Attorney Bios

 

Trial Attorney Kresta Daly

Kresta Daly is a 20 year attorney and a fierce advocate for her clients.   She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Davis and her law degree at the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law.

Kresta is an experienced and successful litigator having conducted more than 75 trials and 20 appeals.

Kresta grew up an hour north of San Francisco as the daughter of an immigrant father and first generation mother.   Kresta has been working since age 14 following the example of her hard working parents.

Kresta understands what her clients are dealing with as she too has been the victim of sexual harassment including in school, in social settings and in the workplace;  even as an attorney!   Kresta knows that unfortunately most women in this country has suffered some form of sexual harassment and that most women have had to pretend that it did not happen, simply enduring it in quiet misery or leaving the situation despite no fault of their own.   Today however, things are changing and now it is imperative to say “Times Up” and “No more”.

Kresta is here to fight for you and stop harassers from harassing others.  If you will tell Kresta about what happened to you then she will be your ally, advocate and champion.

 

Attorney Joan Maya Pradhan

Joan Maya Pradhan completed her undergraduate education at the prestigious Scripps College in Claremont California.   She graduated law school at the University of California, Davis where she excelled in Moot Court including serving on the Moot Court Honors Board and also served as the co-chair of the King’s Hall Women’s Law Association.

Joan Pradhan previously gained valuable courtroom experience as an intern in the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office and at the law firm of Schroeder Loscotoff, LLP

 

Paralegal Shirley A. Scruggs

Shirley A. Scruggs has been a paralegal for more than 20 years.  She assists the attorneys in all aspects of their cases along with overseeing the offices’ other support staff.  Shirley has worked for both plaintiff and defense firms.  She values the work her office does advocating on behalf of sexual harassment victims.

Shirley is often the first point of contact for potential clients.  She enjoys guiding them through the process and answering questions.