Marc Litton

Thomas Marc Litton is a veteran civil trial lawyer whose outstanding abilities and results have been recognized by his clients and peers for over 30 years.

Mr. Litton focuses his practice on employment litigation, personal injury, and business disputes. Serving as sole or lead counsel, he has represented individuals and groups in wrongful termination, employment discrimination, and wage and hour matters; represented businesses in litigation against other businesses; represented consumers and employees in unfair business practices litigation; and represented individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death actions. He has also acted as class co-counsel on employment discrimination and wage and hour matters.

During His 30-Year Career, Marc Litton Has Brought Multiple Cases to Trial in California and Federal Courts. His Accomplishments Include:

• Representing over 100 plaintiffs in individual and group litigation of employment matters against large and small private-sector employers, including employment discrimination, claims based on age, gender, national origin and disability, sexual harassment claims, wage and hour claims, unpaid commission claims, retaliation claims, and breach of contract claims

• Acting as co-counsel with a nationally recognized class action firm in cases asserting gender discrimination against a large medical device firm and a computer manufacturer, and discrimination and wage and hour violations on behalf of over 600 employees at a Silicon Valley company

• As lead counsel, obtaining significant confidential settlements on behalf of each member of a group of over 30 employees at a San Jose business employing hundreds of workers, in which Mr. Litton used special Freedom of Information Act discovery procedures to obtain previously unavailable evidence that demonstrated a company-wide intent to discriminate based on age

• Trying and winning an $11 million jury verdict in a personal injury and wrongful death action arising out of a helicopter crash

• Obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement for a small company in a breach of contract action against a multinational technology conglomerate

• Obtaining millions of dollars in settlements for his clients

Mr. Litton graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (B.A. History) and Golden Gate University School of Law. He also served two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger (Western Africa), where he taught English to high school students. His law practice has been based in San Francisco for his entire career, but he has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout California. He began his career as an associate attorney at Bushnell, Caplan & Fielding, where he obtained verdicts and settlements on behalf of numerous personal injury and employment discrimination victims. Starting in 1998, he joined with Frederick Geonetta to form Litton & Geonetta, LLP, where he continued successful litigation of employment, personal injury, and wrongful death matters as well as business disputes. In 2009, he established the Law Offices of Thomas Marc Litton.