Sutton Hague Law Corporation

What Sutton Hague Law Corporation does

Sutton Hague Law Corporation (operating as SUTTON | HAGUE) is a privately held California-incorporated law firm specializing in labor and employment law for employers operating in California and Nevada. The firm delivers legal services across two main lines: (1) counseling and advisory work on labor and employment compliance, wage and hour, union avoidance, workplace investigations, employee handbook and policy development, and management training; and (2) litigation representation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies such as the DOL, EEOC, NLRB, ALRB, and state Labor Commissioners. The firm maintains a vertically organized practice with dedicated offerings for agricultural employers and a recognized relationship with the Nevada Restaurant Association, alongside general employment work for California and Nevada employers.

The firm operates from five strategically located offices: Fresno (Central California, headquarters), San Jose (Northern California / Silicon Valley), Beverly Hills (Southern California), Reno (Northern Nevada), and Las Vegas (Southern Nevada). The attorney team comprises S. Brett Sutton (Senior Attorney, 30+ years of experience, Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, AV Preeminent-rated), Jared Hague, Evelin Bailey (Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking), and Brady Briggs (former federal judicial clerk, Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star 2023-2025, French-speaking). All attorneys are graduates of ABA-accredited law schools, and several hold multi-state bar admissions. PolicyMall® is a registered trademark and branded program supporting employee handbook creation and workplace policy development.

The revenue model is professional services billing on a case-by-case, quote-based, and retainer basis (pricing is not publicly disclosed), with no software product, API, or proprietary technology platform. Distribution is direct attorney-to-client engagement through the five offices. The firm pursues a content-and-credential-driven go-to-market via the SHLC Blog, the CalNeva Law Podcast, monthly webinars, in-person training, approved-provider relationships with SHRM, HRCI, and APA, and recurring partnerships with LP Insurance Services and regional HR associations. The firm is entirely owned and controlled by its founding attorneys with no parent company, external investors, or disclosed subsidiaries.

Name

Sutton Hague Law Corporation

Legal name

Sutton Hague Law Corporation

Website

https://suttonhague.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sutton Hague Law Corporation is a private California-based labor and employment law firm serving employers in California and Nevada from five offices, offering employment litigation, compliance counseling, workplace investigations, management training, and the branded PolicyMall® employee handbook program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Employment litigation
• Labor law consulting
• Workplace investigations
• Employee handbook policies
• Management training

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Professional legal services billed to clients for employment litigation, labor law consultation, workplace investigations, management training, and related legal matters. The firm offers client bill pay and accepts retainer deposits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sutton Hague Law Corporation is a labor and employment law firm that represents employers in employment litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies (EEOC, NLRB, DOL, DFEH, ALRB, OSHA), advises on labor and employment law compliance, conducts workplace investigations, drafts employee handbooks and workplace policies (including through its PolicyMall® program), delivers management training and sexual harassment prevention training, and handles business-related litigation such as breach of contract, trade secret, and unfair competition matters. The firm serves employers across California and Nevada through five strategically located offices.

Product overview

Sutton Hague Law Corporation is a law firm providing legal services, not a software product company. The firm operates as a single unified law practice offering labor and employment law services across California and Nevada. The core service portfolio includes Employment Litigation, Labor and Employment Law Consultation, Business-Related Litigation, Employee Handbooks and Workplace Policies, Management Training and Educational Programs, Agricultural Labor and Employment Law, Workplace Investigations, and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training. The PolicyMall Program is a branded offering for employee handbook creation. All services are legal service offerings rather than software products, platforms, or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PolicyMall®: A program for employee handbook and workplace policy management

