March / April 2007 - Sacramento County Bar Association

Downey Brand LLP, named four new
partners: Wendy L. Bogdan,
Cassandra M. Ferrannini, John C.
Oehmke and Winnifred C. Ward.
Wendy L. Bogdan joined Downey Brand in
2000. Her practice focuses on environmental
law with an emphasis in Land Use. She
received her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of
Law in 1998 and her B.A. in
Anthropology from the
Cassandra M.
Ferrannini
Courthouse Steps
University of California, Berkeley in 1990.
Cassandra M. Ferrannini also joined
Downey Brand in 2000. Her practice focuses
on labor and employment litigation. She
received her J.D. from McGeorge School of
Law, University of the
Pacific in 1999 and her
B.A. in English from the
Dominican College of San
Rafael in 1989.
John C. Oehmke joined Downey Brand
in 2004 as Counsel. He is a 1996 graduate
of Harvard Law School and he received his
B.A. in Psychology from
Georgetown University in
1990. Oehmke's practice
Winnifred C.
Ward
focuses on corporate and real estate law.
Winnifred C. Ward also joined Downey
Brand in 2004 as Counsel. Her practice focuses
on real estate law. She received her J.D. from
the University of California, Davis School of
Law in 1993 and her A.B. from Brown
University in 1985.
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Karen L. Turner has joined Rediger,
McHugh & Hubbert, LLP as an associate focusing
on labor and employment matters. Karen
has practiced in the areas of business, employment,
and managed care litigation, advice and
counsel since 2003. Karen is a graduate of
McGeorge School of Law.
***
Zachary
Smith
McDonough Holland & Allen PC announced that
shareholder and litigator Zachary Smith was selected
to the membership of the American Board of Trial
Advocates (ABOTA). Smith was invited to join the
group's Sacramento Chapter after undergoing a rigorous
nomination and selection process, including
Courthouse Steps
Wendy L.
Bogdan
John C.
Oehmke
Karen L.
Turner
extensive review of trial records resulting in favorable client verdicts
and an affirmative vote by at least 75 percent of the local chapter membership.
Smith has nearly 30 years of trial and alternative dispute resolution
experience in a broad range of matters, ranging from complex
insurance to construction defect to professional liability, and recently
he secured a multi-million dollar jury verdict in a financial fraud and
embezzlement case. Smith received a J.D. from the
University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
(1977) and a B.A. from Stanford University (1973).
Jo Anne M. Bernhard has been selected as
Dean for the University of Shopping Centers to be
held at The Wharton School of the Univ. of
Pennsylvania, March 5-7, 2007. The program is
established by the International Council of
Shopping Centers and features courses taught by
authorities in their field. Ms. Bernhard will be Dean
Jo Anne M.
Bernhard
of the School of Shopping Center Law, being Associate Dean in 2006.
She has been a sole practitioner in Sacramento, CA since 1970, and
very active in the commercial real estate field. She also serves as Legal
Counsel for California Business Properties Association.
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