Elisabeth A. Madden

Attorney at Law

 For more than thirty years, Ms. Madden has successfully represented her clients in all aspects of​ ​civil litigation. As a seasoned and successful trial lawyer, Ms. Madden’s practice has been​ ​primarily dedicated to defending healthcare providers accused of professional negligence and representing employers engaged in workplace disputes, including claims of harassment,​ ​discrimination, or wrongful termination.​ ​

Ms. Madden earned her Juris Doctorate from the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento,​ ​California, in 1987. Thereafter, she joined Lynch, Gilardi & Grummer where she became a​ ​partner in 1995. In 2018, Ms. Madden founded the Law Offices of Madden & Lynch PC. She is​ ​admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Court, Northern​ ​District of California, Eastern District of California and the Southern District of California. Ms.​ ​Madden is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).​ ​

As an advocate for health care professionals, Ms. Madden is Board-certified by the American​ ​Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. She has presented risk-management seminars at​ ​hospitals, clinics, and professional medical conferences. Her​ ​practice includes representing​ ​physicians, surgeons, nurses, and chiropractors in both the courts and before the state licensing​ ​boards. Her trial work on behalf of certified flight-care nurses was instrumental in leading to the​ ​legislative expansion of statutory immunities for these emergency medical personnel.​ ​

As part of her employment law practice, Ms. Madden advises her clients on legal compliance in​ ​hiring, disciplinary, leave of absence issues and termination practices. She also conducts​ ​workplace investigations for employers who are presented with employee complaints. She has​ ​successfully represented​ ​employers responding to complaints filed with the Department of Fair​ ​Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of​ ​Labor, and in both the state and federal courts. She has presented numerous seminars for human​ ​resources departments and corporate​ ​management groups in both the private and non-profit​ ​sectors. A featured writer, her articles have appeared in numerous legal publications, including​ ​The Job Description (published by the Employment Committee of the Defense Research​ ​Institute), The Pacific Law Journal, and The San Francisco Daily​ ​Journal. She has also served​ ​as a mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.​ ​

Ms. Madden is a member of the San Francisco Bar Association and the Employment Law Section​ ​of the State Bar of California. Ms. Madden’s history of philanthropic work includes serving on​ ​the Bar Association’s​ ​Aids Legal Referral Panel, and proudly serving for over twelve years on​ ​the Board of Directors of the Felton Institute, a historic non-profit social-service provider​ ​dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged in our Bay Area communities.