Jennifer Duggan
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Sacramento, California
Practice Areas:
Employment Litigation,
Business Litigation,
Civil Litigation,
Employment Law - Employer
Education Qualification:
University of Oregon School of Law
Practice Areas:
Employment litigation,
Business litigation,
Civil litigation,
Employment law - employer
641 Fulton Ave Suite 100Sacramento, California, 95825
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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