(Main Office)

Anwyl, Scoffield & Stepp, LLP, is a Sacramento Law Firm specializing in a General Civil Litigation Practice in all State and Federal Courts with an emphasis in Insurance Defense, Public Entity and School District Defense, Construction Defect Litigation, Personal Injury Defense, Employment Discrimination, Defamation, and Wrongful Termination Defense, Motor Vehicle Litigation, Business and Real Estate Litigation, and Insurance Law and Coverage.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Labor and Employment Litigation, Personal Injury, Torts and Business Litigation, Construction Defect Litigation, Insurance Defense, Public Entity Defense, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage.

Representative Clients:

Air Design, Inc.
Barry Paulsen Boat Center
Beutler Corporation
Century Surety Company
CNA Insurance
Coors Brewing Co.
County of El Dorado
County of Tuolumne
Crown Polymers, Inc.
DHI Mortgage, Inc.
D. R. Horton, Inc.
Discover Re Insurance Company
Elliott Homes, Inc.
Empire & Associates, Inc.
F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert
Financial Pacific Insurance Company
Frito-Lay Company
George Hills Company
Hertz-Penske Truck Leasing
John Mourier Construction, Inc., dba JMC Homes
Keenan & Associates
Kemper Insurance Group
Lloyds of London
Miller Brewing Company
Mourier Land Investment, Inc.
Northern California ReLiEF
Regal Marine
Richmond American Homes of California
Ryder Trucking
Schools Insurance Authority
Sea Ray Boats
Sears Roebuck & Company
Specialty Surfaces International, Inc.
S-Turf Corp.
Travelers
Utility Tree Service
Walgreen Company
Wausau Insurance Company
Winncrest Homes, Inc.
Zurich North America.

Address

P.O. Box 269127
Sacramento, CA 95826-9127, (Sacramento Co.)

Phone

Phone: 916-565-1800
Fax: 916-565-2374

Website

http://www.anwylaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

James T. Anwyl (Managing Partner) born Hawthorne, California, January 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., 1968); McGeorge College of the Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1977). Member, Traynor Society. Member, Panel of Arbitrators: American Arbitration Association; Sacramento County Superior Court. Judge Pro-Tem, Sacramento County Superior Court. Past President, McGeorge School of Law Alumni Association, 1992. Member: State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Defense Research Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1973]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Discrimination Litigation; Insurance Defense; Public Entity Defense.

Lindy H. Scoffield (Member) born Heber City, Utah, October 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1984); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1987). Voluntary Legal Services of Northern California. Judge Pro Tem: Sacramento County, Superior Court; El Dorado County Superior Court. Member: Sacramento County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Complex Litigation Committee); Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Defect Litigation; Real Estate Transaction Litigation; Insurance Defense.

Leigh A. Stepp (Member) born Altus, Oklahoma, August 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., 1983); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1988). Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute. Judge Pro Tem, El Dorado County. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Civil Litigation; Construction Defect; Public Entity Defense; Automobile Liability; Marina Liability; Marine Liability.

ASSOCIATES

Lynn A. Garcia (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey, December 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California. Education: San Jose State University; McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Agency. Certified Civil Advocate and Arbitrator and Family Law Mediator. ABOTA Student Advocate, 1987. Formerly with the Nevada County Office of the District Attorney. Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento Superior Court. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense; Public Entity Litigation.

John P. McCarthy (Associate) born Sacramento, California, July 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.S., in finance, 1968); Lincoln University (J.D., 1976). Guest Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento, 1981-1987. Seminar Lecturers: "The New Discovery Act," CCTLA, 1988. Arbitrator, Sacramento Superior Court Arbitration Panel, 1987—. Pro Tem Settlement Conference Judge, Sacramento Superior Court, 1987—. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1989; Secretary, 1986; Treasurer, 1987-1989). [With United States Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Tort Litigation; Subrogation Law; Insurance Defense.Email: John P. McCarthy

Gloria Godinez (Associate) born Redwood City, California, April 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (B.A., 2000); University of California Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Sacramento County, Hispanic National (HNBA) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Schwartz/Levi American Inn of Court; La Raza Lawyers of Sacramento. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; Public Entity Defense.

Pamela Lewis (Associate) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1977); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Sacramento County Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Section); State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Bruner v. Gelderman (1991) 229 Cal. App.3d 662; Bras v. California Public Utilities Commission 59 3d 869 (9th Cir. 1995); cert. denied; Calif. Pub. Utilities Com'n v. Bras 516 U.S. 1084 (1996); Wander v. Kaus (9th Cir. 2002) 304 F.3d 856; Thompson v. Impaxx, Inc. (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 1425. Languages: Dutch. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Insurance Defense; Business Law.

Patrick Holstine (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2007). Member, Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, Outstanding Student Achievement Award, Evening Division Class of 2007. SacLEGAL Representative to SCBA Board of Directors, 2008-2009. Member: Sacramento County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; SacLEGAL (Board of Directors and Co-Chair, 2009).

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Samina Asgur born Sacramento, California, June 8, 1976; Education: California State University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 1999); University of California (Paralegal Certificate, 2000); University of Northern California (J.D., 2007). Languages: Punjabi and Urdu.

Susanna Torres born Fresno, California, 1972; Education: Heald Business College (Certificate, Legal Assistant, 1991); MTI College (A.A., Paralegal, 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.