Laura C. McHugh's profile

    Laura C. McHugh

    Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in Sacramento, California

    Education Qualification:

    Santa Clara University School of Law

    Practice Areas:

    Employment & labor,

    Employment litigation,

    Discrimination,

    Employment law - employer,

    Sexual harassment,

    Wage & hour laws,

    Whistleblower,

    Wrongful termination

    641 Fulton Ave Suite 100Sacramento, California, 95825

    First Admitted: 1995, California

    Professional Webpage: https://www.dugganmchugh.com/attorney/mchugh-laura-c/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • Second Vice President/Association of Defense Counsel of Northern CA and NV, 2024
    • Sacramento County Superior Court Civil Law Advisory Committee Member, 2024
    • Member, Sacramento Professional Advisors Network, 2024
    • Treasurer/Secretary (Executive Committee) - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, 2023
    • Member, Sacramento Professional Advisors Network, 2023
    • Sacramento County Superior Court Civil Law Advisory Committee Member, 2023
    • Treasurer/Secretary (Executive Committee) - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, 2022
    • Member, Sacramento Professional Advisors Network, 2022
    • Sacramento County Superior Court Civil Law Advisory Committee, 2022
    • Executive Committee Member at Large - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, 2020
    • Board Member, Chairperson Employment Law Committee - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, 2019
    • Labor and Employment Law Section - Sacramento County Bar Association, 2019
    • Defense Research Institute (DRI) Member, 2019
    • Founding Member - Women Up, Sacramento, 2019
    • Association of Defense Counsel Northern CA and NV, 2018
    • DRI, Member, 2018
    • Founding Member - Women Up, Sacramento, 2018
    • Labor & Employment Law Section
    • Women Lawyers of Sacramento
    • Supreme Court of the United States of America
    • Supreme Court of California
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court Central District of California
    • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, pro hac vice
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, pro hac vice
    Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
    • Summary adjudication granted in class/PAGA action on meal period and expense reimbursement claims, severely decreasing overall value of case , 2024
    • Settled individual plaintiff breast cancer discrimination case , 2024
    • Settled class action / PAGA action at highly reduced amount for employer class of 3,000 members, 2022
    • Settled class action / PAGA action at reduced amount for employer class of 1,000 members, 2021
    • Petition for Review denied by Supreme Court, solidifying decision of Third District Court of Appeal denying attorney's fees under CCP 1021.5 to former employee in employment law matter. Filed Answering Brief arguing against Supreme Court review of Third District Court of Appeal decision (Medeiros v. Paratransit, Inc.)., 2019
    • Won appeal in Third District Court of Appeal following oral argument and written briefing. Third District Court of Appeal affirmed trial court's ruling denying attorney's fees under CCP 1021.5 to former employee in employment law matter., 2018
    • Defense award. Represented large slurry seal company in five-day private arbitration of wrongful termination/disability discrimination lawsuit resulting in award in favor of employer and award of sanctions against plaintiff for failing to withdraw motion to vacate arbitration award., 2015
    Representative Clients:
    • Paratransit, Inc., Viva Supermarkets, Incredible Pets, Bella Bru Coffee, Dynasec, Aircon Energy, Temple Coffee, El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, Hoyt Mechanical, Brown Box Investments Inc. dba The UPS Store, California Department of Public Health, Bigham Taylor Roofing, California Taxpayers Association, Catalyst Mortgage, American Mortgage Services Group, DataMAX, Cap City Muffler, 347 Group, Bliss Eye Associates, Inc., 4J Place dba Sunrise Events Center, CW Designs, Aqua Sierra Controls, T&S Construction, Inc., Engineering Solutions West, Tom's Equipment Rental, Ambience Floral Design, SwimLABS, Jaskaran Enterprises dba Travelodge, Artisan Moss, USR Systems, Valley Slurry Seal Company, 21 Century Real Estate, North Bay Container Corporation, RISE Inc., Ward Mechanical Inc., PDQ Automatic Transmission Parts, Inc., Hacienda Del Rio Mexican Restaurant, Western Management Inc., California Taxpayers Association, Miller Public Affairs Group, The CRP Group, Independence By The Book, SolutionsWest Consulting, Inc., ServPro, Dale Plumbing Inc.
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • Foster Hope of Sacramento, Board of Directors, Secretary
    Honors/Awards:
    • AV Preeminent Rated 2022, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Teir 1 Law Firm, Best Lawyers, 2023
    • Top 10% of Labor and Employment Lawyers by Lawyers of Distinction, 2017-2022, Lawyers of Distinction
    Educational Background:
    • JD, Santa Clara University School of Law
    • B.A., magna cum laude, University of California, Santa Barbara; Honors: Senior Honors Program, Communications Alumni Council, Founding Member
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Authored article on new 2021 California family leave laws, Author, Article: New Law for Leaves: Employers need to adjust for expansion of family leave opportunities in California, Comstock's Magazine, 2021
    • Opinion article on the California State Bar's proposed paraprofessional program, Co-author, State Bar's Paraprofessional Program Lacks Statistical Support, Daily Journal / California Lawyer, 2021
    • Presented at Sacramento County Bar Association Annual Meeting, Honoring Jessie Morris, Attorney of the Year Recipient, Keynote Speaker, Sacramento County Bar Association - Annual Meeting, 2021
    • 2019 Boot Camp - Basic Training for Civil Defense Attorneys - spoke on topic of written discovery as part of six-part series, Speaker - Webinar, Written Discovery, Association of Defense Counsel of No CA and NV - Boot Camp Series, 2019
    • Santa Clara Law Review, Editor
    Industry Groups:
    • Business
    • Contruction
    • Dental
    • Entertainment
    • Non-Profits
    • Professional
    • Property Management
    • Real Estate
    • Restaurants
    • Security Companies
    • Transportation
    • Trucking
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