Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP : Sacramento, California : Healthcare Law Firm

Samson R. Elsbernd
Associate
selsbernd@wilkefleury.com

400 Capitol Mall

Twenty-Second Floor

Sacramento

CA 95814

T: 916.441.2430

F: 916.442.6664

PRACTICE AREAS

Education

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - (2005)
The George Washington University - B.A (2006)
University of the Pacific - J.D. (2009)

BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Elsbernd joined Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP, as an associate in September 2009. He obtained his undergraduate degree at The George Washington University (GWU), in Washington, D.C.; graduating summa cum laude. He also graduated with honors in Hispanic Languages and Literature, and obtained a second major in Speech and Hearing Science.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Elsbernd was a legal extern for the California Emergency Management Agency, working in the Executive legal department drafting and translating bi-national and interstate memorandums of understanding and other legal documents. Mr. Elsbernd was also a legal extern for the Solano County Public Defender.

In 2010, Mr. Elsbernd was appointed as the District 2 Representative (now District 3) for the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA). In 2011, he was elected to the Board of Governors (now, the Board of Trustees) of the State Bar of California for a one-year term. Following the expiration of his term on the Board of Trustees in 2012, Mr. Elsbernd was re-appointed to the CYLA for a three-year term as the District 3 representative.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

California Emergency Management Agency, Legal Intern, Rancho Cordova, CA, 2009

Solano County Public Defender, Legal Intern, Fairfield, CA, 2009

McGeorge Civil Practice Clinic, Student Attorney, Sacramento, CA, 2007-2008

Charter-Davis, LLP, Law Clerk, Sacramento, CA, Summer 2007

National Conference of State Societies Cherry Blossom Festival, Souvenir Program Chair, Washington, D.C., 2006, 2007, 2008

White House Office of Presidential Correspondence, Intern, Washington, D.C., 2003-2006

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Intern, Washington, D.C., 2005

Embassy of Spain, Intern, Education Office, Washington, D.C., 2003-2004

Bush-Cheney '04, Intern, Arlington, VA, 2003

Assemblywoman Helen Thomson, Youth Ambassador, Vacaville, CA, 2002

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

District 3 Representative for The California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA)

Member of the Sacramento Lawyer Committee of the Sacramento County Bar Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

The United States Supreme Court

The State Bar of California

The District of Columbia Bar

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

PUBLICATIONS

Employment

2013 Legislative Update
Wilke Fleury Labor and Employment Newsletter, (January 2013)
California Supreme Court Finally Clarifies Rules for Meal and Rest Periods
Wilke Fleury Labor and Employment Newsletter, (May 2012)
Seeing Pink Elephants? Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace Raise Privacy Concerns
Wilke Fleury Labor and Employment Newsletter, (May 2011)
Employers May Not Have to Compensate Employees for Incentive Based Compensation Upon Termination
Wilke Fleury - Labor and Employment News, (February 2010)
Managers Can be Sued by Employees for Unpaid Wages Even Though Company is in Bankruptcy
Wilke Fleury - Labor and Employment News, (November 2009)
Discrimination, Retaliation, and You: The original victim of discrimination is not the only one who can sue
Wilke Fleury - Labor and Employment News, (May 2009)
401(k) Benefits May be Real Liabilities
Wilke Fleury - Labor and Employment News, (August 2008)

Real Estate, Construction and Land Use

Indemnity Provisions in Construction Contracts—Asset or Liability?
Wilke Fleury Construction Newsletter, (May 2010)

General

Separating Work and Personal Life On Social Media
The California Guide to Growing and Managing a Law Office, (April 2013)
Changes on the Way to State Bar Governance Structure
Sacramento Lawyer, (May/June 2012)
The Future of Work Status Legislation and E-Verify
, (March 2010)
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission Lawyers
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, (February 2009)

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