Beth's Bio

     Beth K. Whittenbury started her law career with what was then San Francisco’s largest law firm, litigating employment cases and giving advice to employers. She left to found her legal consulting practice dedicated to resolving employment issues without litigation. She currently conducts workplace fact-finding investigations, workplace resolution systems audits, employee mediations, and implicit bias as well as anti-discrimination/harassment and DEI training for both managers and employees in compliance with AB 1825 and SB1343. She also helps organizations change their culture to one of diversity, equity and inclusion, thus preventing harassment and discrimination from occurring.
     Her book, Investigating the Workplace Harassment Claim, made the American Bar Association, TIPS Section’s Best Seller List. She’s also the author of A Manager’s Guide to Preventing Liability for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and and How to Handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace During the #MeToo Era, both Amazon best sellers in their categories. In addition, Ms Whittenbury has written numerous articles for law reviews and practitioner publications.
     Ms. Whittenbury is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). She currently serves on the Council for the Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice (CRSJ) of the American Bar Association (ABA) and as the Chair-Elect of that Section. She also serves the Commission on Youth at Risk as the liaison from the CRSJ Section. She is a Past Chair of the Employment Law and Litigation Committee for the Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the ABA and is an active member of the California Bar Association and the California Lawyer’s Association (CLA), serving as a CLA Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates and Vice Chair of that delegation. Ms. Whittenbury is also a former Board member of NCHRA (Northern California Human Resources Association) and a current member of PIHRA (Professionals in Human Resources Association), both local chapters of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM). She was accepted into Marquis’ Who’s Who in America for the 2021 listings.