Stephanie Cao Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City of Beverly Hills, Assistant City Attorney for the cities of South Pasadena and Calimesa, and Assistant General Counsel for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District. Previously served as City Attorney for the City of San Marino and Assistant City Attorney for the cities of Monrovia and South El Monte.

Los Angeles, California

Represent public entities, departments, and officials in municipal tort, land use, contract, regulatory, zoning, policy, constitutional law, civil rights, insurance, licensing, and governmental claim matters.Litigate cases from inception through final disposition, including governmental tort claims, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, court hearings, settlement conferences, mediations, trial, appeals, and closed session conferences.Draft and amend municipal ordinances, resolutions, leases, opinion letters, impartial analyses and associated materials.Collaborate with public entity departments, councils, board of trustees, advisory boards, and commissions to adopt, develop, implement, and oversee new laws and procedures, and assist staff with projects for ongoing compliance.Negotiate and prepare contracts, settlement agreements, and releases to drastically reduce public entity liability.Research and prepare legal memoranda for public entities on complex legal questions regarding exercise of powers, governmental functions, jurisdiction, procedures, operations and potential litigation liabilities.Prosecute municipal code matters in both administrative and civil actions on behalf of public entities.Engage in extensive multi-party written and oral discovery, including taking and defending depositions.Advise public entities and executive municipal decision-makers on pending and future litigation liabilities.Collaborate with public entity insurers and risk managers throughout all stages of litigationDefend public entities and officials in third-party subpoenaed deposition and discovery requests.

Los Angeles, California

Litigation attorney in the areas of business law, construction law, professional liability, and general tort liability.Drafted and argued pleadings and motions, including dispositive motions and discoverymotions.Prepared trial materials, including motions in limine, jury instructions, verdict forms, andexhibits.

Los Angeles, Ca

Conducted legal researchDrafted motions and memoranda

Los Angeles, Ca

Researched sentencing alternatives and restorative justice

Los Angeles, California, United States

Represented indigent minors in formal delinquency proceedings.Represented adolescents charged with felonies in motions, trials, and post-disposition casemanagement.Negotiated with local prosecutors and evaluated evidence to assess strength of cases anddevelop defense strategy.

Los Angeles, Ca

Researched and drafted memoranda on bankruptcy, commercial and contract law

Los Angeles, Ca

Prepared bench memoranda with recommended rulings

Newport Beach, Ca

Corresponded with clients, insurance adjusters, and opposing counsel in furtherance of prosecuting personal injury claims

Newport Beach, Ca

Updated plan broker and administrative statementsOrganized portfolio value summaries

Placentia, Ca

Drafted policy limit letters Managed authorization requests, subpoenas, and other correspondence

J.D.

B.A. In Political Science And B.A. In Cognitive Sciences; Minor In Criminology, Law And Society

Activities and Societies: Associated Students of the University of California in Irvine - Legislative Council Elected Representative

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