Gaia T. Linehan is an Associate at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and is located in the San Diego office. She is a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Law and Tort & Catastrophic Loss practice sections. Ms. Linehan brings a broad litigation background to her practice, with experience in employment, tort and corporate litigation. She has successfully resolved numerous matters, including preventing a hostile takeover of a multi-million-dollar corporation.
Ms. Linehan began her legal career handling a range of business disputes, personal injury claims, employment matters and real estate actions. She has managed all phases of civil litigation, from pre-litigation strategy through dispute resolution and trial. She is currently expanding her employment litigation practice to include high-exposure matters involving the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action cases. Her approach is strategic and client-focused, with an emphasis on efficient resolution and trial preparedness.
Ms. Linehan earned her Juris Doctor from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in the top two percent of her class. During law school, she served as an editor for the Chapman Law Review, externed for the Honorable James Selna of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the Honorable Charles Margines of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, and volunteered with the Public Law Center. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Haifa University in Israel. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Linehan served as a class commander in the Israeli Defense Forces.
