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Dominique A. Pollara

Managing Partner Sacramento, CA Telephone: 916-567-0400 FAX: 916-568-0400 E-mail: dap@szs.com View PDF Version

Dominique was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and she was raised in Upstate New York.  She has practiced law since 1984 and she is a member of ABOTA; she has tried more than 30 cases to verdict in California, Nevada and New York.  Dominique’s practice focuses on medical malpractice defense and medical professional advocacy.  When she is not working on improving her surfing, you can find her practicing yoga, skiing at Squaw Valley, cycling in the foothills around Sacramento, fly fishing, playing with her dogs or donating her time to Homeward Bound (a golden retriever rescue organization). 

Professional History

• 1994 to Present - Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle, LLP, Sacramento, CA
  Managing Partner
• 1989 to 1994 - Thuillez, Ford, Gold & Conolly, Albany, NY
  Partner
• 1988 to 1989 - McGlynn, McLong & McDowell, San Francisco, CA
  Law Clerk
• 1986 to 1988 - Gold & Symansky, Albany, NY
  Associate
• 1984 to 1986 - Buchyn, O’Hare & Werner, Schenectady, NY
  Associate

Education

• J.D. Cum Laude, Vermont School of Law, 1984
• B.S. Cum Laude (Animal Science), University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1981

admissions

• New York, 1985
• Massachusetts (retired), 1985
• California, 1989     
• Nevada, 1995
• Colorado, 1996
• United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (retired), 1990
• United States Court of Appeals, New York, 1993
• United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 1995
• United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1995
• United States District Court, District of Nevada, 1995

Honors and memberships

• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Martindale-Hubbell rating: AV
• The Best Lawyers in America: 2010
• Northern California Super Lawyers: 2008 and 2009
• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Nevada
• State Bar of New York
• Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
• American Bar Association
• Sacramento County Bar Association

Publications

• Reducing Morbidity & Mortality Associated With Maternal Hemorrhage
  Optima Healthcare, Optimal Review, Summer 2009

• Preventing Birth Injuries
  Jacobs, M., Pollara, D.A., Schuering, Jr., L.H.
  Norcal Mutual Insurance Company Continuing Medical Education 2004

• Shoulder Dystocia: Preparation is Strong Medicine for this Obstetric Emergency
  Norcal Mutual Insurance Company, Special Edition May 2004
  Content Advisor: Dominique Pollara, Esq.

• Representation in New York: Weighing Counsel Effectiveness
  The Defender, July/August 1983

• Defense on Trial
  The Defender, September/October 1982

presentations

• Labor and Litigation: An 11 Out of 10 on a Pain Scale.  UC Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Sacramento, CA, December 1, 2010.

• Medical Legal Issues in Mental Health Care.  Sacramento County Mental Health. Sacramento, CA, November 10, 2010.

• The Electronic Medical Record in the Emergency Department. MedAmerica Mutual Risk Retention Group. Nevada City, CA November 3, 2010.

• An Ounce of Prevention: Improving Quality and Reducing Risk with an EMR.  Sutter Independent Physicians IMR User Group Conference. Sacramento, CA, October 28, 2010.

• Clinical Forum.  American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting.  San Diego, CA, October 17, 2010.

• Learning From Lawsuits: Strategies and Resources for Reducing Risk.  Placer- Nevada Medical Society. Roseville, CA, October 13, 2010.

• Learning From Lawsuits: Strategies and Resources for Reducing Risk.  Yuba Sutter Colusa Medical Society. Yuba City CA, October 12, 2010.

• Medical - Legal Aspects of Treating Suicidal Patients.  UC Davis Department of Psychiatry. September 1, 2010.

  View Dominque's full resume for all presentations

Personal Interests

• Horseback riding
• Cycling
• Skiing
• Surfing
• Dogs
• Fly fishing
• Travel
• Art