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Debra McHugh was born in Alberta, Canada and attended law school in Honolulu Hawaii. Active in the Lake Tahoe community, she focuses on personal attention to her clients legal needs. Debra is accessible and believes that it is important to understand the client’s situation and goals. She is licensed to practice law in California, Hawaii and the federal courts.. Before attending law school Debra was a schoolteacher in Calgary, Alberta. She now volunteers her time as President of Sober Grad Night, as Secretary for Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation, and volunteers as a mentor to high school seniors applying to college.

Redmond Walton is a North County San Diego native who currently lives in Oceanside.. Prior to law school, Redmond earned his Bachelor of Science in Earth Science from UC Santa Cruz, where he was an active member of the surf team. He then pursued his Juris Doctor at California Western School of Law on scholarship, where he achieved Dean’s List honors and served as an Editor for the California Western Law Review. His article, “Not Bluffing: Resolving Doctrinal Ambiguities in California’s Natural Condition Immunity as Climate Change Heightens Risks of Injuries on Public Lands,” was published in the California Western Law Review (Vol. 58: Iss. 2, Article 7).. During law school, Redmond gained valuable experience as a Judicial Extern for Chief Federal Judge Dana Sabraw of the Southern District of California. He was also selected as a Teaching Fellow for Torts at Cal Western, providing academic guidance to his law student peers. He graduated cum laude in 2023.. Outside of his legal career, Redmond is an avid surfer. During high school and college, Redmond worked summers as an ocean lifeguard, guarding various beaches from Torrey Pines to Carlsbad.

Melissa Morgan is a personal injury attorney for Curtis Legal Group. She focuses her practice on representing injury victims and their families in a variety of cases involving the negligence of another person or a business. She handles claims involving motor vehicle accidents – such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, auto pedestrian accidents, trucking accidents, bicycle accidents and more – as well as workplace accidents, dog bites, and premises liability.. Melissa graduated from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies and Minor in Criminal Justice, with distinction in 2017. She earned her law degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2020, where she was Vice-President of Phi Alpha Delta. While in law school, she interned with California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and was a law clerk for Legal Services of Northern California. Melissa was born and raised in Sacramento and is honored to support her hometown and local community by representing those in need of legal services.

Doris Youmara joined Curtis Legal Group as a personal injury attorney in April 2021. She has worked in the legal industry for over 10 years, a large part of that spent working on files in active litigation. In addition to her current work, she has also handled other criminal and civil litigation matters.. Doris is admitted to practice in all state courts in California, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition to these admissions, she previously obtained an ABA Paralegal Certification from California State University, Los Angeles.. Doris graduated from Whittier College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Subsequently, she earned her law degree from Arizona Summit Law School. During law school, she won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Trial Practice and founded the Veterans Law Students Association. She was also awarded a merit scholarship and made the Dean’s List.. She is a member of the Assyrian American Bar Association, Stanislaus County Wray Ladine American Inn of Court, Stanislaus County Bar Association, a former member of the Stanislaus County District Attorneys Association, and has served as an Attorney Judge for Stanislaus County Mock Trial Competitions. Outside of work, Doris has given her time to feeding the hungry with St. Matthias Church and to Ramina’s Memorial Corporation.

Glenn M. Kenna is a skilled trial lawyer for Curtis Legal Group’s Sacramento office. He focuses his practice on representing personal injury victims and their families and has been practicing law since 2015. He is licensed to practice law in California and was previously licensed in Illinois. Prior to his work at Curtis Legal Group, Glenn represented and defended insurance companies. He understands the challenges that come with personal injury cases and uses his experience when battling insurance companies for his clients.. Glenn graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2010. He earned his law degree from Loyola University, Chicago School of Law in 2015, magna cum laude, where he received the CALI Awards in Insurance Law, Community Law Center I, and Community Law Center II. While at Loyola University, he was the Senior Editor for the Consumer Law Review Journal and was admitted to the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society, an honor given to only 4% of each graduating class based on academic merit, demonstrated record of service, and loyalty to the Jesuit ideals of education.. Working at Loyola Community Law Clinic, he represented low-income families in family court, helping parents obtain guardianship of their disabled adult children. Additionally, he acted as Guardian Ad Litem in guardianship petitions for minors. Glenn was born and raised in Pasadena, California and is a member of the State Bar of California, Illinois State Bar, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. Outside of practicing law, Glenn is an avid fisherman who enjoys gardening, kayaking, and traveling with his wife Emily and dog Buddy.

David Rancaño is the founding attorney at Rancaño & Rancaño, APLC. An accomplished workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyer, he brings 30+ years of experience to his practice. At the firm, Attorney Rancaño handles complex workers’ compensation cases, including those involving denied claims and appeals. He has an impressive track record of success and is incredibly passionate about helping ordinary workers and everyday individuals recover the fair and rightful compensation they are owed.Attorney Rancaño earned his bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 1976 before going on to obtain his law degree from U.C. Hastings in 1983. He is admitted to practice in the state of California and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of California. Attorney Rancaño is a member of the State Bar of California, the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association of Justice.

Paul R. Scheele is a skilled trial attorney at Curtis Legal Group who focuses his practice on personal injury litigation. Paul has worked in the legal industry since 2005, fighting for the rights of injury victims against insurance companies. He handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, civil assault, products liability, and dog bites. At the beginning of his legal career, Paul defended insurance companies in personal injury cases. He uses this experience to help his clients successfully navigate the legal process against the same insurance companies.. Paul graduated from the University of California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1999, with honors. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of law in 2004, cum laude. While in law school, he worked for the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office and was a legal intern for the Legal Aid Society of Miami-Dade, providing legal services to low-income residents throughout Miami-Dade County.. Paul was one of only a small number of attorneys selected to the Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters for his professional achievement in Personal Injury Law from 2013 to 2015. He is a member of several legal associations, including: the State Bar of California, Stanislaus County Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Consumer Attorneys of California.. Paul is a native of the Central Valley area and went to high school in Modesto. He annually volunteers for the Salvation Army and the Stanislaus County Mock Trial Competition. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, coaching youth sports, and spending time with his wife Kirsten and their three kids.