First Admitted: 2011, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.bentonemploymentlaw.com/about-us/chambord-benton...

Bar/Professional Activity:

San Francisco Bar Association
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
Alameda County Bar Association
State Bar of California (Labor and Employment Law Section)
The Bar Association of San Francisco - Solo/Small Firm Committee
Charles Houston Bar Association
National Bar Association
California Association of Black Lawyers
Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California (President (2020 -2021) & Board Member (2015 - present)
California Supreme Court
California Court of Appeals, 3rd Appellate District
U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
California

Honors/Awards:

Super Lawyers 2022
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
President, Black Law Students Association & National Job Fair
President, Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California
Best Employment Lawyers in Oakland, Expertise 2022
Diversity Scholarship Recipient, Farella Braun + Martel
Minority Scholarship Recipient, Bar Association of San Francisco, (2007-2010)
Distinguished Service Recognition, California Association of Black Lawyers
Best Lawyers - Ones To Watch, Labor and Employment Law – Employee, and Litigation

Educational Background:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2010
University of San Francisco, cum laude, Politics and Philosophy, 2007

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Fearless Female Founders Attack Microaggressions
Conversation With Women Attorneys: Advice to My Younger Self, October 12, 2021
Managing the Growing Overlap of Workers Compensation and FEHA Liability Risks, San Francisco Industrial Claims Association, 2013
Watercoolers to Snapchat: Preventing and Investigating Sexual Harassment in a Modern Workplace, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2017
California 2017 Labor and Employment Law Update, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2017
Best Practices for Conducting Internal Workplace Investigations in California—Tips from the Trenches, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2018
Landmark 2018 Cases: Key Implications and Practical Tips, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - San Francisco, 2018
Common California Leave of Absence Dilemmas and How to Solve Them, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - Sacramento, 2018
Discrimination and Harassment in the Hashtag #MeToo Era: Complying with California's Web of Prevention Requirements, Ogletree Deakins Seminar - San Francisco, 2019
Sexual Harassment Training, 2020
Understanding and Complying with the ADA, 2020
Left Out and Left Behind - The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Legal Careers for Women of Color, American Bar Association and Bar Association of San Francisco, 2020
Pathways to the Bench: Black Women Edition, 2021
Women & Minority Owned Law Firms: Addressing Intersectionality in Law Practice and Ownership of Law Firms, Alameda County Bar Association, 2021
A Celebration of Juneteenth and James Baldwin, 2021
Exploring Intersectionality in 2021: How DEI policies can recruit, retain, and promote intersectional attorney
Empowering Diversity within Alternative Dispute Resolution: Pathways to Increase Diversity, Inclusion, and Selection in ADR
A Conversation With Women Attorneys: Advice to My Younger Self
Reset, Recover, Renew: Wellness Strategies for Legal Professionals in the New Normal
Women’s Impact Network (WIN) - No Glass Ceiling 2.0 Fourth Annual Conference

Industry Groups:

and Executive Agreements
Employment Litigation
Severance Agreements

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