Biography
Prior to joining EJLG, Efaon "E-fawn" Cobb was the deputy legal director at the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties. At ACLU-SDIC, Efaon pursued his passion for civil rights, end police injustice, while fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. Efaon's prior employment law expriece was as the general partner of Hewgill, Cobb, & Lockard, APC, an employment law firm representing workers with Efaon's emphasis as being a proud #metoo attorney, representing women who face harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Efaon also represented many whistleblowers and workers who faced general harassment and discrimination.
Efaon is devoted to representing working people in a wide range of employment and labor law matters. Efaon’s practice includes vigorously representing employees in all forms of harassment and discrimination (i.e. sexual, gender based, racial, disability, sexual orientation, as well as others), and wrongful termination and retaliation. Efaon is experienced in handling wage and hour matters, including meal and rest break violations, and actions for overtime pay.
Efaon is committed to the labor movement and to the representation of unions. He was the staff attorney at the Unite Here Local 30 union where he coordinated the wage and hour claims of workers being organized at two major San Diego hotels as well as assisted with the day to day legal needs of the union.
Efaon has also practiced plaintiff‐side tort law when he worked at the San Diego Fire Lawyers. While working at the San Diego Fire Lawyers, a partnership of law firms representing victims of the 2007 San Diego County wildfires, Efaon worked with a team of attorneys representing clients who had lost homes, businesses, and other property, and experienced serious traumatic events in the 2007 wildfires. The San Diego Fire Lawyers was the largest single plaintiff group in the 2007 wildfires litigation, which was one of the largest tort matters ever litigated in the California courts.
Efaon lives in San Diego with his partner Larissa and their four fur babies where enjoys basketball (both playing and watching), ethnic food (both eating and cooking) and vacations with Larissa.
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
- J.D.
- UNLV, Las Vegas, California
- B.A., B.S.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Computer Science
Classes & Seminars
- Unemployment Insurance Hearings Seminar, USD Clinics, Present
Professional Associations
- San Diego Inns of Court, Barrister, Present
- CASD
Current Employment Position
- Senior Civil Litigation Attorney
Languages
- English
Past Positions
- ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Deputy Legal Director, 01/2024 to 01/2025
- Hewgill, Cobb & Lockard APC, General Partner, 01/2018 to 01/2024
Bar Admissions
- California, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
Practice Areas
- Employment 100%