Ally Girouard is a managing attorney on the employment team at Gomerman | Bourn & Associates, where she represents employees in cases involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Dedicated to advancing workers’ rights, Ally brings a compassionate and client-centered approach to every case.

 

Her commitment to advocacy extends beyond the courtroom. She volunteers with Legal Aid at Work and is an active member of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).

 

From 2023 to 2025, Ally has been selected for the Super Lawyers “Rising Star” list, a distinction awarded to just 2.5% of attorneys under 40 or within their first ten years of practice.

 

Outside of her practice, Ally enjoys spending time with her dog, Scoops, as well as skiing, reading, and cheering on the San Francisco Giants.

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Legal Experience

 

• Managing Attorney, Gomerman | Bourn & Associates
   

• Associate Attorney, The Jhaveri-Weeks Firm, P.C.
   

• Post-Grad Legal Fellow, Legal Aid at Work
   

• Judicial Extern, Justice Kathleen Banke, California Courts of Appeal, First Appellate District

Education

 

• University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly, UC Hastings) - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude

  • Senior Production Editor, UC Law Journal (formerly, Hastings Law Journal)

  • Workers’ Rights Clinic with Legal Aid at Work

  • Best Brief Award for Moot Court
     

• New York University - Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude

 

Bar Admission
 

• Member, State Bar of California
   

• Admitted to U.S. District Courts: Northern & Southern Districts of California
  
   

Leadership & Mentorship
 

• Executive Committee Member, Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Barristers’ Labor & Employment Law Section
   

• Volunteer Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid at Work
   

• Attorney Mentor, Employment & Labor Law Student Association (ELLSA) at UC Law SF

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Publications & Speaking Engagements
 

• “Reductions in Force and Plant Closings,” CEB's Advising California Employers and Employees, Co-Author (updated March 2025)
   

• “Discovery in Employment Discrimination Litigation: What Plaintiffs Can Request and Obtain from Defendants,” Lexis Practice Advisor Journal, Co-Author (updated May 2025)
   

• Arbitration Essentials for Employment Attorneys, Bar Association of San Francisco CLE, Moderator (Jan. 28, 2025)
   

• Employment Separation Agreements: McLaren Macomb and Beyond, Bar Association of San Francisco CLE, Moderator (Nov. 3, 2023)
   

• Negotiating and Drafting Employment and Separation Agreements, Bar Association of San Francisco CLE, Moderator (Nov. 2, 2022)
   

• “California NDA Law May Have Surprising Effect on Settlements,” Law360, Co-Author (Oct. 26, 2021)
   

• “COVID-19 and Employment Litigation,” Plaintiff Magazine, Co-Author (June 2021)

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