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Maureen M. Duffy 
Oakland, California
Associate
phone (510) 987-7500
fax (510) 987-7575
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Maureen M. Duffy has successfully counseled and represented public entities and private sector clients in cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, police defense and civil rights litigation.
 
Ms. Duffy has jury trial experience, and she has successfully argued approximately 15 dispositive motions in state and federal court.  She has also handled state and federal appellate work as well as arbitrations and mediations of employment and labor-related cases.
 
Following her graduation from law school, Ms. Duffy clerked for the Honorable Peter A. Nowinski, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, for the 1994-1995 term.  Ms. Duffy developed her expertise in employment litigation and counseling at Whitmore, Johnson & Bolanos, as a senior attorney with Baker & McKenzie, and as in-house counsel for IBM. 
 
Ms. Duffy is admitted to practice by the State Bar of California and the U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California.
 
She is a member of California Women Lawyers and Queen's Bench Bar Association, a San Francisco Bay Area based bar association.
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Sexual Harassment
Discrimination
Toxic Torts
Business - Commercial Litigation
Public Entity Defense
Bar Admissions:
California, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1993
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993
J.D.


University of Iowa, 1981
B.G.S.
Honors: With Honors
Major:  English


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
Member


California Women Lawyers Bar Association
Member


Queens Bench Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Peter A. Nowinski, US District Court, Eastern District of CA, Clerk, 1994 - 1995


Whitmore, Johnson & Bolanos, Associate, 1995 - 1997


Baker McKenzie, Senior Associate, 1997 - 2000


IBM, Senior Attorney, 2000 - 2003

Located in Oakland, California, we represent clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Francisco County Marin County, Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.

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