BROWNE EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS - Key Persons


David Browne - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
David has successfully represented hundreds of employment and civil rights clients throughout California. David has been practicing employment and civil rights law in California since 2012. Before moving back to California, David was an attorney for Wenzel Fenton Cabassa, P.A. in Tampa, Florida where he represented both employers and employees. Before practicing employment and civil rights law, David led a statewide voter protection effort in Florida, and counseled and mentored juvenile justice youth in San Diego and San Jose, California for AmeriCorps and Fresh Lifelines for Youth. David received his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law where he earned the Gold Pro Bono Award for his commitment to service throughout law school. Mr. Browne received his bachelor's degree from The George Washington University, with honors, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and earned admission to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Mr. Browne is a long-standing member of the California Employment Lawyers Association and the State Bar of California's Labor and Employment Law Section.

Devin Coyle

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
Devin has successfully represented hundreds of employees, tenants and other individuals in settlement negotiations, state and federal courts, and the California Court of Appeal. A devoted civil rights advocate, Devin has dedicated his career to helping people who are treated unfairly. Before founding Browne Employment Lawyers, Devin worked for the San Francisco Public Defender‘s Office, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and as a criminal investigator for The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS). Devin is a graduate of Georgetown University, the UCLA School of Law, and a long-standing member of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).

Stephanie Baker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Attorney
Stephanie is a dedicated civil rights lawyer admitted to practice in the state of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Stephanie attended law school at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida and graduated with a concentration in Social Justice Advocacy. She was a member of the Stetson Trial Team and received the Victor O. Wehle Award for excellence in trial advocacy. After law school Stephanie worked at the Public Defender's Office for the Sixth Judicial Circuit where she represented hundreds of clients and advocated in more than twenty jury trials. Before joining Browne Employment Lawyers, Stephanie worked as in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Stephanie is passionate about employee rights cases and civil rights cases involving police misconduct. Stephanie is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and the National Lawyers Guild Legal Observer program.