Swysen, Catherine J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1996

Year Joined Organization: 1994

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Civil Rights
• Litigation & Appeals
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Labor Law

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Civil Rights, Litigation & Appeals, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present (Member)
• Santa Barbara Women Political Committee, 1990 - 1994 (Board Member)
• Death Penalty Focus of California, 1993 - Present (Officer)
• Santa Barbara Barristers, 1996 - Present (Board Member)
• Santa Barbara Inns of Court (Associate Member)
• California Attorney for Criminal Justice (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Beulah Englesberg Award, American Civil Liberties Union, Santa Barbara Chapter, 1991

Pro Bono Activities

• Booster Club Activities to Benefit Youth and Community

Education

• Santa Barbara College of Law, Santa Barbara, California, 1994
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 1984
  M.A., Master of Arts
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: History

Address

125 East De La Guerra Street
Suite 102
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Phones

(805) 962-4887

Faxes

(805) 963-7311

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sangerswysen.com