Sacramento attorney Andrea N. Lynch joined the California Chamber of Commerce last week to lead the organization’s advocacy on labor and employment and workers’ compensation issues.
Most recently, Lynch was an attorney at Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP.
“We are pleased to welcome Andrea to our advocacy team,” said Ben Golombek, CalChamber executive vice president and chief of staff for policy. “CalChamber members and the statewide business community will be well-served by the insights she will bring from her experience in priority areas such as workplace solutions, employment litigation and the Private Attorneys General Act.”
Lynch’s practice areas at the law firm also included Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility, labor law, compliance, workplace training, workplace investigations, affirmative action, and employment contracts.
Before joining the law firm, Lynch built a career in human resources. For more than a decade, she filled roles such as HR administrator, HR chief and HR consultant for several State of California agencies and other government entities.
Lynch says her extensive HR background inspired her to pursue a legal career focused on employment law, serving clients at the intersection of human resources and the law.
During law school she was recognized for her advocacy skills, receiving awards for Best Respondents Team in Moot Court and Best Prosecution Team in Trial Advocacy. Her law school peers chose her as the graduation dinner speaker.
Lynch holds a B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she was on the Dean’s Honor List; an M.A. from the University of the Pacific, magna cum laude; and a J.D. from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento.
