Mastagni Holstedt, A Professional Corporation

Alexandra Holland earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law in 2025 and holds a B.S. in Economics from Michigan State University. During law school she worked at the New Jersey Attorney General's Office in the Insurance and Healthcare Fraud Department and at the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office in the White-Collar Crime Division, and she worked for Mastagni Holstedt gaining experience in labor and employment representation. She has joined Mastagni Holstedt's Labor Department in Sacramento, where she represents clients in administrative and disciplinary investigations and hearings and serves as corporate counsel for association clients.

Alicia R. Chaudry is an associate at Mastagni Holstedt in Sacramento, California. She earned a B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno and a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2023. Her practice focuses on civil litigation. She speaks Hindi.

Brian A. Dixon is a senior associate attorney in the Workers' Compensation department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his juris doctorate from Lincoln Law School. His practice focuses on workers' compensation and industrial injury matters, representing public safety employees and injured workers across California.

Byron G. Danell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communication and Political Science from San Diego State University and a law degree from the University of San Diego. He is an associate at Mastagni Holstedt in the Labor and Employment Department, where he represents public sector employees in criminal defense related matters, including administrative hearings, disciplinary actions, internal affairs investigations, critical incidents, and labor arbitration hearings. His work involves the Peace Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights Act, the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, and related California Labor and Penal Codes. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced law for over eighteen years in Southern California.

Cindy Lloyd is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department of Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where she represents first responders and public safety employees in administrative and disciplinary investigations, hearings, critical incident investigations, and criminal proceedings. She earned her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and previously worked for the Sacramento County District Attorney, the California Department of Public Health, and the Placer County Superior Court as a research attorney. At the Department of Public Health, she conducted hearings concerning violations at hospitals and clinical laboratories. She earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from California State University, Sacramento, and previously worked as a clinical laboratory scientist analyzing and interpreting test results.

Craig E. Johnsen is a supervising partner in the Workers' Compensation Department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where he has worked since 1994. He handles litigation in state and federal courts throughout California and represents correctional officers and public safety employees in workers' compensation hearings, trials, and appeals. He holds a law degree from the University of California, Davis, a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York College at Cortland, and a Master's degree in English from the University of the Pacific. He previously worked as a group supervisor and youth counselor for the California Department of Corrections and has served as an instructor at San Joaquin Delta College.

David E. Mastagni is a partner in the Labor Department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, in Sacramento, California. He earned a B.A., cum laude, from the University of California, Davis in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1999. His practice focuses on labor and employment law representing public employee unions and their members, including law enforcement, firefighters, and public attorneys, in matters such as administrative hearings, pension litigation, writs of mandamus, class and collective actions, and appeals. He is a panel attorney for the PORAC Legal Defense Fund and frequently lectures on collective bargaining, the FLSA, and public employee discipline.

David P. Mastagni is the founder and managing partner of Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where his practice focuses on civil litigation and labor law. He has tried over 300 proceedings to verdict, including more than 100 jury trials in state and federal courts, and has participated in over 450 state and federal appellate cases, including matters before the U.S. Supreme Court. He advises public and private labor unions on contract disputes, grievances, and binding arbitration, and has testified at the state Capitol on labor, peace officer, and consumer litigation matters. He earned his law degree from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, and he serves on the school's Dean's Council.

Douglas T. Green is an associate at Mastagni Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California, working in the firm's Workers' Compensation department. He has represented public entities in labor and employment matters including grievances, collective bargaining, and employee discipline, as well as prevailing wage and public construction projects. His work has involved construction disputes, performance bond litigation, public bidding, and prevailing wage requirements. He attended McGeorge School of Law and received his Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University.

Easton Michael Broome is an attorney at Mastagni Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California. Broome's listed education includes the University of California, Berkeley and the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

Elizabeth Renee Jacobo is an attorney at Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. in Sacramento, California. She earned a Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law in 2006 and a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Los Angeles in 2002. She also attended the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. She speaks Spanish.

