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| Panda Kroll, Senior Attorney |
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Contact Ms. Kroll
DK Law Group
300 Esplanade Dr.,
Suite
#1180
Oxnard, CA 93036
tel: (805) 988-4848
fax: (805) 988-4948
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Ms. Kroll litigates a wide range of civil matters and appeals, including business disputes involving contracts, employment, real and intellectual property, as well as probate and trust matters.
Ms. Kroll is a lecturer in the Martin V. Smith School of Business at CSUCI where she teaches Business Law and an interdisciplinary course entitled "The Museum: Culture, Business & Education." Ms. Kroll sits on the board of the Ventura County Chapter of the American Inns of Court and the editorial board of the Ventura County Bar Association magazine, Citations. She is a member of the Ventura County Intellectual Property section and the Mexican American Bar Association. Prior to receiving her law degree, Ms. Kroll worked for 10 years as a manager and marketing professional in Silicon Valley.
Ms. Kroll is married to Professor Kevin Volkan, who is one of the twelve founding faculty of CSUCI. They have one son.
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In 2011, Ms. Kroll obtained summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff employee in an indemnity action against his former employer (Labor Code section 2802). The award was just under $500,000.
In 2010, she presented on "Culture Wars at School and Work: Freedom of Expression v. Freedom from Harassment," at the Center for Community Engagement at CSUCI/Camarillo Council on Aging.
Ms. Kroll's article, "Teaching through a Study of the Borat Litigation" was published in the 2010 edition of the international peer-reviewed Journal of the World Universities Forum. Ms. Kroll also presented on contract, civil rights, and constitutional issues arising from the 2007 academy-award nominated film, "Borat" at the World Universities Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| 2007 - Present |
DK Law Group
Oxnard, CA
Associate |
Litigate state and federal civil cases and appeals (construction defect, contract disputes, employment, IP, PI). |
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| 2006 - 2007 |
Nordman, Cormany, Hair &
Compton, LLP
Oxnard, CA
Associate |
Litigated state and federal civil cases (contract disputes, employment, real property, probate, IP). |
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| 2004 - 2006 |
Norman, Dowler, Sawyer, Israel, Walker & Barton
Ventura, CA
Associate |
Litigated state civil cases and appeals (contract disputes, employment, real property, probate, family law, IP). |
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| 2003 - Present |
California State University, Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
Instructor |
Taught courses in business law and critical thinking |
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| 2001 - 2003 |
Law Practice
Camarillo, CA
Contract Attorney |
Represented pro bono clients in civil rights matters, Prepared pleadings for attorneys at Benton Orr law firm. |
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| 2000 - 2001 |
Massachusetts Appeals Court Boston, MA
Judicial Clerk |
Prepared bench memoranda and draft decisions for the Honorable Justice Mel Greenberg. |
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| 1997 |
Hewlett Packard
Cupertino, CA
Research Analyst |
Analyzed Internet usage statistics for interactive marketing division. |
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| 1992 - 1996 |
Kinko's
Santa Cruz, CA
Operations Manager |
Managed 40+ employees at full-service branch. |
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| EDUCATION & TRAINING |
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| 2001 |
Biomedical Ethics
Harvard Extension
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| 2000 |
Juris Doctor
Boston University School of Law
Boston, MA |
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| 1987 |
Masters of Fine Art
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL |
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| 1986 |
Certificate in Quality Management
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension
Santa Cruz, CA |
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| 1982 |
Bachelors of Art
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA |
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| AFFILIATIONS & INTERESTS |
- Ventura County Bar Association
- Languages: French, Italian, Spanish
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