Areas Of
Expertise

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  • Consumer Protection
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Wage Theft
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Date Breach
  • Employment
  • Appeals

Education &
Credentials

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  • University of San Francisco School of Law (2016)
    Juris Doctor, cum laude
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (2012)
    B.A. in English Literature 

Career
Highlights

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Recent Results

  • $10,500,000 for consumers in a false labeling class action (2025) pending court approval)
  • $10,000,000 for the family of a flooring installation worker killed on the job (2025)
  • $300,000 for workers at a boba chain for claims of wage theft (2025) (pending court approval)
  • $600,000 for seafood processors for claims for wage theft (2024)
  • $5,500,000 for former college athletes for claims of sexual abuse by their former trainer (2021-2025)
  • Over $100,000,000 for wildfire survivors in California (2018-2024)
  • $1,950,000 for Restoration Hardware delivery ambassadors for claims of managerial misclassification (2024)
  • $3,200,000 for carpet installation workers for claims of wage theft (2023)

Notable Ongoing Cases

  • Torres, et al. v. Botanic Tonics LLC, et al. (nationwide false labelling class action)
  • Linda Luna, et al. v. Top Dawg Entertainment, et al. (sexual harassment and assault)
  • John Doe v. U.S. Figure Skating, et al. (minor sexual abuse)
  • Dyer v. Tesla (racial discrimination)
  • Keller v. Amazon (nationwide gig-worker misclassification class action)

Biography

Shounak Dharap is a partner at Arns Davis Law, specializing in representing workers, consumers, and others who have been injured or wronged. With a practice focusing on complex litigation and encompassing labor and employment, consumer fraud, elder abuse, sexual abuse, mass torts, and wrongful death actions, Shounak has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2019. He has achieved significant results on appeal and has been appointed class counsel in federal and state class actions and co-lead counsel in complex, consolidated litigation in federal court.

In addition to his legal practice, Shounak is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of a litigation AI startup. Shounak is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he designed and taught an innovative course on litigating workers’ rights in the gig economy. He is also a trained mediator and previously as a community mediator for the City of Palo Alto’s mediation program, where he assisted parties in facilitating resolutions to their disputes.

Shounak is also an elected two-term trustee and former president of the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education, which is ranked as the number one unified school district in California. Before joining Arns Davis Law, he worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kathleen M. Banke of the California Court of Appeal and the United States Attorney’s Office.

At home, Shounak is a father of two daughters and enjoys cooking, writing, and lifting weights. His dedication to his clients and community makes him an invaluable asset to Arns Davis Law.

Memberships: Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Santa Clara County Bar Association

San Francisco Trail Lawyers Association
Alameda Contra Costa
Consumer Attorneys Cali
Cali Applicants Attorneys
American Board of Trial Advocates

Shounak S. Dharap

Selected Publications and Presentations

Shounak S. Dharap

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