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	Nancy Sheehan Named 2010 Super Lawyer Congratulations to Nancy Sheehan who was selected by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top 100 Super Lawyers in the State of California and one of the top 50 women Super... Read Detail »
	Jennifer Duggan - 2010 Women Who Mean Business Honoree Congratulations to Porter Scott Shareholder JENNIFER DUGGAN Women Who Mean Business 2010 Honoree. "The Sacramento Business Journal annually recognizes and honors women who share outstanding... Read Detail » View Link »
	Nancy Sheehan Inducted Into the International Academy of Trial Attorneys Porter Scott is pleased to announce that Nancy Sheehan was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers as a Fellow. Membership in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers... Read Detail »
	The Johnson Group Prevails Against Aerotek Trade Secrets Action. The Johnson Group resoundingly prevailed in its jury and court trial against industry-giant Aerotek, defeating Aerotek’s damage and injunctive relief claims. The jury ruled that The... Read Detail »
	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Pledge of Allegiance Constitutional Newdow v. Rio Linda Union School District, 2010 WL 816986 As counsel for the Rio Linda Unified School District, Porter Scott is pleased to announce that in a 2-1 decision, the... Read Detail »
	Armstrong and Getty Show KSTE Interview with Porter Scott Associate Laura Marabito Read Detail » View Link »
	Porter Scott Welcomes Our New Shareholder John Whitefleet Congratulations to John R. Whitefleet on becoming Porter Scott’s newest shareholder. John has extensive litigation experience in a variety of areas including public entity liability, civil... Read Detail »
	Sacramento Magazine Features Nancy Sheehan & Jennifer Duggan The two most senior women at Porter Scott, Sacramento’s largest litigation firm, provide powerful legal representation to a wide variety of Northern California clients. Nancy Sheehan... Read Detail » Download File »
	Staffing Lawsuit Halts "Ghost" Postings While Unfair Competition Case Proceeds Online advertisements that appear to be placed by employers seeking new employees "but are instead posted by an Elk Grove staffing company looking for job-seekers" are prohibited under... Read Detail »
	Settlement in Lawsuit Over Women's Participation in Sports The University of California, Davis, and plaintiffs Kelsey Brust, Jessica Bulala, and Laura Ludwig, all current or former students, have reached agreement in a class-action lawsuit about women's... Read Detail »
	Nancy Sheehan \| 2009 President of The Sacramento Valley Chapter of ABOTA Congratulations to our partner Nancy J. Sheehan who will assume the office of President of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates on January 24, 2009. Nancy has... Read Detail »
	Sacramento Magazine Features Jennifer Duggan Jennifer is a partner at Porter Scott - Sacramento's largest litigation firm. Porter Scott consists of a team of seasoned trial attorneys with expertise in all areas of law. Jennifer attended UC... Read Detail » Download File »
	Sacramento Business Journal Features Terence Cassidy Terence Cassidy is a trial attorney, a litigator. He never ever thought he would be anything else. "Early on I was intrigued by the old "Perry Mason"... Read Detail »
	Top Brokerage Takes Former Employees to Court Over Client List The top property/casualty broker in the Sacramento region has sued three former employees, accusing them of taking trade secrets when they left ABD Insurance and Financial Services... Read Detail »
	Unity Bar of Sacramento Recognition On October 5, 2007, the Unity Bar of Sacramento recognized Porter Scott law firm for its strides in promoting diversity within the legal profession. Porter Scott received the Unity... Read Detail » Download File »
	Law of the Lure: Catching and Keeping Top Legal Talent Just Got Tougher The biggest firms jockey for Capitol Mall's next top lawyer. By day, Hanspeter Walter worked as an environmental scientist for the California Department of... Read Detail »
	It's Golden Barristers' Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary Even at 50, the Barristers' Club of Sacramento looks far from middle-aged. It's vibrant with the energy of young lawyers and those just getting started in the Sacramento legal... Read Detail »
	Group Home Proposal Frustrates Residents The residents of Waterfowl Drive in the Stonelake neighborhood of Elk Grove were supposed to enjoy their upscale homes without worrying about a group home moving into the... Read Detail »
	Celebrating Local Law Firm Diversity Nearly two decades ago, some Sacramento attorneys took a hard look at the composition of the city's private firms. Deciding that those firms needed more diversity, the Sacramento... Read Detail »
	Porter Scott Partner Keeps Door Open to Retain New Lawyers Like many fathers, Anthony Warburg likes to watch his son compete athletically, but Warburg, managing partner of Sacramento's fourth-largest law firm, has special bragging rights.... Read Detail »
	Attorney is Living a Dream He argued pledge case before Supreme Court. Sacramento attorney Terence J. Cassidy has waged legal battles before Sacramento juries and all the way up to the... Read Detail »
	Our Name is Shorter \| But in Litigation We Still Go the Distance We're not really making a change - we're just making it legal! It seems that most of you are already calling us Porter Scott. By making it official, we hope our shorter name will be more user... Read Detail »