Products and services

• Employment Litigation Services Legal representation for employers in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies in employment law matters including employee termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and union representation proceedings.
• Labor and Employment Law Consultation Advice and counseling on legal compliance issues for employers, including on-site management training sessions, employment contracts, safety issues, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, and employee benefits.
• Business-Related Litigation Litigation representation for businesses in disputes involving breach of contract, unfair competition, trade secrets, preliminary or permanent injunction, fraud, partnership disputes, and collection.
• Employee Handbooks and Workplace Policies Development and revision of employee handbooks and workplace policies covering family/medical leave, drug and alcohol testing, anti-harassment policies, meal and rest periods, confidentiality agreements, and social media policies.
• Management Training and Educational Programs In-house training for management on topics such as anti-harassment, union avoidance, leave issues, management leadership training, and wage and hour compliance, plus monthly webinars on labor and employment law issues for Nevada and California employers.
• Agricultural Labor and Employment Law Specialized legal representation for agricultural employers including farmers, dairies, processors, packer/shippers and agricultural support services in civil litigation and before state and federal enforcement agencies on wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, discrimination, and workplace safety violations.
• Workplace Investigations Conducting or supervising workplace investigations related to employee claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, with attorneys available to conduct investigations and witness interviews in Spanish.
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Sexual harassment prevention training programs for both supervisors and non-supervisors, available in multiple languages, with in-house training options delivered by SHLC attorneys and approved for SHRM, HRCI, and APA continuing education credits.
• PolicyMall® Program Proprietary branded program for assisting employers with employee handbook creation and workplace policy development, featuring a customized review process for employers and a registered service mark of the firm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of millions of dollars recovered on behalf of businesses and individuals in various litigation cases
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LP Insurance ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLP Insurance Services is a regular co-presenter with Sutton Hague attorneys for webinars and events on employment law updates for Nevada and California employers. They sponsor and co-host quarterly legal coffee talks and annual employment law update webinars.
• Northern Nevada Human Resources Association (NNHRA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSHLC attorneys regularly present at NNHRA events including breakfast meetings, legislative day boot camps, and annual conferences. NNHRA is a key channel for reaching HR professionals in Northern Nevada.
• Southern Nevada Society for Human Resource Management (SNVSHRM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSHLC attorneys co-present year-end legal updates and mid-year legal updates with SNVSHRM for Southern Nevada HR professionals.
• SHRM Tulare/KingscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSHLC attorneys present at SHRM Tulare/Kings annual conferences and monthly meetings on labor law updates and employment compliance topics.
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSutton Hague Law Corporation is an approved/preferred provider of educational programs for SHRM, offering Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
• Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerApproved provider for HRCI recertification credits, allowing attendees of SHLC programs to earn continuing education hours.
• American Payroll Association (APA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognized by APA to offer RCHs (recertification credits) for wage and hour educational offerings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ogletree Deakins: Ogletree Deakins is a national labor and employment specialty firm with offices in California and Nevada. It overlaps directly with Sutton Hague's employer-side employment law practice, offering similar litigation, consultation, and compliance services but with substantially larger scale.
• Littler Mendelson: Littler is the largest labor and employment law firm in the U.S. with a substantial California and Nevada presence. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Sutton Hague on the same employer-side employment litigation and compliance work, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Fisher Phillips: Fisher Phillips is a national labor and employment law firm with multiple California and Nevada offices. It is comparable to Sutton Hague in serving employers on employment litigation, wage/hour, and traditional labor matters, but operates at much larger scale.
• Epstein Becker Green: Epstein Becker Green is a national firm focused on labor, employment, and health care law with California offices. It is comparable to Sutton Hague in serving employer-side employment law needs but operates across a broader geographic footprint and practice mix.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani: Gordon Rees is a national law firm with a strong California and Nevada presence and a substantial employment practice. It competes with Sutton Hague on employment litigation and labor law work for employers in both states.
• Akerman LLP: Akerman is a national firm with significant California and Nevada offices and a labor and employment practice. It is comparable to Sutton Hague in serving employers on employment law matters across both states but as part of a much larger full-service firm.
• Seyfarth Shaw: Seyfarth Shaw is a major AmLaw firm with a nationally recognized labor and employment practice, including California offices. It competes for the same employer-side employment law matters that Sutton Hague serves but as part of a broader full-service firm.
• Jackson Lewis: Jackson Lewis is a national labor and employment law firm serving management-side clients. It directly competes in the same employment litigation and workplace policy practice area as Sutton Hague across the California and Nevada markets.

Direct peers

• Weintraub Tobin: Weintraub Tobin is a California-based law firm with a strong employment law practice serving employers. It is a direct regional peer to Sutton Hague because it competes in the same California market on similar employer-side employment litigation and labor law matters.
• Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger: Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger is a California-based management-side labor and employment law firm. It is a direct peer to Sutton Hague because it serves the same employer client base in California on similar wage/hour, discrimination, and traditional labor matters at a comparable boutique scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sutton-hague-law-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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