Regina A. Petty

Law School
Stanford Law School

Major Cases
*Successfully argued Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines Partnership (2008) 42 Cal.4th 1158 before the California Supreme Court, a case noted on Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin's top 10 list of most significant cases and trends for the Fair Employment and Housing Act's 50th anniversary;
*Morson v. Superior Court, 90 Cal.App.4th 775 (2001);
*Clark v. Baxter Healthcare, 83 Cal.App.4th 1048 (2000);
*Artiglio v. Superior Court, 22 Cal.App.4th 1388 (1994).
*Bradford v. Lux Bus, San Francisco County (2015)
*Caldwell v. Eastern Municipal Water District, Riverside County (2014)
*Critical Care Diagnostics v. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Inc. U.S.D.C. SDCal (2014)
*Flashberg v. South Coast Air Quality Management District, Los Angeles County (2013)
*Peddycord v. Digital Networks, Orange County (2010)

Professional Background
Regina Petty is a partner in the San Diego and Los Angeles offices. She practices in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels and before state and federal agencies. She is experienced in multi-district, class action and collective litigation. Petty advises employers and public agencies on federal and state labor and employment laws and conducts workplace investigations. She handles litigation and administrative proceedings for private and public employers.

Professional Affiliations
Past president of San Diego County Bar Association. Past board member Minority Corporate Counsel Association and California Minority Counsel Program. Frequent speaker for, and member of, the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the International Association of Defense Counsel and the litigation and labor and employment law sections of the State Bar of California and of the American Bar Association. Past faculty member for the American Bar Association TIPS Trial Academy and for the IADC Trial Academy. Member of the National Bar Association, the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association and the Lawyers Club of San Diego. Master in the Louis Welsh American Inn of Court.

Personal Affiliations
Past member and secretary of the board of directors of Sharp Healthcare. Member of the Redcoat Committee of the San Diego Bowl Game Association (Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowl). Past chair of the city of San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium Advisory Board and previously served on the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce's board of directors and executive committee. Chaired the chamber's 1998 Insights World Conference. Member of Delta Sigma Theta.