PROFESSIONALS
* Not a member of the State Bar of California ** Of Counsel
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Employment Law Environmental Law Family Law Litigation Municipal & Special District Law Natural Resources & Land Use Law Personal Injury Business & Civil LitigationEDUCATION
J.D., San Joaquin College of LawB.A., University of California, Los Angeles
RISSA A. STUART is a partner with KSC, concentrating in general civil litigation, with an emphasis in matters involving business transactions, automobile accidents, agriculture, environmental issues, municipal law, land use, employment disputes, contract disputes and family law. She has extensive experience in state and federal court litigation, as well as appellate court experience. She is a strong client advocate with solid experience representing plaintiffs or defendants in the litigation or appellate arena. Rissa is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of California, the United States District Court, including the Eastern, Central, and Northern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Rissa received a Bachelor of Arts degree, in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor Degree with High Honors from San Joaquin College of Law in 1993. She was admitted to the California Bar in 1993. While attending law school, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the San Joaquin College of Law, Agricultural Law Review. Rissa was also an extern to the Honorable William Stone, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, from 1993-1994.
Rissa is a member of the California State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Kings County Bar Association, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. She serves on the Board of Governors of the San Joaquin Valley Association of Business Trial Lawyers. She is also quite active in the local community. Rissa is an active member of the Hanford Sunset Rotary, where the focus is on education and youth projects. She was the Outstanding President in the District and Hanford Sunset Rotary was the Outstanding Club in the District, for the 2006-2007 year. Rissa was an advisor for the local YMCA Youth and Government Program, serving local high school students from 2000 - 2007, she served on the YMCA Board from 2000 - 2006, and was named Volunteer of the Year for the YMCA of Kings County in 2002.
CONTACT:
Hanford Office
Telephone: (559) 584-3337 • Fax: (559) 584-3348
rstuart@kschanford.com