Serena M. Warner
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Sacramento, CA
Insurance Defense, Employment
601 University Avenue, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95825
About Serena M. Warner
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Employment
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 2009J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Hastings Public Interest Honoree
- Honors: Best Moot Court Oral Argument Award Recipient
- Honors: Moot Court Team Competitor & Brief Editor
Show More - University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004B.A.
- Honors: With High Honors
Representative Cases
- Kunz v. County of Solano, et al (2021) Case No. FCS052527 – Trial (2-weeks)
- Bonilla-Chirinos v. Maggiano, et al. (9th Cir. 2019) Case. No. 18-15260
- On v. Vannucci, et al. (AAA 2019) Case No. 01-18-0000-4409
- Fishbaugh v. City of Auburn (2019) Placer County Case No. SCV0039348
- Junaid v. Placer County Office of Education (2018) Placer Superior Case No. SCV0039771
- Milan v. City of Vallejo (2016) Solano Superior Court Case No. FCS042585
- Jeffries v. City of Galt (2014) Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2011-00115333
- Westfall v. City of Crescent City (N.D. Cal. 2011) 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101710
- Richards v. Prieto (E.D. Cal 2011) Case No. 2:09-CV-01235-MCE-DAD — Summary Judgment, affirmed by Peruta v. San Diego and Richards v. Prieto (Ninth Circuit 2016) Case Nos. 10-56971 & 11-16255 en banc
Classes and Seminars
- “It Doesn’t Always Add Up: Navigating Procedural Complexities in Employment Litigation” for the CAJPA Litigation, Insurance, and Tort Liability Program (May 2021)
- “Hiring 101” for the California Association of Parks and Recreation Districts Conference (May 2019)
- “To Make Matters Worse – the Ever-Evolving Employment Claim” for Trindel Insurance Fund (Oct. 2018)
- “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: How to Assess Lawsuit Allegations, Defend the Case, and Live to Tell About It” for the California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (Aug. 2018)
- “Wrongful Termination: When Termination Is Just the Beginning” for the California Association of Recreation and Parks Districts (May 2018)
- AB 1234 Public Service Ethics Training for the California Joint Powers Risk Management Authority Conference (May 2018)
- “Avoiding Stumbles Along the Interactive Process Path” for UC Davis Health Services (May 2017)
- Effects of the Ban the Box Movement on CA Parks & Rec Districts for the California Association for Parks & Recreation Indemnity (Aug. 2014)
- Co-Presenter on the issue of police liability for the California Joint Powers Risk Management Authority Conference (May 2012)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Other Affiliations
- Sacramento Filipino American Lawyers Association (Vice President)
- National Filipino American Lawyers Association
- National Asian Pacific Bar Association
- Sacramento County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
Past Positions
- Health Law Consortium, Legal Research Fellow, 2009 - 2010
- Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP, Summer Associate, 2008
- Honorable John Noonan, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Extern, 2007
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
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- Insurance Defense
- Employment
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