Cindy Hickox

Cindy Hickox has been an attorney at Stalwart Law Group since 2018. Cindy prides herself on having a diverse area of practice, ranging from employment matters and breach of contract disputes, to legal malpractice and other types of business and commercial litigation. Over the course of her career, Cindy has secured hundreds of significant recoveries and victories for her clients, including in 2022, following a six-day bench trial, a $1,000,000 award (including an award of punitive damages) involving two hotel housekeepers who were sexually harassed by their supervisor. Lopez, et al. v. Brighton Management LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV14229. A few other representative results include a $6,500,000 settlement in a breach of contract and trademark infringement action; a $465,000 settlement in an unequal pay case involving a female regional vice president who earned less than her male counterparts for performing the same work; a $1,000,000 settlement in a legal malpractice matter against a well-known big law firm; a $225,000 settlement in a matter involving an employee who was verbally sexually harassed in the workplace and who quit because of the harassment; a $250,000 pre-litigation settlement involving a short-term employee who quit after she was sexually assaulted by the company’s owner; a $230,000 settlement in a pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination matter involving a part-time employee; and a $350,000 pre-litigation settlement in a whistleblower wrongful termination lawsuit.

As an attorney, Cindy has been recognized by her peers as a “Rising Star” for several consecutive years, an elite award reserved for less than 2.5% of practicing attorneys in California. In addition, Cindy’s former clients have publicly recognized her professionalism, thoroughness, responsiveness, and ability to explain what is going on with their cases. Cindy is especially proud to represent employees, many of whom have never been involved in the legal process, and help them seek and ultimately secure justice when they have been wronged in the workplace. Former clients have said of their experience:

“There were moments that I wanted to give up. I was being accused of things I didn’t do and so much had been taken from me. I just wanted peace. I wanted everything to just go away. Cindy encouraged me to hang on. She gave me hope and reasons to move forward. In the end, I realized I would’ve never had peace if I didn’t see our case to the end. We won and the things that were haunting me went away. I couldn’t have fought without this law group in my corner. We won because they choose to care. We won because they believed in me.” — Diane M.

“Cindy was beyond amazing! She was extremely responsive and always did a great job at keeping me updated with the status of my case. When I think about my feelings towards Stalwart Law Group, I think of feeling safe. It is safe to trust them with the truth. Everything about litigation is so intimidating and the truth doesn’t seem to carry as much weight as all the other intimidating factors but with Stalwart Law Group, I felt they cherished the truth and that made me feel safe to tell my story. Cindy is so disarming, genuine, and trustworthy.” — Jazmin B.

Cindy is a Bay Area native. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated cum laude, with degrees in French and Peace & Conflict Studies, and a minor in Music. After taking a year off to work in development and marketing at a local symphony, Cindy moved to Southern California to attend UCLA School of Law. Prior to joining SLG, Cindy externed for the LA District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit, where she worked with numerous Administrative Law Judges on federal employment cases. When she is not working, Cindy enjoys playing the cello. Cindy is the principal cellist at the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic, an orchestra composed of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals. Cindy also plays with the Topanga Symphony, where she serves as a member of the Board of Directors.

Cindy is admitted to practice before all California State and Federal Courts. Cindy is currently a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Cindy is also an update author for several chapters of the California Continuing Education of the Bar’s publication, “Advising California Employers and Employees”.

Contact Information

Education

  • UC Berkeley, B.A. (cum laude)
  • UCLA School of Law, J.D.

Noteworthy

  • Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Employment Litigation, 2023

Professional Affiliations

  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • California Applicants’ Attorneys Association
  • Update author for publications by the California Continuing Education of the Bar (“Advising California Employers and Employees”)

Selected publications

Contact Information

Education

  • UC Berkeley, B.A. (cum laude)
  • UCLA School of Law, J.D.

Noteworthy

  • Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Employment Litigation, 2023

Professional Affiliations

  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • California Applicants’ Attorneys Association
  • Update author for publications by the California Continuing Education of the Bar (“Advising California Employers and Employees”)

Selected publications

Speaking Engagements

Cindy Hickox Photo of Cindy Hickox cindy@stalwartlaw.com 310-954-2000 ext. 705 Jane's home page: Colleague:
Siannah Collado
Elizabeth Teixeira
Guillermo F. Barrantes
Evan A. Barr
Jon Schwalbach
Steven Heimberg
Sean O’Neill
David Angeloff
Patrick Jacobs
Dylan Ruga
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