In the fall Chair’s message, I set aside the tradition of introducing myself as incoming Chair and promised to do so in a later edition when world and national events had calmed down. We still have challenges ahead, but I suspect many of you share my feelings of renewed hope as we move into 2021; thanks to the efforts of the scientific community, it appears we will soon have vaccines available that will start to turn the tide of the pandemic. Unfortunately, no one knows exactly how long that will take, and my tenure as Chair is only one year.

Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation’s founding and senior partner, Sue Ann Van Dermyden, has become an adjunct professor at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law this current semester.

We are pleased to have been a part of bringing education to the village of Chidaola, Malawi. Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation was a “Hero” sponsor in raising funds for the BuildOn non-profit organization as they planned and built a new schoolhouse that will host 960 students (425 boys and 535 girls) along with 3 teachers and will cover seven grade levels.

Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation is hosting its first writing contest. Attorneys at VM routinely write detailed, complex, and comprehensive investigative reports. VM is now giving you, our readers, the chance to have your writing reviewed by its senior partners.

Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation is proud to be a 2021 Corporate Sponsor of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center.

Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise Council - Pacific Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Trusted Partner Deborah Levine presented on "Nurturing Inclusion and Upending Hate" at the Global Women’s Peace Network Reflect. Reset. Rebuild series. During the program, Women’s Federation for World Peace USA honored her life-long efforts to foster cross-cultural diversity with a HerStory Award!

“I am honored to be stepping into Erich Shiners’ shoes to serve as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section for the coming year. Under his leadership, our Section has thrived. Indeed, I can say without a doubt (and with much pride) that our Section is the gold standard in terms of educational programs for our members.“

Tomorrow Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first woman in history to lie in state in the US Capitol when her casket is placed in National Statuary Hall. Another first for a legend who paved the way for an entire generation of women to pursue careers as attorneys. That includes us – two female owners of a thriving law firm.

Senior Partner Sue Ann Van Dermyden stated: “It is a critical first step to retain a third-party investigator when there are allegations of sexual harassment against top executives – which the Redskins have done here . . . It is imperative that the investigators are truly independent and not influenced by anyone at the team with an interest in the outcome.”

This article was published in Volume 11 Issue 2 of the AWI Journal.

Thank you to our healthcare heroes for working diligently to keep our community healthy and safe - we are so grateful for all of your hard work and sacrifices. As a small token of appreciation, Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation assembled some care packages for those working in the ER and ICU at Mercy Hospital.

On March 20, 2020, Sue Ann Van Dermyden presented a webinar discussing tips and strategies for conducting remote investigations in this new era of COVID-19 constrictions. If you missed the webinar, you can view it for free by logging into your AWI Member account.

Sacramento—Sept. 16—Sue Ann Van Dermyden, a national leader in conducting independent investigations into allegations of sexual assault and harassment in sports and the workplace, today called on the National Football League and New England Patriots to move to conduct a “thorough, impartial, third-party” probe into rape allegations against star NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown.

Sue Ann Van Dermyden and Deborah Maddux were selected as 2019 Super Lawyers for their work in Employment & Labor Law. Super Lawyers is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas who were chosen after thorough evaluation of numerous criteria. Sue Ann has been selected yearly since 2010.

Currently, Deborah serves as Secretary of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) Labor & Employment Law Section’s Executive Committee. Her term as Vice-Chair begins October 12, 2019.

This paper was presented at the American Employment Law Council 2017 Conference.

Justin Kochan investigated allegations made against Manendo. Kochan found that Manendo had engaged in at least 14 incidents of inappropriate conduct during the 2017 session, along with instances of misconduct from prior sessions. Manendo offered his resignation on July 18, 2017.

Sue Ann and Deborah were in attendance at the Atticus National Solo & Small Law Firm Conference in Orlando, Florida, December 12-14, 2018, where they were presented with this award for excellence in law firm innovation and developing new ways to expand their client base.