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Sabrina Thomas

Associate

Sacramento Office

t: 916-273-1709
f: 916-273-1711
sthomas@publiclawgroup.com

Experience

Sabrina L. Thomas practices in the areas of labor and employment law with an emphasis on retirement benefits. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Thomas worked in the legal office at the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). While at CalPERS she represented the agency in the areas of disability retirement, retirement benefits and compensation.

Related Experience

Prior to joining CalPERS, Ms. Thomas worked for the Employment Development Department (EDD) where she represented EDD in all employment related matters including employee disciplinary actions, claims of sex, disability, race, reasonable accommodation claims, workplace violence, and wage and hour violations. She also conducted workplace investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and ADA violations. Ms. Thomas also provided training and served as advice counsel to the EEO office. Prior to joining state government, Ms. Thomas worked for private law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and Boston, Massachusetts.

Other Experiences

Ms. Thomas’ non-legal career includes work for educational and humanitarian institutions both in the United States and overseas. She was a policy analyst with the United Nations Children’s Defense Fund (UNICEF) in Nairobi, Kenya where she provided policy analysis and strategic planning to 22 African countries on basic education issues and entrepreneurial programs for women. Ms. Thomas also served as the Director of Urban Education Programs for Outward Bound in Boston, MA where she was responsible for the administration of educational services to the Boston Public Schools system and local non-profits and universities.

Memberships

  • Sacramento County Bar Association
  • Wiley Manuel Bar Association

Practice Areas

Administrative Hearings & Arbitration
Appeals & Writs
Employment Law & Litigation
Workplace Investigations

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D.
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Administration Planning and Social Policy; Ed.M
University of California at Berkeley, Political Economics and Rhetoric; B.A.

Bar Admissions

California
United States District Court, Eastern District of California

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