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	John Whitefleet Obtains Defense Verdict for Deputy Accused of Civil Rights Violation The trial skills of Porter Scott attorneys came to the forefront again in a recent jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. John Whitefleet... Read Detail »
	Hospital Liability for Physician Errors: Ostensible Agency not Always a Question of Fact After successfully defending a hospital against claims that the hospital should be responsible for the errors of a physician, including a difficult ostensible agency theory of liability, Porter... Read Detail »
	A Change at the Helm On January 2, 2012, Terry Cassidy will take over as the Managing Shareholder at Porter Scott. Carl Calnero and Nancy Sheehan will serve as co-Managing Shareholders. This co-management model will... Read Detail »
	Perserverence Pays Off in UC Davis Athletics Case Porter Scott attorneys Nancy Sheehan and David Burkett accomplished the legal equivalent of a pin for their clients in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by three former UC Davis students.... Read Detail » Download File » View Link »
	David Melton Quoted in Sacramento Business Journal's Article: "'E-Discovery' Legal Software Business Soars" David Melton was quoted in the July 15, 2011 issue of the Sacramento Business Journal regarding an article on “E-Discovery” or electronic discovery. Mr. Melton, a shareholder... Read Detail » Download File »
	UC Davis Title IX Compliance on Trial On June 16th, the Davis Enterprise newspaper reported on closing arguments given in the trial of Mansourian, et. al. v. Regents of the University of California, et. al. The... Read Detail » View Link »
	Nancy Sheehan Inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers Porter Scott is pleased to announce that Nancy Sheehan has been named a Fellow of the American... Read Detail »
	David Melton is Quoted in Sacramento Lawyer's Article: "Cristo Rey High School: The School That Works - Literally" In its March/April 2011 publication, Sacramento Lawyer published an article featuring Cristo Rey High School of Sacramento. “Cristo Rey is a private, college-preparatory school that... Read Detail » Download File »
	David Beats Goliath: Small Staffing Firm Prevails in Trade Secret Trial A small staffing firm, The Johnson Group, defeated international industry-giant Aerotek in its second trial of the same matter, prevailing against Aerotek’s claims for damages and... Read Detail » View Link »
	David Melton Elected to ABOTA David Melton, a shareholder with Porter Scott, has been elected as a new member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA membership consists of more than 6,000 trial lawyers representing... Read Detail »
	Announcing 3 New Shareholders Porter Scott is pleased to announce that 3 of our associates have been elevated to shareholder status effective January 1, 2011: • Christopher M. Egan • Lindsay A.... Read Detail » Download File »
	Congratulations & Welcome to Our New Associates Porter Scott is pleased to welcome five new associates to the firm. Each of these associates clerked with the firm as part of the 2009 Summer Program and were invited to join our firm... Read Detail »
	Porter Scott Receives Community Service Award Women Lawyers of Sacramento named Porter Scott as the recipient of its 2010 Community Service Award at the Unity Bar Dinner held on October 28, 2010. Our firm was selected for its involvement in... Read Detail »
	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 »
	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 »
	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 »
	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 »
	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 Business Journal Focuses on "Newsmaker Terence Cassidy" In an interview with the Sacramento Business Journal in its August 29, 2008 issue, Porter Scott Partner, Terence Cassidy, stated that he is a “trial attorney, a litigator. He never thought... Read Detail » Download File »
	"Attorney is Living a Dream," Sacramento Bee's Interview with Porter Scott Partner Terence Cassidy In his interview with the Sacramento Bee in June 2007, Mr. Cassidy is quoted as saying, “As long as I can remember, I wanted to be an attorney.” Mr. Cassidy is best known for... Read Detail » Download File »
	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 »