General Description of Practice: Anita Shah is a litigation attorney, whose practice has involved trials in both state and federal court, as well as arbitrations. Ms. Shah has litigated cases in such diverse practice areas ranging from labor and employment matters, governmental and municipal tort liability, insurance coverage and criminal law. Ms. Shah's government work includes completing 20 jury trials and over 30 court trials with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Prior to that, Ms. Shah worked as legal counsel to the California State Controller, drafting opinions, which served as the formal position of the State Controller on a variety of legal issues. Ms. Shah has defended state and local governmental entities in personnel hearings. Most recently, Ms. Shah prevailed in a significant pre-trial motion involving governmental tort immunity. In the area business litigation, Ms. Shah's experience has involved participating in all phases of trial in employment discrimination and insurance coverage cases. Ms. Shah has litigated cases alleging fraud, defamation and other business torts that have involved both prosecuting and defending anti-SLAPP motions. As a law student, Ms. Shah obtained practical legal experience by clerking with a class action employment litigation firm, the Sacramento County Public Defender, and Boalt Hall's nationally-recognized clinical training program for law students, East Bay Community Law Center. Past Professional Affiliations:
Bolender & Associates (2005-2007)
McPharlin, Sprinkles & Thomas (1999-2000)
Screen Actors Guild (1997-1998)
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (1994-1997)
California State Controller (1993-1994) |