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Porter Scott receives Hammie Award

In 2015, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento, with the help of its donors, volunteers and sponsors, built 9 homes in Sacramento County and 39 homes in Nicaragua! Last week Habitat for Humanity of Greater …

Colleen R. Howard Elected Firm Shareholder

Porter Scott is pleased to announce that Colleen R. Howard has been elected a shareholder of the firm effective January 1, 2016. Colleen represents public and private clients in a variety of legal matters including premises …

Defense verdict obtained in jury trial on behalf of local public utility

David Burkett obtains defense verdict in jury trial on behalf of local public utility. A former Sacramento Municipal Utility District employee resigned after thirty years of employment and sued for race discrimination, race harassment and retaliation. …

David Melton Quoted in Sacramento Lawyer Magazine

Porter Scott is proud to be one of the founding firms on the Diversity Fellowship Program committee, a program of the Sacramento County Bar Association. Shareholder David Melton was quoted in a feature story about …

Summary Judgment Granted On Behalf Of Local Insurance Broker

David A. Melton and Ashley M. Wisniewski won summary judgment on behalf of a local insurance broker. Summary judgment was granted by the United States District Court arising out of a cross-claim on an adversary …

Meet ABOTA’s new Sacramento Valley Chapter president!

Last night January 24th, 2017, our managing partner, Carl Calnero, has been sworn in as ABOTA's Sacramento Valley Chapter president. The photo below is of Carl and former ABOTA president Jesse Rivera. Congratulations! The primary purpose …

Nancy Sheehan, 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year

We are very pleased to announce that Nancy was named as the 2014 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is a national peer-reviewed …

Porter Scott Attorneys Among Sacramento’s Best

Terry Cassidy and Nancy Sheehan were selected as two of the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2014 Best of the Bar. Norm Prior, Chad Tapp, and Marty Jensen were also nominated for this honor. The competitive selection …

David Burkett Obtains Dismissal at Trial for SMUD After Plaintiff Agrees to Drop the Case Halfway Through Cross-Examination

This case was brought by a former Sacramento Municipal Utility District employee who was terminated for misconduct. He claimed he was subjected to racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation. The court granted summary adjudication of the …

Ashley Wisniewski Obtains Guilty Verdicts in Pro Bono Case for Glenn County

Porter Scott recently partnered with the Glenn County District Attorney’s Office as part of an effort to alleviate the County’s backlogged criminal caseload. This partnership results in a win-win situation- the District Attorney’s Office receives …

Future Porter Scott Attorney Shines at National Civil Trial Competition

Amanda Iler, a law clerk with the firm's employment litigation section, finished in second place in the National Civil Trial Competition along with three teammates from McGeorge School of Law. Consistent with our belief that …