Attorney at Law, California State Bar No. 226752

Mr. Shimoda earned his J.D., with Great Distinction, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he was also inducted into the Order of the Coif. He served as Editor-in-Chief for The Transnational Lawyer from 2002 to 2003.  Mr. Shimoda received a B.A. in Asian Studies and a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Utah in 2000.

Mr. Shimoda practiced employment defense at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, representing large corporations.  He primarily worked on wage and hour matters, including class action practice.  Mr. Shimoda now represents individuals in employment and personal injury cases.  Mr. Shimoda specializes in prosecuting individual and class action wage and hour claims for overtime, meal period violations, unpaid commissions and bonuses, minimum wage, and retaliation.  He also advises clients regularly on labor and employment issues.  Mr. Shimoda has extensive experience with disability/race/gender discrimination (and accommodation, sexual harassment, leave law, military rights (USERRA), privacy rights, wrongful termination, and whistleblowing cases.

On a practical note, Mr. Shimoda has trial and litigation experience.  He has handled numerous class actions lawsuits, including discovery, motions for certification, and settlements.  He also participates in Labor Commissioner and other administrative hearings regularly.

“Japan’s New Equal Employment Opportunity Law:
Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” 16 Transnational Law. 215 (2002)

"The Underrepresented Worker," Sacramento County Bar Journal (September 2006) - http://www.sacbar.org/members/saclawyer/sept_oct2006/wageWorker.html

"Abuses of Firm Technology Can Be Fatal Distraction," L.A. Daily Journal (June 25, 2004) - http://www.orrick.com/fileupload/326.pdf

Along with the above, Mr. Shimoda has also co-authored and published other articles and treatises on wage-and-hour, employment crimes, leave law, and electronic discovery.

Mr. Shimoda earned his J.D., with Great Distinction, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he was also inducted into the Order of the Coif. He served as Editor-in-Chief for The Transnational Lawyer from 2002 to 2003.  Mr. Shimoda received a B.A. in Asian Studies and a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Utah in 2000.

Admitted to California State Bar 2003
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce Member
Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento Member
Executive Committee Board Member (Treasurer), Sacramento County Bar, Labor & Employment Section
Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association
California Employment Lawyers Association (Wage and Hour Committee)

Attorney at Law, California State Bar No. 215719

Ms. Ciganda received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2001. She completed the International Law Program at William & Mary School of Law in Madrid, Spain in1999. Ms. Ciganda received a B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, from San Francisco State University in 1997.

Ms. Ciganda practiced civil litigation with an emphasis on civil rights and employment at the Law Offices of Johnny L. Griffin, III, from 2001 through 2008, representing individuals in all phases of civil litigation in both state and federal court in cases involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment and employment discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related employment laws. Ms. Ciganda has worked as the part-time Staff Attorney for The Voluntary Legal Services Program Employment Law Clinic.

Ms. Ciganda specializes in prosecuting individual claims of sexual harassment and discrimination, and has extensive experience representing individuals in litigation involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and other labor and employment-related actions. Ms. Ciganda regularly represents clients in administrative hearings before the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. Ms. Ciganda practices before the state and federal courts in California, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Equal Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Ms. Ciganda is admitted to the State Bar of California, and to practice before all courts in the State of California. She also is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Ms. Ciganda  is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California and a member of the Sacramento County Bar, Labor and Employment Section. 

Public Interest Law Scholar, Spring 2001

CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing, Spring 1999

CALI Award for Excellence in Race, Law & Policy, Spring 2000
Mary Morgan Women’s Fellowship recipient, Summer 2000