Jessica Dayton - San Mateo, CA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2003
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1997
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA), Manager of Legal Services, 2005 - 2015
• Judge Michael Farrell of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Clerk

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, National Center for Victims of Crime
  
• Presenter, National Crime Victim Bar Association
  
• Presenter, Consumer Attorneys of California
  
• Presenter, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
  
• Presenter, San Mateo County Bar Association

Published Works

Articles

• The Intersection of Family Law and Torts in Domestic Abuse Cases, ACFLS Family Law Specialist (2021)
  
• Bridging the Gap Between the Civil and Criminal Legal Systems for Domestic Violence Survivors, Practising Law Institute (2015)
  
• The Silencing of a Woman’s Choice: Mandatory Arrest and No Drop Prosecution Policies in Domestic Violence Cases, 9 Cardozo Women’s L.J. 281 (2003)
  

Bar Admissions

• California, 2003

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Family Law Specialist, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Inc., 2019

Other Affiliations

• San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors)
• Family Violence Appellate Project and WOMEN-SV (Advisory Boards)
• California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (Board of Directors)
• San Mateo County Legal Process Committee of the Domestic Violence Council (Co-Chairperson)