Manuel Jimenez

AssociateManuel Jimenez

Manuel Jimenez is an Associate at TencerSherman, LLP and a licensed attorney in both California and Mexico. Mr. Jimenez helps employers build compliant workplace foundations — employee handbooks, employment contracts, and HR policies — to prevent disputes before they start. He advises employers, public entities, school districts, and businesses on compliance with California and federal workplace laws, helping them identify legal exposure early and put practical safeguards in place. His practice is especially suited to businesses with multi-jurisdictional operations, Spanish-speaking workforces, or cross-border considerations, drawing on his fluency in Spanish and binational legal background.

Mr. Jimenez also litigates employment and civil matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and PAGA claims. He has served as first chair in trials in both California and Mexico, represented clients in arbitrations and mediations, argued dispositive and procedural motions, conducted depositions and evidentiary hearings, and drafted motions, briefs, and settlement agreements.

Before joining Tencer Sherman, Mr. Jimenez was a trial attorney at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, where he first-chaired multiple trials. Before practicing in California, he spent over a decade in the Federal Judiciary of Mexico as a commissioner for Federal Courts and Federal Appellate Courts, advising judges and magistrates, drafting judicial rulings, and presiding over mediations and hearings.

Outside the office, Manuel was a Division I soccer player in college and now spends his free time with his wife, Katia, and their daughter, Adria.

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

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TencerSherman LLP represents employers and businesses in complex, high-stakes litigation across Southern California. Trial-tested. Business-focused. Results driven.

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BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT LAW

We represent employers in workplace disputes, investigations, and litigation across Southern California.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT DEFENSE

We defend school districts in complex legal disputes and proceedings.

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BUSINESS LITIGATION

We help businesses resolve complex disputes and protect their interests in state and federal courts.

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SECURITIES LITIGATION

We defend businesses and individuals in securities disputes, regulatory matters, and investor claims.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION

We protect innovation and brand value by enforcing and defending intellectual property rights.

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Our Cases Highlights

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Carnahan v. Lakeside Union School District (San Diego Superior Court)

Sam Sherman and Phil Simpler obtained a complete defense verdict in a jury trial alleging sexual assault by a fourth grade student. Plaintiff alleged the after school program director at the elementary school sexually molested her in his office. The case proceeded to trial against the program director

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Suppici Labor Commissioner Claim

TencerSherman achieved a very favorable outcome for employer after a delivery driver alleged meal and rest period premiums, overtime wages, reimbursable expenses, liquidated damages, and waiting time penalties under the California Labor Code. After a hearing in San Bernardino, the Labor Commissioner only awarded the employee waiting time

Eldridge Labor Commissioner Claim

Obtained a complete defense decision after a dental hygienist employee filed a claim with the Labor Commissioner in San Diego alleging her employer willfully failed to pay her wages after she submitted a letter of resignation. The employee claimed her employer owed her waiting time penalties. The Labor Commissioner held the of proof to show that the

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Manuel Jimenez

AssociateManuel Jimenez