Alexis Gutierrez

Alexis is the Chair of Higgs Fletcher and Mack’s Litigation Department, in addition to serving on the firm’s Executive and Management Committees.

With over 20 years of first chair experience, Mr. Gutierrez provides business and employment counseling and complex commercial litigation support to public and private entities, and non-profit organizations. He enjoys Martindale Hubbell’s highest peer rating (“AV Preeminent”) for Legal Ability and General-Ethical Standards. He is also a Recognized Practitioner® with Chambers USA Guide and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® (since 2015), and by San Diego Magazine for as a Top Lawyer® for Labor and Employment and ADR (since 2013). In 2020, Mr. Gutierrez was selected as one of the winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Leaders in Law award.

In addition, Mr. Gutierrez leads the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, providing strategic and compliance advice and counsel on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. This includes consulting on hiring practices, personnel policies, compensation issues, layoffs and terminations, workplace and government agency investigations, protection of trade secrets, employee raiding, leaves of absence, and compliance with wage and hour laws. Mr. Gutierrez has significant management-side experience handling National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)-related issues (union drives, recognition, certification, and Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiation and management).