Douglas L. Ropel advises and represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters arising under both state and federal laws, concentrating his practice in the areas of:

Discrimination and harassment
Litigation and trials
Whistleblowing and retaliation

Before joining Littler, Douglas worked at a Sacramento regional litigation firm on its employment litigation team. He was involved in full-spectrum litigation services, including representing employers in pre-litigation administrative investigations, arbitrations, and civil lawsuits.

During law school, he externed for the Hon. Consuelo M. Callahan in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as in the Criminal Division of the High Court in Uganda, Africa.

Douglas served in the U.S. Air Force as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician for the last 16 years, both in active duty and now as a reservist.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Lifetime Member

Military Officers Association of America

Member

Sacramento Bar Association

Recognition

Named, Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America®

2025

Order of the Coif

News, Analysis & Press

Littler Elevates 26 Attorneys to Shareholder to Kick Off the New Year

January 2, 2024

California Court Holds Defendants in Workplace Violence Restraining Order Petitions Have a Due Process Right to Cross-Examine Employer’s Witnesses

ASAP

October 24, 2022

Education

J.D., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 2014With Great Distinction
B.A., Chapman University, 2005

Bar Admission

California

Courts

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit