21st Annual Superior Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts (CA) [Two-Part Webinar] (Watch Live or via OnDemand Streaming)

Agenda

Agenda

Part 1:  Tuesday, October 6, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Pacific Time

Judges commenting throughout Part 1: Hon. Laura Seigel

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
The Early Parts of your Case: Themes, Complaints, Answers and More

• Early case assessment and themes
• The Complaint – advice and strategies
• Answering the complaint
• Defenses vs. Affirmative Defenses
• Motions directed at the pleadings
• Motions to Dismiss
• Motions for a More Definite Statement
• Motions to strike
• Practice pointers and pitfalls
• Additional important rules
• Mistakes not to make

2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
BREAK

2:25 p.m. 2:40 p.m.
Case Management

• The Case Management Conference (CMC)
• Complex Civil Cases

2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Discovery and e-Discovery

• Deciding what matters to your case
• New discovery / e-Discovery rules
• Scope of discovery / proportionality / e-discovery considerations
• E-Discovery costs, authentication, sources and preservation
• Meet and confer requirements/creating a good record
• Interrogatories, Requests for Production and Responses
• Failure to preserve / sanctions
• Subpoenas and Affidavits
• Considerations for trial and settlement
• Key Rules, timelines and overlooked deadlines
• Common procedural Issues
• Motions to Compel/for Protective Order
• Cost cutting measures
• Dealing with unresponsive opposing counsel

4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
BREAK

4:05 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Other Motions

• Continuances
• Ex Parte Motions
• TROs and Preliminary Injunctions
• Sanctions
• Common hearings

4:40 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Final Q&A

Part 2: Thursday, October 8, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Pacific Time

Judges commenting throughout Part 2: Hon. Kira Klatchko (Ret.)

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Depositions

State v. Federal Rules

• Timelines and Deadlines
• Deciding whom to depose
• Taking good depositions – mistakes not to make
• Making effective use of depositions at trial
• Using depositions for settlement talks
• Objections to depositions
• Dealing with difficult counsel
• Bringing in the judge
• Preparing your client
• Preparing your expert witness
• Deposition related sanctions motions

2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
BREAK

2:40 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Motions for Summary Judgment

• Timing
• Strategic considerations
• Cost considerations
• Writing persuasive briefs
  • Intro
  • Headers
  • Content
  • Conclusion
• Mistakes to avoid
• What judges want, need and don’t want to see
• Oral Argument tips

3:45 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
BREAK

3:55 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
Pre-Trial Matters

• Pretrial Conference and Order
• Trial Briefs
• Pretrial Statement
• Motions in Limine
• Final Status Conference
• Trier of Fact decisions

4:35 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Final Q&A

Date/Time/Location

📅 Two-Part Live Webinar

Dates:

• Part 1: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
• Part 2: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Time (Both Days):
🕐 1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Pacific Time

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Testimonials

“Fantastic program with really excellent practitioners and judges!” – Cary Zuk, Esq.

“Very informative.” – Gregory Ante, Esq.

“It was very informative. I feel like I have such a renewed and better understanding of civil practice.”– Thomas Shinton, Esq.

“Learned so much that I probably would not have learned so soon in my career were it not for this training. Great program and super informative.” – Marvin Macias, Esq.

“The program did a great job giving a full picture of litigation practice in CA. Very insightful for a young attorney like me.” – Jonathan Winkler, Esq.

“A well-structured overview of the most common litigation tools. Good for beginners and seasoned attorneys.” – Michelle McCarron, Esq.

“The speakers were excellent. Presentations were very thorough.” – Alexander Wall, Esq.

“Great program! I really enjoyed it.”

“All speakers were great!”

“I learned a lot of new issues to consider being a young lawyer.”

“This program is excellent for helping a young lawyer develop a fuller picture of development of a case to trial.”

“There was a lot of information shared and it’s very pertinent.”

“The deposition part was great.”

“All speakers were great and very knowledgeable.”

“The overall experience was great and informative.”

“I thought every topic was informative.”

“I love the format, the interactions, and the speakers. Probably the best I have received in terms of education out of all CLE.”

“Everything was great. I happen to really appreciate the speakers.”

“Practical, substantiated, digestible, memorable. Post-program, I have definitely learned what I came to learn. Excellent instructors – Thank you!”

“Thorough, practical and substantiated – Exceptional instructors who communicated masterfully. My confidence within the civil lit arena soared as a result.”

“It was good. Speakers were prepared and provided relevant and helpful information. I appreciated the judges.”

“Very clear and concise speakers, and willing to answer all questions.”

“I love hearing from the judge’s perspective. It provides valuable insight that affects the tailoring   of my representation of clients.”

“Enjoyed listening to judges and speakers. Very good.”

“Very insightful for a young attorney like me.”

“The program did a great job giving a full picture of litigation practice in CA.”

“I thought it was informative and engaging and just the right amount of time.”

“Useful content and informed speakers.”

“I thought it was very helpful and practical.”

“I appreciate the simple PowerPoint format for the program. Easy to follow.”

“I thought the program was great.”

“A well-structured overview of the most common litigation tools. Good for beginners and seasoned attorneys.”

“Insights from the judges were very helpful.”

Faculty

Hon. Kira L. Klatchko (Ret.)
Retired Judge, Certified Legal Specialist in Appellate Law
JAMS

Hon. Kira L. Klatchko (Ret.) is a retired California Superior Court judge and serves as a neutral with JAMS. She has conducted hundreds of mediations and settlement conferences in civil, probate, family and appellate matters, bringing extensive judicial and appellate experience and a practical, court-informed approach to dispute resolution.

Judge Klatchko served nine years on the Superior Court of California, Riverside County. For seven years, she presided over an unlimited civil department, managing thousands of cases from inception through resolution and developing deep experience in business, real estate, land use, construction, contract, employment, catastrophic personal injury, professional negligence, civil rights, insurance, trust, government and complex matters. She also sat for two years in an independent family law department, handling marital dissolution, custody and support, asset division, premarital and postmarital agreement, domestic partnership, adoption, move‑away and international custody, and domestic violence matters.

Judge Klatchko twice served as a justice pro tempore on the California Court of Appeal, Second District, where she reviewed appellate briefs and writ petitions and drafted opinions in civil, criminal, family, juvenile and complex matters.

Before taking the bench, Judge Klatchko was a certified civil appellate law specialist and appellate practice leader, founding and chairing an appellate practice group at a California firm and later serving as partner and vice chair of a national appellate practice. She handled and oversaw appellate matters in California and federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court, among others, and is co-editor of a leading California appellate treatise. She has written and taught extensively on civil procedure and appellate law, including as a senior research fellow at UC Berkely Law’s California Constitution Center.

Judge Klatchko is known for her preparation, procedural expertise, and thoughtful, efficient approach to dispute resolution.

Hon. Laura A. Seigle
Judge
Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County

Laura Seigle is a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court assigned to a civil courtroom and has sat pro tem on the California Court of Appeal.  Judge Seigle is chair of the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Ethics Review and Comment Committee and a member of the Court’s Local Rules Committee. She is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section’s Executive Committee, the Board of Governors of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the LACBA-WLALA Joint Task Force on the Retention and Promotion of Women Lawyers, the Chancery Club of Los Angeles, and the Board of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. She is Chair of the Yale Law School Association Executive Committee and was President of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation.  Judge Seigle regularly teaches on a variety of topics including evidence, torts, and professional ethics.

While in practice, Judge Seigle was named one of The National Law Journal’s 75 "Outstanding Women Lawyers" in the country, Intellectual Property Litigator of the Year by the Century City Bar Association, one of the 20 "Most Influential Women in IP Law" nationally by Law360, one of 75 "Top Intellectual Property Litigators" by the Daily Journal, one of the "50 Women Leaders in Tech Law" by The Recorder, and a Top 100 Women Lawyer in California by the Daily Journal. For many years Judge Seigle was included on the Southern California "Super Lawyers" list.

Prior to her appointment, Judge Seigle was a partner at Irell & Manella LLP and clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Seigle graduated from Yale Law School where she was an editor of the Yale Law Journal, and from Harvard University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Brad Estes, Esq.
Partner
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP

Brad Estes is an experienced litigator, representing plaintiffs and defendants across a wide variety of industries at every stage of complex commercial litigation, including business tort, contract, fraud, regulatory, trade secret, trademark, employee mobility, and competition disputes.

Brad has a proven track record of counseling senior leadership, orienting his litigation approach to the strategic needs of the business and emphasizing tenacity, creativity, and pragmatism. He prides himself on his subject matter adaptability and ability to dive deep into the facts of a case at any stage. Brad’s practice has been uniquely trial-focused, providing insight at every stage of the case of the ultimate risks and rewards his clients face. He is also experienced at performing pre-litigation investigations to identify claims, mitigate liability, and resolve disputes at an early stage. He has been recognized as a Northern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Brad also founded and runs Lewis & Llewellyn’s annual fellowship, which is designed to promote access to the legal profession by providing hands-on litigation experience, law school preparation, and general professional development to high-achieving young adults from a diverse array of backgrounds.

Before joining Lewis & Llewellyn, Brad clerked for the Honorable Lawrence J. O’Neill of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Prior to clerking, Brad practiced at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in San Francisco, California, representing a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to privately held corporations, including pharmaceutical, consumer product, professional, and technology companies. The vast majority of Brad’s time at Quinn Emanuel was spent in or preparing for jury trials in state and federal courts across the country.

Andrew H. Friedman, Esq.
Partner
Helmer Friedman, LLP

Andrew H. Friedman, a name partner with the law firm of Helmer · Friedman LLP, primarily represents employees in all aspects of employment law including not only individual discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and accommodation cases but also complex multi-party wage and hour class actions. Mr. Friedman received his J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and his B.A. degree in history and psychology, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University. At Cornell, Mr. Friedman was a member of the Board of Editors of the Cornell Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. Following law school, Mr. Friedman served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John T. Nixon, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Subsequently, Mr. Friedman was trained as an employment attorney by two of the Nation’s most prestigious management-side employment law firms – Paul, Hastings and Bryan Cave LLP.

Mr. Friedman has handled a wide range of employment-related litigation in state and federal courts. Indeed, Mr. Friedman won (with Tony Lewis of The Lewis Law Firm) a .1 Million jury verdict in a fraud and breach of employment contract lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court and he also prevailed (along with his law partner, Gregory D. Helmer) in a three-week sexual harassment jury trial in the Orange County Superior Court. He also settled a .4 Million wage and hour class action lawsuit in federal court (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California), a .575 Million class action discrimination lawsuit in the Orange County Superior Court and he recovered a .5 Million settlement in federal court (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California) in a wage and hour class action.

Mr. Friedman served as Counsel of Record in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. et. al. (Case No. 10-56068) where he successfully convinced the U. S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for certiorari that he filed on behalf of his clients. In January 2017, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sotomayor, reversed the Ninth Circuit and ruled in favor of Mr. Friedman’s clients.

Mr. Friedman has received the highest possible Martindale-Hubble rating ("AV"), indicating that he is ranked at the highest level of professional excellence with "very high to preeminent legal ability" and "very high" ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine selected Mr. Friedman as a 2006 – 2021 Southern California "Super Lawyer" in the category of Labor and Employment Law. Additionally, in 2020 & 2021, Super Lawyers named Andrew H. Friedman to its list of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Southern California and Lawdragon named Mr. Friedman to its list of the nation’s top 500 plaintiff employment and civil rights attorneys.

Becca Furman, Esq.
Partner
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP

Becca Furman is a skilled litigator who regularly represents clients in complex trade secret and commercial litigation disputes involving cutting edge technology. Becca prides herself on bringing a down-to-earth perspective to her cases, allowing her to distill complex technology so that it’s understandable for a jury. Becca combines tenacious advocacy with a pragmatic understanding of client goals, and develops a legal strategy that aims to achieve quantifiable results.

Her representation includes both plaintiff- and defense-side work. Recent examples include:

Co-lead counsel defending technology company in highly-technical trade secret matter in Santa Clara Superior Court involving aluminum anodization. Potential damages were estimated to be approximately 0 million. The Court granted the company’s summary judgment motion in its entirety and completely dismissed the Plaintiff’s claims one month before trial.

Lead counsel defending former employees of an electric car manufacturer against accusations of trade secret theft by a competitor in California state court. The case involves EV battery development and sales data.

Lead trial counsel in defense of one of the world’s largest technology companies against fraud allegations in Florida state court.

Defended a developer of innovative electron microscopes against allegations involving contractual breaches and trade secret misappropriation in federal court.

Defended a leading software consultant against breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and CFAA/CDAFA claims in a multi-million-dollar federal trial.

Litigated a two-month jury trial against a local school district involving the sexual assault of multiple students at the hands of their teacher.

Outside of the office, Becca spends her time drinking far too much coffee and exploring trails on Mt. Tam with her two children and husband.

Rachel T. Gezerseh, Esq.
Partner
Ardalan and Associates

Rachel T. Gezerseh is a trial lawyer and partner at Ardalan & Associates, representing individuals and families in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and complex product liability litigation. Her practice is defined by a trial-focused approach and a deep commitment to telling her clients’ stories with clarity, strategy, and purpose.

Rachel brings extensive experience handling high-stakes litigation involving serious injuries, complex liability issues, and coordinated proceedings. Prior to joining Ardalan & Associates, she spent more than five years at one of the nation’s premier plaintiff trial firms, where she played a key role in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, national product liability litigation, and large-scale mass tort matters. Her work included involvement in nationwide social media and JUUL product cases as well as litigation arising from the Southern California Fire Cases following the 2017 Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows.

Before transitioning to plaintiff-side trial work, Rachel practiced at the international law firm Jones Day, where she defended large-scale product liability and aviation disaster cases. That background provides her with a unique strategic perspective, allowing her to anticipate defense themes and build cases designed for trial from the outset.

In addition to her litigation practice, Rachel is deeply involved in legal education and professional leadership. She serves as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and currently serves as President of the Southwestern Law School Alumni Association. She has been recognized among The Best Lawyers in America® (2025) and has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list since 2020, following earlier recognition as a Rising Star.

Rachel is admitted to practice in California and Nevada. She earned her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School, where she served as an Associate Editor of the Southwestern Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Honors Program. Prior to law school, she worked as a documentary filmmaker and received her B.A. in Film and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Pamela K. Graham, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC

Pamela Graham is Senior Counsel and a member of Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley’s litigation practice group.  Pamela’s practice covers a wide range of litigation matters, including land use, employment law, municipal finance and public revenues, medical marijuana, and water issues. Her current engagements include defending Goleta Water District and the City of Santa Barbara against challenges under Proposition 218 to their water rates; litigating civil code enforcement actions for the City of Pasadena against illegal medical marijuana dispensaries; defending the City of South Pasadena in a writ of mandate action challenging aspects of the City Council’s approval of a conditional use permit for a hydrogen fueling station; and defending the City of Sierra Madre in a dispute arising from a code enforcement action against an unpermitted home improvement project.

Pamela has broad litigation experience in both state and federal courts, handling all phases of litigation from the pleading stage through appeal. She has successfully defended a number of jury and bench trials.

Prior to joining Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, Pamela was an attorney in the commercial litigation workgroups at Irell & Manella LLP for seven years and at Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP for five years. There, Pamela represented a diverse range of clients in the entertainment, retail, and other prominent Southern California industries in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including cases involving business torts, employment disputes, securities fraud, and trademark and copyright litigation.

Pamela earned her law degree magna cum laude from Loyola Law School in 2001. While at Loyola, Pamela served as the Chief Production Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. She was also the recipient of the Dean’s Academic Scholarship from 1999 through 2001, as well as the First Honors Award in legal research and writing, torts, and federal courts. Pamela earned her Bachelor of Arts in journalism and mass communication and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996.

Immediately following law school, Pamela served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew of the United States District Court, Central District of California.

During her legal career, Pamela has advocated pro bono for the rights of children in the foster care system. Partnering with the Alliance for Children’s Rights, Pamela has assisted over 25 families with the finalization of adoptions and advocated for lawful individualized education plans and services. Pamela has also worked with the March of Dimes for the past 10 years, bringing awareness to and fundraising for the fight against premature birth.

Pamela has served as adjunct faculty at Southwestern Law School, where she taught legal analysis, writing and skills, and at California State University, Northridge, where she taught advanced business law.

Jesse Lanier, Esq.
Deputy City Attorney
San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

Jesse Lanier is a Deputy City Attorney wirh the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Complex and Affirmative Litigation Team. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s office, Jesse was a partner with Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane where her practice focused on complex civil litigation including business torts, contracts, and intellectual property disputes.

Jesse has over a decade of experience in all aspects and stages of litigation, including trial. Her keen ability to present a cogent and compelling narrative, honed by her time as a journalist, makes her an effective advocate for her clients.

Before joining Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane, Jesse was a litigator at Durie Tangri (which was acquired by Morrison Foerster), and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey S. White on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Prior to her clerkship, Jesse was an associate at Holland & Knight.

Jesse received her law degree, cum laude, from the Boston University School of Law, where she served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Science & Technology Law and directed the law school’s sketch comedy show. She has a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking and a bachelor’s degree in journalism—both from New York University, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently a member of the Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court and serves on the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Leadership Development Committee. 

Dan Lawton, Esq.
Shareholder, Certified Specialist in Appellate Law
Klinedinst PC

 Throughout his career in private practice, Dan Lawton has focused on civil trial work and complex commercial and intellectual property litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. He also has a deep background in civil appeals, and is certified as a legal specialist in Appellate Law by the State Bar’s California Board of Legal Specialization. The certification is a distinction held by only 36 lawyers in San Diego County. His first job out of law school was a clerkship with Ninth Circuit Judge Thomas Tang.

Dan regularly counsels both corporate and individual clients in a variety of settings, often in negotiations and sometimes in transactions. His corporate clients have included companies whose stock is publicly-traded and companies whose stock is closely-held. They have included life sciences companies, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers and distributors of various products, landowners and property developers, large corporations, a local major league baseball franchise, automobile dealerships, and “mom-and-pop” businesses. His individual clients have included officers, directors, and shareholders (both majority and minority) of corporations, bankers, elected officials, politicians, professional athletes and coaches, attorneys, accountants, land owners, entrepreneurs, and entertainers.

Dan has tried multiple jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations, and litigated many cases to disposition short of trial (by way of motions to dismiss and for summary judgment). Dan has obtained settlements and judgments in his clients’ favor totaling tens of millions of dollars, and obtained what is believed to be the third-largest jury verdict in the legal history of Imperial County (for ,286,461, after a nine-week jury trial). Over the span of more than 30 years, his caseload has included cases involving patent infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret theft, unfair competition, defamation, and business torts (such as trade libel and intentional interference with contractual relations). Dan has handled civil appeals and writs in both the California and federal courts. Dan has successfully litigated cases against some of the largest law firms and government agencies in the State of California.

In January 2009, Dan learned of his nomination for inclusion in 2009 San Diego Super Lawyers based on anonymous peer evaluation. He was so honored again in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 in the primary practice area of intellectual property litigation. Nominations for SuperLawyer designation are peer-driven, and fewer than 5% of lawyers in California earn the distinction. In 1997, two years after opening his own practice, Dan earned an “AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Dan has been a team leader in the J. Clifford Wallace Chapter of the American Inns of Court since 2015. In that role, he has been responsible for putting on mandatory continuing legal education programs for the Inn, a group whose membership consists of lawyers and Judges and is by invitation only. In September 2015, Dan won an award for Best Program via anonymous peer vote for a short documentary he produced entitled “Avoiding Deathbed Regrets and Having Work/Life Balance.” The documentary combined excerpts of interviews with 25 local lawyers and Judges with data concerning work/life balance for attorneys and jurists.

Active within the legal and business community. Dan has participated in numerous charitable and pro bono programs. Dan has earned multiple Wiley W. Manuel awards for community service from the State Bar of California for pro bono work on behalf of indigent refugees fleeing persecution and seeking asylum in the United States. The San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program awarded Dan its Distinguished Service Award in three separate years for his pro bono work on behalf of refugees.

Meghan Féronie Loisel, Esq.
Senior Litigation Counsel
Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP

Meghan Féronie Loisel started Loisel Employment Law in 2024. She provides advice to employees navigating employment separations and represents employees in negotiations and litigation against their employers. She also is Of Counsel to Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff, and Lowe LLP, which she joined in 2016. Meghan’s litigation practice has included both individual cases and class actions in court and arbitration.

Meghan focused on employment law during law school, working as a law clerk with Legal Aid at Work. After completing a litigation fellowship with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project in New York City, she returned to the Bay Area and worked for Santa Clara County as a deputy county counsel. This role provided Meghan with insight into public employee representation as well as experience as defense counsel. Meghan relies on this balanced view of employment litigation to provide her clients with even-handed assessments of their cases.

Meghan graduated from New York University School of Law and is a member of the California Bar and New York Bar.

Zachary A. Streiff, Esq.

Downey Brand LLP

Zachary Streiff excels at resolving complex business disputes both in and outside the courtroom. Whether through negotiation, mediation, or vigorous litigation, Zach is tireless in pursuing the best possible results for his clients.

Zach’s clients are diverse, ranging from technology companies and Silicon Valley startups to California public entities, retail and hospitality businesses, as well as legal, healthcare, and financial professionals. His broad litigation experience includes actions involving breach of contract, harm to business interests, real property, and family trust disputes, among others.

Prior to joining Downey Brand, Zach practiced law for five years at a small firm in Monterey County. Before that, he served as a research attorney for the Civil Department of the Monterey County Superior Court. After graduating from law school, Zach practiced for two years with the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, through the U.S. Attorney General’s Honors Program.

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