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Contact Information 555 Capitol Mall 9th Floor Sacramento CA 95814 916.325.4501
Practice Focus Litigation Appeals Conservation Easements
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Ann Taylor Schwing | Of Counsel Professional ExperienceAnn practices in McDonough Holland & Allen’s litigation section where her practice is limited to appeals, motions and research. She divides her time among work for the firm, writing legal treatises, involvement in The Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court and serving on several nonprofit boards and the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. She joined the firm in 1986 after serving as partner in two other firms and law clerk for Chief United States District Judge Thomas J. MacBride, Eastern District of California from 1977-1980. PublicationsAuthor, “California Affirmative Defenses,” (2008 West Expert Series 4,500+ pages) (1995/96 Bancroft Whitney) (5 volumes) (1st ed. 1988/89/90, 4 volumes). Author, “Open Meeting Laws,” (2d ed. 2000) (national treatise analyzing law and cases of 50 states requiring open meetings by public bodies, sponsored by the International Municipal Lawyers Association) (also 1st ed. 1994, sponsored by the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers). Co-Author of Second Edition, “The Regulation of Money Managers: Mutual Funds and Advisers,” written by Tamar Frankel (1st ed. 1978-80) (4 volume treatise on federal regulation of investment companies, mutual funds, investment advisers) (Aspen, 2007, annually updated). Editor of Tamar Frankel’s “Securitization,” (2d ed. 2005). Contributing Editor, Black’s Law Dictionary (7th & 8th eds., Bryan Garner, ed., 1999, 2004). Author, “California Discovery Practice Chap. 4,” (CEB 1st ed. 1987, 2d ed. 1998). Author, “Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Statutes and Related Legislation: A Comparative Analysis,” 27 Fed. Ins. Counsel Q. 96 (1976). Co-Author, “Local Practice Commentary for Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.” Author, “Qualification Requirements Applicable to Alien Stock Insurers, to Surplus Line Insurers, and to Reinsurers,” 1976 Ins. L.J. 649. Author, “The Federal Power Commission’s Noncompliance with the National Environmental Policy Act; Statutory Impossibility and Delegation,” 55 B.U.L.Rev., 575 (1975). Author, “Statutory Circuit Court Review and the National Environmental Policy Act: The Proper Forum,” 55 B.U.L.Rev. 530 (1975). Author, “Eisen v. Carlisle and Jacquelin—Fluid Recovery, Mini-Hearings, and Notice in Class Actions,” 54 B.U.L.Rev. 111 (1974). Memberships/AffiliationsFellow, American Bar Foundation Member, American Bar Association Member, Federal Bar Association Member, Sacramento County Bar Association Master of the Bench, The Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court (1988-present ), Executive Committee (1989-present ) Ninth Circuit Advisory Board (2000-2003) Ninth Circuit Task Force on Self-Represented Litigants Member and Reporter, Judicial Advisory Committee for the Eastern District of California (1997-present) Subcommittee on Local Rules (1993-present) Reporter, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group for the Eastern District of California (1996-1997) Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group (Biden Committee) for the Eastern District of California (1994-1996); Chair, Subcommittee on Local Rules (1993-present) Panel Member, Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program for the Eastern District of California (1994-present) Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1985-87); Chair, Eastern District Lawyer Delegates (1986-1987) State Bar of California, Standing Committee on Rules and Procedure of Courts (1985-87); Chair (1986-1987) Commissioner and Secretary, Land Trust Accreditation Commission (2006-12) Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court Foundation, Washington, DC (2004-09) Board of Trustees, The Land Trust of Napa County (1995-2001, 2002-2008); Vice President, President Elect (1997); President (1998-2001); Chair, Protection (Enforcement) Committee (2002-2008); Member, Project Committee (1995 - present); Member, Archer Taylor Preserve Committee (1989 - present) Member, Board of Trustees of the Sacramento Law Foundation (1995-2004) Honors/AwardsAmerican Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit (2004) Federal Bar Association, Sacramento Chapter, Award for “Outstanding and Tireless Service to the Federal Bar and Judiciary” (2003) Melville M. Bigelow Scholarship Award for the graduate with the greatest promise as a scholar and a teacher of the law, Boston University School of Law (1975)
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MHALaw Search Admitted to PracticeState Bar of California, 1980 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1980) United States District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California (1980) EducationBoston University School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1975 Editorial Board, Boston University Law Review University of California, Berkeley B.A., cum laude, 1968 |
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