Elizabeth B. Stallard is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Sacramento office and a member of the Labor and Employment practice group. Ms. Stallard helps clients navigate complex employment and workplace compliance issues with a common sense and pragmatic approach.
Ms. Stallard also represents a wide range of private and public entities in access compliance matters, including in litigation and before state and federal agencies. She currently serves as lead counsel in a federal ADA Title III class action, and has served as lead trial counsel and lead appellate counsel in various matters involving ADA Title III claims.
Ms. Stallard has experience in all aspects of state and federal civil litigation at both the trial and appellate level, and has represented clients involved in investigations by the Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Civil Rights Department (formerly DFEH), Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Cal/OSHA- Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Nevada Equal Rights Commission and other agencies, as well as represented clients in related state and federal litigation and administrative proceedings. Ms. Stallard has a long and demonstrated record of successful and effective advocacy in front of state and federal courts in both California and Nevada, including serving as lead trial counsel in both states and as lead appellate counsel for matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Stallard also provides advice and counseling to clients dealing with workforce management, disability access, and worker safety issues.
Awards and Honors
- Sacramento Business Journal, 40 Under 40, 2014
- Sacramento Magazine, Top Lawyer, Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits, 2015-2023
Professional Involvement
- Federal Bar Association
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
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Elizabeth Stallard Quoted in Sacramento Business Journal
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What businesses need to know about a proposal to reform PAGA, one of employers’ most-hated California laws Jun 24, 2024 By Emily Hamann Reforms to a […]
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Buchalter Continues Growth Trajectory with Expansion of Sacramento Office
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19 March, 2024. Buchalter is pleased to announce the significant expansion of its Sacramento office. In a strategic move highlighting the firm’s vision for continued […]
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Presentation
Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Continuing Education of the Bar
February 18th, 2024
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Sacramento Business Journal Inside Track Series
September 1st, 2022
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Floodplain Management Association’s Annual Conference
September 9th, 2020
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Webinar
Webinar: COVID-19 Impacts on Workers’ Compensation
June 11th, 2020
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Publication
ADA Update: Can That Animal Come in Here?
March 18th, 2019
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the California Society for Healthcare Risk Management’s 38th Annual Conference
March 7th, 2019
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the ACWA 2018 Fall Conference & Exhibition
November 27th, 2018
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the California Society for Healthcare Risk Management 37th Annual Conference
March 8th, 2018
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at CalPERS Employment Law Presentation
July 10th, 2017
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Metro Chamber 2016 Seminar Series
August 31st, 2016
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Metro Chamber 2016 Seminar Series
May 25th, 2016
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the California Grocers Association
March 15th, 2016
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Sacramento County Bar Association Business Law Section.
March 9th, 2016
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Urgency Legislation Helps Curb Frivolous PAGA Lawsuits
November 11th, 2015
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Northern California County Counsels’ Association Conference
July 23rd, 2015
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Elizabeth Stallard, Presenter at the Fire Districts Association of California Annual Conference
April 9th, 2015
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Parallel Proceedings: Double Legal Trouble When Civil Litigation Turns Criminal
September 5th, 2009
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Ms. Stallard earned her J.D. from New York University School of Law. She earned her B.A. in Rhetoric & Media Studies and American Politics from Willamette University.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Board of Trustees, Sacramento Zoological Society (Sacramento Zoo)
- President, 2018-present
- Leadership California, Class of 2016
- Leadership Sacramento, Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Class of 2009