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Jeremy S. Millstone 
Roseville, California
Partner
phone (916) 780-8222 (Ext.103)
fax (916) 780-8775
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Jeremy specializes in employment law, both as a litigator and as outside counsel to businesses, managers, and human resource professionals in need of day-to-day personnel, risk management, and compliance advice.

As a litigator, Jeremy primarily represents private employers, defending them against claims for wrongful termination, breach of contract, unpaid wages, and harassment and discrimination claims of all types. Jeremy has litigated cases in both state and federal court. He has also represented employers in administrative proceedings before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), The Employment Development Department (EDD), and The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB).

Areas of Practice:
Litigation
Employment Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
Education:
University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1993
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Participant
Law Review: UC Davis Law Review, Senior Research Editor


Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1986
B.A.
Honors: Bruno Kreisky Intern (Austrian Parliament)
Major:  Government


Published Works:
"At Will Policy Worthless if Job Applicant lsn't Aware of It", Sahra Newsletter, February, 2004


"Paying Bonuses May Land Your Company In Court", Sahra Newsletter, January, 2004


"Supreme Court Decision Affirms Employers Right to Modify or Cancel Employment Policies", Employment Law Bulletin, June, 2000


"The Ninth Circuit Rules that Employee Releases Don't Release Employers From All Liability", Employment Law Bulletin, November, 1999


"Supreme Court's Kolstad Ruling Emphasizes 'Good Faith Effort' to Prevent Workplace Discrimination", Employment Law Bulletin, July, 1999


Honors and Awards:
"Man of the Year", Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2004


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Sacramento Area Human Resources Association (SAHRA), 2004 - 2005
Board Member & Chairperson, Legal & Legislative Resource Group


Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization (SACTO), 2003 - 2005
Member, Development Committee


Northern California Children's Therapy Center, 2004 - 2005
Board Member


State Bar of California
Member


Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court, 1994 - 1996


Past Employment Positions:
McDonough Holland & Allen PC, Shareholder, 2000 - 2004


McDonough Holland & Allen PC, Associate, 1993 - 2000