Jennifer Duggan Attorney

First Admitted: 1996, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.dugganmchugh.com/attorney/duggan-jennifer-e/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Sacramento County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Women Lawyers of Sacramento
California
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Barristers' Club of Sacramento, Past President
University of Oregon Law and Entrepreneurship Center, Advisory Board, 1996 to 2004
Sacramento County Bar Association, Diversity Hiring & Retention Committee, Board Member, 2001 to present

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Delgado v. County of Sacramento, et al. [Civil Rights/Excessive Force]
Jones v. Stewart Title of Sacramento [Negligence/Breach of Contract]
Bardis v. Oates [119 Cal. App. 4tn 1 (2004)]
Miller v. California Department of Social Services [355 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2004)]
Block v. County of Sacramento [Civil Rights/False Arrest]
Hendrick v. Deary [Breach of Express Oral and Implied in Fact Agreement]
Watts v. County of Sacramento [False Entry/False Arrest/Civil Rights]
Mercedes Jauregui v. Ray Stone, Inc. [2001 Cal. LEXlS 7950]
Watts v. County of Sacramento [256 F.3d 886 (9th Cir. 2001)]
Aerotek v. Johnson Group Staffing Company [Trade Secret Misappropriation/False Advertising]
Gutierrez v. County of Sacramento [Employment Law/Disability Discrimination]
Mendoza v. County of Sacramento, et al. [Civil Rights/Excessive Force]
Blanford v. Sacramento County [ 406 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2005)]
Simmons v. Hambly [536 U.S. 909 (2002)]

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteer Judge at the National Ethics Trial Competition, McGeorge School of Law
Pro Bono Advice & Counsel to Westlake Charter School
Adjunct Professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Positive Coaching Alliance, Past Board Member
Adjunct Professor, UC Davis School of Law, 2016

Honors/Awards:

Oregon State Bar Securities Regulation Scholarship, University of Oregon School of law, 1996
Frances Newell Carr Achievement Award, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, 2017
Editor- in-Chief, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, University of Oregon School of law, 1995 to 1996
Business Law Certificate, University of Oregon School of law, 1996
Women Who Mean Business Award, Sacramento Business Journal, 2010

Educational Background:

University of California at Davis, B.A., 1992

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Interviewing Advice Panel, Junior Barristers' Club, 2009
Hiring Attorneys Share Interview Do's & Dont's, McGeorge School of Law, 2009
Summary Judgment & Other Dispositive Motions, CEB Programs, 2007
Slaying the Three-Headed Monster: FEHA, ADA and Worker's Compensation, 2006
Civil Trial from Start to Finish: A Practical Approach to Trying a Civil Case in California, National Business Institute, 2004
Utilizing Dispositive Motions, CEB Programs, 2003
Fundamentals of Civil Pretrial Practice, CEB Programs, 2002
On the Job Claim Activity Outside Worker's Compensation Exclusive Remedy, SMUD Supervisor's Workers' Compensation Workshop, 2000
Sexual Harassment and Workplace Discrimination Training, UCD Training Seminar for Supervisors, 2000
Legal Perspectives on Electronic Communications, UCD & UCDHS Sexual Harassment Education Program, 2000
The Lawyer's Dilemma' Nondisclosure and What to Do About It, Symposium on Environmental lssues in Business Transactions, sponsored by the University of Oregon Law and Entrepreneurship Center, 1996
"A Guide to Hazardous Recreational Activity Immunity," Claims People Magazine (July 1999)
Co-Author, "California's Civil Code § 51.9; Sexual Harassment in Relationships," Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics and Legal Education News (Spring 1998)
Co-Author, "Potential Expansion of Sexual Harassment Liability in California to Clients and Other Non-Employees," The Professional Lawyer (February 1998)
"SEC Discipline of Lawyers: In Search of a Firm Foundation," Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics,and Legal News (Fall 1996)
Co-author, "Lawyer Disclosure of Corporate Fraud: Establishing a Firm Foundation," 50 SMU Law Rev. 225 (FalI 1996)
Superior Court Boot Camp, Pincus Professional Education, 2010
The Annual Application and Interviewing Panel, Junior Barristers' Club, 2010
Life as a Partner, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, 2010
What Businesses Need to Know About ADA Accessibility, Webinar, 2010
Women Lawyers are Surviving/Thriving in this Economy, California Women Lawyers, 2009
Bumps in the Road, CSAC, 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Sacramento Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award , 2010

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