Our Team

My practice is now and always has been devoted exclusively and completely to labor and employment law.  I have deep and relevant experience in all aspects of an employee’s interaction with the legal system: at the job level, administrative agency level, lawsuit level, appellate level, state court level, and federal court level.  I’ve been lead counsel on hundreds of lawsuits spanning the State of California; for the first 23 years as a defense attorney getting corporations off the hook; and since 2016, as an enthusiastic advocate for employees who have experienced injustice at work.  

Based on my defense experience, I do not need to “guess” what a large employer or defense firm might do to defend a lawsuit – I defended lawsuits for decades for the biggest corporations on Earth and won almost everything.  I know all the defense tricks, all the defense tactics, the pitfalls, and most importantly the opportunities that litigation can provide.  

I litigate because I am determined to prove repeatedly that my clients are right on the facts and right on the law. Through delivering superior legal services to each client, we can level the playing field and collectively overcome the challenging and often bewildering landscape that litigation presents, especially for individuals who lack the resources of the corporation that has wronged them.  I will use my passion, my enthusiasm, and all my training and experience to evaluate, prosecute, and win your claim.

Adam Ruggles brings decades of invaluable California employment management experience to the Ruggles Law Firm. Serving for 26 years as the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Medstar LLC, Adam played a pivotal role in steering the company to become the largest private provider of wheelchair van and paratransit bus services in the greater Sacramento area.

During his leadership at Medstar, Adam expertly navigated the intricate landscape of California employment laws and employee management, overseeing a team of 100+ employees and facilitating hundreds of thousands of safe and reliable paratransit rides annually. Now, with a focus on employee advocacy, Adam’s significant management experience uniquely qualifies him to understand the intricacies of workplace challenges from both the employer’s and employee’s perspectives.

Adam has decades of hands-on experience across a wide range of financial and human resources management processes including California wage and payroll law compliance, employee recruitment, anti-harassment training programs, comprehensive employee counseling and discipline protocols, and effective termination procedures.  

While transitioning from the entrepreneurial landscape into a paralegal role may be unconventional, Adam sees working under the supervision of his brother Matt at the Ruggles Law Firm as a unique opportunity. With a profound commitment to advocating for employees who have been wronged by corporate employers, Adam brings extensive financial, technological, and operational expertise to the forefront of employment law.

Todd Ruggles brings a wealth of executive leadership experience to the Ruggles Law Firm.  Serving for 26 years as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medstar LLC, Todd played a pivotal role in steering the company to become the largest private provider of wheelchair van and paratransit bus services in the greater Sacramento area.  With a background supervising a team of 100+ employees, Todd embraces his unconventional shift from corporate leadership to the paralegal realm, contributing his unique insights and skills to the Ruggles Law Firm working under the supervision of his brother Matt.  

Todd has decades of hands-on experience leading a range of business management processes including supervising employee recruitment and retention,  writing training and employment manuals, developing human resources management including compliant discipline and termination protocols, resolving inter-employee conflicts, ensuring reasonable accommodation compliance, managing harassment investigations, auditing California wage law compliance, devising workers’ compensation loss control strategies, and providing creative solutions for myriad problems in the complex arena of California employment law.  

Todd’s experience as a CEO uniquely positions him as an invaluable advisor who provides strategic planning and an innovative perspective and approach in advocating for employees who have faced injustices at the hands of corporate employers.