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Attorney Profile
Colleen A. Deziel 
Los Angeles, California
Partner
phone (213) 236-1635
fax (213) 622-7594
email Email Me

Colleen Deziel's practice includes the representation of management interests in various aspects of employment law including wrongful discharge, discrimination & harassment claims, and retaliation claims. Her practice also includes the defense of clients in tort and contract based claims. She has participated in seminars for clients on the subject of recent developments in new statutory and case law on employment issues.  Colleen is the editor of the firm's employment law newsletter and co-editor of the firm's yearly employment law update.

Colleen has earned an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell which reflects the highest level of professional excellence, ability and professional standards of conduct.  She is an experienced trial attorney, having obtained verdicts and judgments in favor of her clients on numerous occasions.  She has also arbitrated and mediated hundreds of matters in her areas of practice. 

Colleen has published articles on the subject matter of elder abuse and mandatory reporting of elder abuse by financial institutions.  She was featured, as the cover story, in the Fall 1994 issue of Verdict Magazine.

Colleen lives in South Pasadena with her husband, Bruce, daughter, Kolby Belle, golden retriever, Annie, her two cats, Tommy & Mia and Peaches, the hamster.  In her free time - when Colleen is not volunteering at her daughter's school - she can be found playing on her co-ed softball team or on the golf course.

Year Joined Organization:
2002
Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Personal Injury
Business Tort Litigation
Premises and Products Liability
Bar Admissions:
California, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
Education:
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1992
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Member, National Moot Court Competition Team, 1991
Honors: Top Oralist Finalist, McGeorge School of Law Moot Court Competition, 1991
Honors: Recipient, Gary V. Shaber Memorial Scholarship, 1991
Honors: Recipient, Mr. and Mrs. William D. James Foundation Scholarship, 1991
Honors: Order of the Barristers


California State University of Sacramento, Sacramento, California, 1989
Bachelor of Science
Major:  Business Administration
Minor:  Real Estate & Land Use Planning


Published Works:
Could Your Credit Union be Sued for Elder Abuse?, Credit Union Journal, March 8, 2004


Institutions Must Be Ready for Financial Elder Abuse, California Mortgage Finance, Summer, 2006


Anderson, McPharlin & Conners Annual Employment Law Update


Classes/Seminars Taught:
The 10 Most Common Mistakes You Can Make with Your Employee Handbook - July 26, 2006, Lorman Education Services


Annual Employment seminar, Anderson, McPharlin & Conners LLP


Professional Associations and Memberships:
California State Bar - Employment Law Section


Professional Liability Underwriters Society


Women Lawyer's of Los Angeles


Tournament of Roses Member


Pro Bono Activities:
Alliance for Children's Rights - Adoption services
(Past) Volunteer for Domestic Violence Clinic at L.A. Superior Court
Los Angeles Mock Trial competition - scorer