Audrey Surridge is a member of the firm's Employment Law and Business Litigation practice groups. Her practice is focused on representing employers in a variety of employment disputes, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, and wage and hour litigation. Her experience also includes general civil litigation, warranty litigation, construction defect, bankruptcy, insurance defense, and representing businesses in a variety of legal matters. She also has experience advising corporate, non-profit, and start-up clients.

Audrey also frequently conducts workplace investigations.  As part of WTK’s recently launched Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practice Group, she also provides implicit bias, microaggression, and workplace investigation trainings.

Audrey began her legal career at a multi-state general civil litigation firm. Immediately prior to joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, she was an associate at an Am Law 200 firm. In law school, she externed for the Honorable M. James Lorenz in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, where she gained extensive experience researching and analyzing complex legal issues. 

Audrey received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, she served as President of the Women’s Law Caucus and Vice Magister of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Society. She was a comment editor for Volume 19 of the San Diego International Law Journal.  Audrey received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for her work in Intellectual Property, and was a recipient of the Lou Kerig Scholarship for Excellence in Evidence and the Student Leadership Scholarship.  She was a recipient of an Honors Scholarship 2014-2017. She is dedicated to giving back and volunteered over 100 pro bono hours while in law school.

Prior to her career as an attorney, Audrey was part of the marketing team for a global consulting firm serving the full spectrum of business, financial, medical, union, education, and nonprofit organizations.

Affiliations

• Federal Bar Association, San Diego Chapter
  • Annual Conference Committee (2017 - present)
  • Legal Education Committee 
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter
• Lawyers Club of San Diego
  • Vice President, Professional Development (present)
  • Co-Chair, Professional Advancement (2021-2022)
  • Co-Chair, Annual Dinner Committee (2020-2021)
  • Co-Chair, Law Student Outreach Committee (2018-2020)
• American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter, Associate
• San Diego County Bar Association, Member
• SDVLP’s Women and Families Resource Fair Task Force, Member

Speaking & Publications

• "Employers, Make Sure You Know Your ABC’s," San Diego Daily Transcript

Representative Matters

• Prevailed on summary judgment in favor of international car manufacturer accused of Song-Beverly and fraud violations. 

Honors and Recognition

• Named by San Diego Super Lawyers­-Rising Star, 2022