Carrie A. Frederickson
Associate

cfrederickson@akk-law.com

T (916) 564-6100 ext. 232
F (916) 564-6263

Practice Areas:
Public Entity Defense; Police Practices Defense; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment Litigation; General Torts

Significant Cases:

• McCaskill v. Shasta County, et al, Eastern District Case No. CIV. S-02-1510 WBS KJM
• Scott v. Solano County, et al., Eastern District Case No. 2:06-cv-01216
• Scott v. City of Yuba City, Eastern District Case No. 2:08-CV-00873-LKK-GGH
• Arnold v. Yolo County, Yolo County Superior Court Case No. P006-685

Ms. Frederickson represents public entities and their employees in a wide variety of cases including excessive force allegations, constitutional challenges to municipal policies, employment cases involving allegations of wrongful termination and retaliation, and employment discrimination cases based on gender, race and/or disability. Due to her professional background, her practice has gravitated towards defending law enforcement agencies and officers. She enjoys guiding her clients through the litigation process and providing an approachable and responsive line of contact while attempting to efficiently resolve the case. Ms. Frederickson's colleagues respect her zeal in advocacy, objectivity in analysis and empathy for her clients' needs in both litigation and advisory roles.

Ms. Frederickson is a graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara with a B.A., with honors, in Law and Society. Before attending law school, she worked as an intern for the Nevada County District Attorney's office. She attended law school at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, receiving her J.D. in 2006. At Loyola she was an editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, a participant in the Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program, and a semi-finalist in the Scott Moot Court competition. Prior to joining Angelo, Kilday & Kilduff in 2006, Ms. Frederickson worked as a law clerk for the Correctional Law Section of the California Attorney General's Office and as a certified law clerk for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Juvenile Division.

Outside of work, Ms. Frederickson tries to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible including biking, hiking, and spending time with her basset hound.

Admitted to Practice

• All California State courts
• United States District Court for the Eastern District
• United States District Court for the and Northern District
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Experience

• December 2006 – Present
  Angelo Kilday & Kilduff, Associate
  Practice areas include constitutional and civil rights defense, police practices litigation, employment litigation, and general torts. Cases include defense of excessive force, false arrest, and officer-involved shootings; discrimination and wrongful termination; and dangerous condition of public property. Second-chaired two trials in federal court involving police practices defense alongside Laurence L. Angelo.
• September-December 2006
  Angelo Kilday & Kilduff, Law Clerk
• January 2006 – April 2006
  Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Juvenile Division, Pasadena, CA, Certified Law Clerk
  Responsible for aiding Deputy District Attorney with morning calendar, including determining appropriate level of rehabilitation for minors and plea offers, preparing adjudications and interviewing witnesses, police officers and victims.
• May 2005 – December 2005
  California Attorney General's Office, Civil Division, Los Angeles, CA
  Correctional Law Section, Law Clerk
  Researched and prepared various motions and conducted discovery on behalf of correctional officers. Researched and drafted answers to state and federal habeas corpus petitions.
• January – April 2005
  Los Angeles Superior Court, Extern for the Honorable Richard Fruin
  Researched and drafted memoranda on a wide range of civil issues, including disqualification of an attorney for conflict of interest, and acceptability of work product doctrine between client and consultant.
• June 2004 – May 2005
  Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Research Assistant to Professor Florrie Young Roberts
  Researched and collaborated in drafting law review article on disclosure duties for off-site conditions in real estate transactions. Final article is available at: "'Off-Site' Conditions and Disclosure Duties: Drawing the Line at the Property Line," 2006 B.Y.U. L. Rev. 957.

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D. (2006)
• Law Review: Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, Senior Note and Comment Editor (2005-2006); Staff (2004-2005)
• Moot Court: Scott Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist
• Activities: Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program (2005-2006)
• Honors: Deans List (2004-2006); top 25% of class.
• University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Law and Society, with honors (2002)

Professional Memberships

• Chair of Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Section of Sacramento County Bar Assoc. (2009-10), Vice Chair (2008-2009). See Events Article, Sacramento Lawyer, January/February 2011: Volume 11, Number 1, p. 34, available at http://www.sacbar.org/members/saclawyer/2011/SacLaw_JanFeb11.pdf.
• Associate, The Milton L. Schwartz American Inn of Court (2008-present)

Presentations

• Co-Presenter, MCLE presentation sponsored by the Sacramento County Bar Association's Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Section, "From Gideon to Newdow: How Pro Se Litigants Have Shaped Civil Rights Law" (May 2008).

Community Involvement

• Volunteer Judge, UC Davis Law School Asylum and Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition (2008-present).
• Member, Active 20-30 Club of Greater Sacramento #1032 (non-profit organization that benefits local children's charities) (2008-2011).