Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001 
Barbara Enloe Hadsell is a founding partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena, California. She advises the firm on complex litigation and has spent decades representing individuals in matters involving Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Individuals, and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Her practice has included employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower claims, wage and hour disputes, civil rights actions, and public interest litigation.
Ms. Hadsell served as co-lead trial counsel in litigation against Chevron arising from alleged human rights abuses and deaths connected to environmental protests in the Niger Delta oil-producing region. She helped oversee a nationwide team of more than 20 attorneys in Bowoto v. Chevron, C99-02506 SI.
Throughout her career, Ms. Hadsell has represented employees in significant employment litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower claims, securing substantial settlements and verdicts on behalf of her clients. Her work in employment law was portrayed in the film Hostile Intent, based on one of her early federal court cases representing two female police officers in claims against the City of Long Beach. In Lindsey Allison and Melissa Clerkin v. City of Long Beach, CV89-3240 RG, she obtained a nearly $4 million judgment in a sexual harassment case at a time when punitive damages were unavailable.
Additional employment matters handled by Ms. Hadsell include Lynda Vitale v. City of Long Beach, BC126134, involving claims of sex discrimination and harassment brought by an attorney employed by the Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office, and Edith Lopez v. City of Alhambra, et al., BC209442, in which she represented a Latina police sergeant pursuing claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation that resulted in a substantial settlement and injunctive relief, including promotion to lieutenant.
Ms. Hadsell has also represented plaintiffs in complex litigation involving wage and hour class actions, labor disputes involving farm workers, and anti-SLAPP matters affecting legal aid organizations, grassroots groups, and public interest advocates. Her work has included litigation on behalf of tenants and families harmed by unsafe housing conditions, including Pineda v. Wallman, BC245543, concerning wrongful death and personal injury claims arising from the collapse of a neglected apartment building, and Antonia Leon Roman v. Mervin Kurtzman, C600773, involving claims connected to a fatal apartment fire.
In Hernandez v. Stabach, Ms. Hadsell represented nearly 30 families in a three-month trial involving landlord liability and unsafe living conditions. The case became influential in shaping litigation involving tenant rights and substandard housing claims.
Today, Ms. Hadsell continues to advise Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP on significant legal matters while remaining active in the firm’s longstanding commitment to civil rights, employment litigation, and advocacy on behalf of individuals throughout California.
