Jocelyn Burton

Legal Experience Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of California, 1994-2005. Civil Chief, 2001-2003 Deputy Civil Chief, 1998-2001 AUSA, 1994-1998, 2003-2005 Attorney of record in cases resulting in over twenty published decisions; Litigated hundreds of cases in federal district court; Litigated over 80 civil appeals before the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Handled numerous cases involving claims of various types of discrimination, including age discrimination, race discrimination, religious discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination and national origin discrimination; Handled numerous retaliation and harassment cases, including sexual harassment, racial harassment, national origin harassment and religious harassment; and Received commendation from the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice for successfully litigating Fair Housing Act and disability rights actions on behalf of victims of discrimination, 2003. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 2005-2008. Of Counsel Litigated class action wage and hour cases; Litigated a number of employment discrimination actions; and Counseled employers on a variety of employment issues. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2008-2009. Chief Attorney Supervised a staff of approximately 33 attorneys and other professionals who were responsible for providing legal research to the court and assistance to self-represented litigants. Marron, Reid & Sheehy, 1990-1994. Associate Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, 1988-1990. Associate Education University of Chicago, J.D. University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, MPA Wake Forest University, B.A. Seminars and Presentations Technology and Ethics, VIP GlobalNet, L.L.C., 2010 Overview and Compliance with Employment Laws, Lorman Education Services, 2008 Ethics - An Overview of Codes, Rules, Regulations and Current Issues, Wake Forest University 27th Annual Review of North Carolina Law, 2007 Employment Law, Wake Forest University 27th Annual Review of North Carolina Law, 2007 Legal Implications of Employee Wellness Programs, Lorman Education Services, 2007 Sex Discrimination, Including Equal Pay Act, Wake Forest University Continuing Legal Education on Employment Law, 2007 Ethics - An Overview of Codes, Rules, Regulations and Current Issues, Wake Forest University 26th Annual Review of North Carolina Law, 2006 Employment Law, Wake Forest University 26th Annual Review of North Carolina Law, 2006 Admissions and Professional Associations The State Bar of California, 1988 The North Carolina State Bar, 2006 California Courts North Carolina Courts United States District Court, Northern District of California United States District Court, Eastern District of California United States District Court, Central District of California United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit American Bar Association Alameda County Bar Association California Employment Lawyer's Association Earl Warren American Inn of Court Executive Committee Employment Law Section, Alameda County Bar Association Mediator, United States District Court, Northern District of California