J. Scott Smith

Admitted to Practice

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

Experience

3/97 - Present	Angelo, Kilday & Kilduff – Partner (Since March, 2003) Specializing in employment, civil rights and public entity law. Lead appellate attorney in the firm. Responsible for civil writs and appeals as well as trials involving a wide range of issues including public agency law, civil rights, constitutional law, federal Indian law, land use law, employment law and business litigation. Recent published opinions include, Berry v. Department of Social Services, 447 F.3d 642 (9th Cir. 2006); DiRuzza v. County of Tehama, 323 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2003); Stockinger v. Feather River Community College District, 111 Cal.App.4th 1014 (2003); Ford v. Ramirez-Palmer (Estate of Ford), 301 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2002); and, Llamas v. Butte Community College District, 238 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2001).
9/95 - 3/97	Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop - Associate Senior litigation associate responsible for all aspects of state and federal litigation including trials and appeals. Practice focused primarily on employment law, civil rights and public agency law.
5/94 - 7/95	Dickstein & Merin - Associate Sole associate attorney in specialized practice involving civil rights cases and federal Indian law. Handled trials, appeals and transactional work on behalf of tribal clients.
12/93 - 5/94	Burger and Plavan - Associate Responsible for all aspects of litigation in commercial litigation practice. Responsibilities included supervising a team of associates and paralegals on multi-million dollar lender liability lawsuit.
9/91 - 6/93	Ramsey, Wallis and Abramson - Associate Responsible for all aspects of civil litigation practice in State and Federal Courts including trials and appeals. Practice was primarily general business litigation and insurance law.

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law - Sacramento, J.D. (1990)
(Graduated With Distinction, Class Rank Upper 6%)
College of Idaho - Caldwell, Idaho - Zoology and Philosophy, B.A. (1985)

Articles/Community Involvement/Presentations

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP

8/90 - 8/91 The Honorable H. Russel Holland, Chief Judge United States District Court for the District of Alaska

HONORS

Order of the Coif
Traynor Society

1987 - 1990 Dean's Honor Roll

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Sacramento County Bar Association
Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court, 2001 through 2006.

PRESENTATIONS

2003	Speaker, “Prison Law in California,” focusing on recent cases implicating prison operations and prisoner rights, Lorman Educational Services, CLE Course.
1999	Speaker, “Recent Updates on the Americans with Disabilities Act,” American Corporate Counsel Association, Sacramento Chapter, September 1999 Meeting. Speaker, “Americans With Disabilities Act,” Council on Education in Management, 1999 Annual Conference.
1999	Speaker, “Effect of Calabretta v. Floyd on Child Welfare Home Investigatory Visits”, California County Counsel’s Association, Child Welfare Section, Spring 1999 Symposium.
1998	Speaker, “Americans With Disabilities Act and Workers' Compensation - The 'Rock' and 'Hard Spot' of Disability Law,” Scholastic Insurance Authority Seminar Series.

Speaker, “Effective Trial Strategies for Sexual Harassment Cases,” California Employees Lawyers Association, Spring 1997 Conference.