Grant Winter is the Managing Attorney of the Civil Litigation Department at Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. in Sacramento, California. He earned a BA from the University of California, Davis and a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law. His practice focuses on personal injury, civil rights, employment, labor, and appellate matters, and mainly involves defending individual law enforcement officers in civil rights lawsuits. He is a PORAC Legal Defense Fund panel attorney and provides training on defending claims under 42 U.S. Code section 1983.

Howard A. Liberman earned a B.A. from Bloomsburg University and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law. He began his legal career in 1992 with the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, serving during five years of active duty as a defense attorney, prosecutor, and Assistant Staff Judge Advocate. He later served in the Navy Reserve in roles including appellate defense counsel and executive officer, retiring as a Commander in 2014. In civilian practice he is a Senior Associate at Mastagni Holstedt and Managing Attorney of the firm's Los Angeles office, handling public sector labor law, public safety disciplinary defense, collective bargaining, and appeals defending police officers and firefighters.

Jason Hauer is an attorney practicing in Sacramento, California, with the firm Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. He attended the University of San Diego and earned his law degree from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.

John R. Holstedt is the managing partner responsible for the Workers' Compensation department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where he focuses on workers' compensation litigation and handles both trial and appellate work. His practice also includes personal injury and labor and employment law. He has participated in oral arguments before the Third District Court of Appeal. Before his legal career, he served as a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1974, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.

Jonathan D. Char is an associate attorney in the Workers' Compensation department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California. He earned a B.S. in Accountancy from California State University Sacramento in 2007 and a J.D. from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento in 2015, and he is a Certified Public Accountant. His practice focuses on workers' compensation matters, including work-related injuries for laborers and state and local public safety personnel. He has produced educational videos on workers' compensation topics that are available on the firm's website.

Joseph A. Hoffmann is a Senior Associate in the Labor and Employment Department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where he represents public sector employees in administrative and disciplinary investigations, hearings, and critical incident inquiries. He also handles criminal defense matters. He previously served as a deputy district attorney, trying cases involving murder, sex crimes, domestic violence, and narcotics. He holds a B.A. from Creighton University and a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law.

Joshua A. Olander is a senior associate attorney in the Labor and Employment Department at Mastagni Holstedt, where he represents public sector employees in administrative and disciplinary investigations, hearings, critical incident investigations, and criminal defense. Before joining the firm, he worked as a criminal defense attorney at the Law Offices of James E. Blatt in Los Angeles, handling misdemeanor and felony cases including DUI, battery, robbery, firearm possession, drug offenses, sexual assault, and murder. He graduated with honors from California Western School of Law, where he concentrated in Criminal Prosecution and Defense Practice and interned at the San Diego Office of the Public Defender. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis.

Kathleen N. Mastagni Storm is a partner at Mastagni Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilization from the University of California, Davis and a Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her practice focuses on labor and employment law, including union organizing, unfair labor practice litigation, and collective bargaining, and she represents public and private unions before the Public Employment Relations Board and the National Labor Relations Board. She handles trial and appellate matters such as disciplinary cases, officer-involved shootings, and discrimination cases in California and federal courts, and serves as an adjunct lecturer at California State University, Sacramento.

Kenneth Bacon is a senior associate at Mastagni Holstedt, A Professional Corporation, working in the firm's Sacramento civil litigation department. He focuses primarily on legal malpractice law and also handles matters involving insurance coverage and litigation, construction defects, and professional liability and ethics. He earned a Bachelor of Science in criminology from San Jose State University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. He has served as chair of the State Bar of California's Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee and chairs the Sacramento County Bar Association's Fee Arbitration Committee and Ethics Committee.

Melissa M. Thom is a senior associate attorney with the Civil Litigation and Labor Departments of Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. Her practice includes civil litigation matters such as employment disputes involving harassment and discrimination, wage and hour claims, and personal injury. She also represents public sector employees in administrative investigations, disciplinary matters, grievances, and critical incidents on behalf of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund and other state and local labor associations. She earned a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton and a J.D. from Western State University, College of Law.

