CCLS Welcomes Stephanie Hamilton Borchers as Director of Litigation and Advocacy | Central California Legal Services

CCLS Welcomes Stephanie Hamilton Borchers as Director of Litigation and Advocacy

Stephanie arrived at CCLS with a broad base of legal experience: many years in private practice, six years as a Senior Research attorney to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Presiding Justice James A. Ardaiz (Ret.), and more than three years as an Assistant United States Atorney for the Eastern District of California. Her depth and breadth of legal experience is a tremendous asset to CCLS and will greatly enhance CCLS’s ability to serve our clients and our community.

We are thrilled to announce that Stephanie Hamilton Borchers has joined us as Director of Litigation and Advocacy. Many of you likely know Stephanie, a long-time, well-known member of the Fresno legal community.

A civil litigator in Fresno since her graduation from U.C. Davis King Hall School of Law in 1997, Stephanie has been an active member of the legal community. She is a past-President of the Fresno County Young Lawyers’ Association and served as a Board Member of the Fresno County Bar Association.

Stephanie arrived at CCLS with a broad base of legal experience: many years in private practice, six years as a Senior Research attorney to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Presiding Justice James A. Ardaiz (Ret.), and more than three years as an Assistant United States Atorney for the Eastern District of California. Her depth and breadth of legal experience is a tremendous asset to CCLS and will greatly enhance CCLS’s ability to serve our clients and our community.

Stephanie says “I am extremely excited for the opportunity to bring my litgaton experience to CCLS. I have always admired the work CCLS does, and I look forward to further advancing CCLS’s mission through strategic litigation and local co-counsel opportunities. It is truly a privilege to be able to serve the community in this way.”

If you want to connect with Stephanie, she can be reached at sborchers@centralcallegal.org or at 559-570-1257.

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