About Kitchin Legal

Patrick R. Kitchin

Patrick Kitchin is a graduate of The University of Michigan Law School and has practiced in California since 1992. He has offices in San Francisco and Alameda.

Patrick represents individuals and large classes of employees in wage and hour cases. Patrick also represents employees in discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination cases in both state and federal courts. Patrick also advises businesses regarding their employment policies, helping them to understand the complex legal requirements of California and federal labor laws.

Since 2002 Patrick has represented large classes of retail employees in several cutting-edge wage and hour class action lawsuits. According to retail and employment law experts, his class action lawsuits against Polo Ralph Lauren, Gap, Banana Republic and Chico’s led to substantial changes in the retail industry’s labor practices across the U.S. Articles about his work on behalf of retail employees have appeared in hundreds of publications around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as on television and radio networks in the U.S. and Europe.

Patrick is a regular contributor to Today’s Workplace, a Workplace Fairness blog, and has discussed employment and consumer issues on Public Radio stations across California. He is an active member of the California Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Alameda County Bar Association. He serves as a member of the Alameda County Labor and Employment Law Executive Committee and the Fee Arbitration Program Governing Committee.

Patrick is ranked “A-V®” by Martindale-Hubbell®, its highest peer-review rating for legal knowledge, skill and ethics.

Patrick can be reached at (415) 677-9058 or by email.

A Word About Partnering

We partner with lawyers and law firms from across the country when the nature of the case demands the engagement of multiple lawyers with diverse skills.

Partnering with other lawyers gives us the ability to staff each case as needed and to bring together leading experts in various fields of law. Partnering gives the ability to prosecute extremely large and complex cases in a wide range of areas, including employment class actions and claims involving numerous defendants.

Partnering gives us the ability to focus the right amount—and the right kind—of attention on each client’s case.