in collaboration with Workplace Rights Advocates' trial teams where cases move toward mediation, arbitration, or trial for California workers.

Trials, hearings & arbitration

Representative contested proceedings Ms. Crippen has participated in through arbitration, jury trial, or bench trial. Year reflects when the forum occurred or resolved where known.

Firm Trial Experience — additional contested proceedings