Costin, Anne

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Updated 2/3/2009

Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Anne Costin is an associate at The Dolan Law Firm. Her practice focuses on representing employees in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination cases. Anne is dedicated to representing employees, and her focus and determination have resulted in significant settlements.

Anne earned her law degree from the University of San Francisco in 2008 and graduated Cum Laude. During law school, Anne worked as a law clerk at The Dolan Law Firm, assisting in employment litigation cases. She also participated in USF Law School's Mediation Clinic, through which she advocated in Labor Commissioner hearings on behalf of employees who had not been paid their wages and had not received meal and rest breaks required by California law, and represented employees in discrimination cases in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mediations.

Anne also clerked at the Law Center for Families, a non-profit providing free legal services to individuals in need of help with divorce and child custody issues. She has acted as a mediator at the San Francisco Superior Court Small Claims Division and volunteered and the San Francisco Bar Association's Legal Advice and Referral Clinic.

Anne received her undergraduate degree from U.C. Santa Cruz in 2001, where she majored in Sociology and received highest honors in the major.

Anne has traveled extensively in South America, Greece, Turkey, and Spain. She speaks Spanish.

Areas of Practice

  • Employment Discrimination
  • Civil Rights Law

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination -- Employee

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyer's Association (SFTLA)
  • SFTLA's Women's Caucus

Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, USF Law School Dean's Academic Scholarship, 2005 - 2006
  • USF Law School Advocate of the Year Finalist, 2007
  • Grant Recipient, USF School Public rest Law Foundation, 2006
  • Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Law of Settlements - Spring, 2007
  • Recipient, Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award (San Francisco Bar Association), 2004

Pro Bono Activities

  • Volunteer, Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (San Francisco Bar Association)
  • Volunteer, University of San Francisco Public Interest Law Foundation

Past Employment Positions

  • Law Center for Families, Law Clerk, 2006
  • Righetti Wynne Law Firm, Legal Assistant, 2003 - 2005

Education

  • University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
  • U.C. Santa Cruz, 2001
    Honors: Highest Honors
    Major: Sociology

Fees

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Office Information

Address

1438 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-6004

Phones

(415) 421-2800
(888) 424-5352 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(415) 421-2832

Emails

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