April Glatt
Employment and Labor Attorney | Serving San Mateo, CA
30 years of
experience
- Employment and Labor
- Business
- Real Estate
California, Illinois
April Glatt
Employment and Labor Attorney | Serving San Mateo, CA
30 years of experience
Employment and Labor, Business & Real Estate
California, Illinois
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Biography
April Glatt is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Chauvel & Glatt LLP, where she represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Her practice spans employment counseling, compliance, employment litigation, business litigation, and real estate law, allowing her to advise organizations comprehensively on workplace obligations, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
April earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. This academic foundation, combined with extensive professional experience, supports her ability to advise employers on complex legal requirements, organizational structure, workforce management, and California Labor compliance across diverse industries and business environments.
April’s counsel includes guidance on hiring practices, employee handbooks, onboarding documents, internal agreements, employee classification issues, accommodations, harassment concerns, and workplace investigations. She regularly advises on performance management and terminations and defends employers in wage-and-hour claims, discrimination lawsuits, and other employment-related litigation. Her approach emphasizes aligning legal strategy with each client’s culture, goals, and long-term operational priorities.
Before co-founding her firm, April served as a prosecutor with the Assistant State’s Attorney in Illinois and worked as a Staff Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit in Illinois. She also gained significant experience with the San Diego District Attorney’s Office and Bay Area Legal Aid, enhancing her litigation expertise and understanding of the employee–employer dynamic.
April Glatt currently serves as Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the San Mateo County Bar Association. She is a frequent presenter on California employment law updates, workplace compliance, and employer best practices. Recognized as a Woman of Influence and repeatedly named to the Northern California Super Lawyers and Top Women Lawyers lists, she continues to provide strategic, high-level representation to employers across California.
Practice Area
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Practice Areas
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Honors & Awards
2025
Silicon Valley Business Journal, Selected as a Woman of Influence
2025
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2025
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2024
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2024
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2023
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2023
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2022
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2022
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2021
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2021
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2020
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2020
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
2019
Super Lawyers, Selected for Northern California's Super Lawyer List
2019
Super Lawyers, Selected to Northern California Top Women Lawyers List
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Bachelor of Arts
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Juris Doctor
License
30 years since April Glatt was first licensed to practice law
- 1996
- active
- California
- 1997
- active
- Illinois
Work Experience
2010 - 2011
Bay Area Legal Aid, Attorney
1998 - 1999
Lake County State's Attorney's Office, Assistant State's Attorney
1997 - 1998
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Illinois, Staff Attorney
1994 - 1996
San Diego District Attorney's Office, Misdemeanor Trial Team
Professional Associations
2019
San Mateo County Bar Association
Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section
2018
UCLA Alumni Association
Mentor
2017 - 2017
Young Men's Service League (Crystal Springs Chapter)
Presenter
2015
Boston Private Bank
Presenter
2014
Peninsula Estate Planning Council
Member
2014 - 2016
Peninsula Temple Sholom
President
2013
Burlingame Exceptional Women in Business
Member, Speaker
2011
Be the Match
Marrow Donor Drive Project Manager, Educator & Medical Screener
2009 - 2016
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Board of Directors
1999
San Mateo County Bar Association
Member
1992
UCLA Alumni Association
Member
Publications
1995
The Docket - A Publication of the Lake County Bar Association, Women and The Death Penalty
Languages
- English