Michael Reed is an associate at Mastagni Holstedt in the Labor and Criminal Department. He represents first responders and public employees in administrative investigations, including disciplinary matters, critical incidents, grievances, and criminal allegations, and can represent a client in both the administrative and criminal arenas when both arise from the same incident. He has ten years of experience as a criminal defense trial attorney and previously worked as a traffic attorney and as a criminal defense attorney handling DMV administrative matters, DUIs, domestic violence, and sex crimes. He earned his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he interned with the San Diego Public Defenders Office and the San Diego Federal Defenders Office, served on the Moot Court Team, and graduated cum laude.

Phillip Mastagni is a partner in the civil litigation department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where he handles trial and appellate litigation in California state and federal courts. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005, with a focus on international and EU law, and he completed the National Trial Advocacy College at the University of Virginia. His practice covers complex civil matters including product liability, catastrophic injury, and employment litigation, and he serves as a PORAC Legal Defense Fund panel attorney. He has handled cases nationally and internationally, represented victims of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash, and speaks German.

Sean D. Currin is a Senior Associate in the Labor and Employment Department at Mastagni, Holstedt, APC in Sacramento, California, where he represents public sector employees. His practice covers administrative investigations, labor arbitration hearings, and civil litigation, and he serves as general counsel to public safety unions. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2007. Before law school he gained experience at a District Attorney's Office and later worked with a civil litigation firm in Oakland handling complex matters.

Sean D. Howell is a Senior Associate in the Labor department at Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. in Sacramento, California, where he represents public sector employees. He handles administrative investigations, hearings, and civil litigation, including mandamus actions under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act, and represents peace officers during critical incident investigations. He provides general counsel and manages contract negotiations for police labor associations. He earned his J.D. from Lincoln Law School, and previously worked at the Placer County Facilitator's Office assisting unrepresented litigants with family law and civil matters.

Spencer M. Shure is an associate in the Sacramento office of Mastagni Holstedt, APC and a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Department. He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2020, where he served as Editor-in-Chief for the UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational and Comparative Law and was a Research Fellow for Professors Henry Weinstein and Eunice Park. He participated in the UC Irvine Environmental Law Clinic, drafting an amicus brief for a federal appellate case and submitting two comment letters to the Bureau of Land Management on behalf of a client. Prior to law school, he earned his B.S. in Managerial Economics from UC Davis in 2016 with a minor in Professional Writing.

Steven Welty is a senior associate at Mastagni Holstedt whose practice concentrates on labor and employment law, with a focus on fitness for duty and disability retirement litigation. He serves as lead counsel for several California law enforcement associations, including the Sacramento County and Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs' Associations, and represents peace officers in discipline matters, administrative investigations, and appeals. He has tried cases in California superior courts, several California District Courts of Appeal, and federal courts including the Ninth Circuit, and has litigated before the California State Personnel Board and the California Office of Administrative Hearings. He earned a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1997.

Stuart Woo is a senior associate attorney in the Workers' Compensation department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, where he represents clients from northern California and the Bay Area in hearings and trials before Workers' Compensation Appeals Boards. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 and a J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco in 1984. His prior experience includes eight years as a deputy trial counsel in the State Bar of California's Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, where he prosecuted attorney ethics and discipline cases before the State Bar Court. He also oversees the firm's continuing legal education courses and serves on the Sacramento County Bar Association's Diversity Hiring and Retention Committee.

Timothy A. Davis is an Associate Attorney in the Labor and Employment Department of Mastagni Holstedt in Sacramento, California. He represents public safety employees in administrative and disciplinary investigations, hearings, critical incident investigations, and criminal defense. Before practicing law, he attended the Sacramento Police Academy in 1998 and spent over 25 years as a Sacramento Police Officer, serving as a Patrol Officer, Traffic Officer, and DUI Enforcement Officer. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in History and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2016.

Zachary Haddad is an Associate Attorney in the Workers' Compensation Department at Mastagni Holstedt, APC, in Sacramento, California, where he represents injured workers in California's workers' compensation system. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and a bachelor's degree in political science from California Lutheran University. Before joining Mastagni Holstedt, he worked as a law clerk at Calone & Harrel Law Group in Stockton, California, where he focused on probate litigation, motion practice, and discovery in civil matters. He is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association.