Partner
Jennifer Gillon Duffy’s civil litigation practice encompasses employment law, family law, and general civil litigation matters.
Ms. Duffy advises business owners, human resource professionals, and employees throughout the world, with a primary focus in California. She assists clients in becoming and remaining compliant with the vast, interrelated and evolving labor laws governing businesses today. When the need arises, she assists employers in defending against employee claims of non-compliance in all areas of employment law. She also counsels employees in claims of unpaid compensation and wrongful termination.
Ms. Duffy is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. In her comprehensive family law practice, Ms. Duffy prepares pre-nuptial agreements; counsels spouses before filing for divorce or legal separation and unmarried parents before filing parentage actions; addresses issues of child custody and child support, and assesses spousal support (alimony), both during the divorce process and post-divorce; addresses property characterization, valuation, and division; and handles the procedural and emotional issues of restraining orders. Ms. Duffy also has an extensive background in substance abuse issues.
Ms. Duffy serves on several boards and is passionate about volunteering in the community. She was named Dream Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year in 2018 for her work with its Flower Empower Program, which involves creating bouquets for people in hospice and retirement homes, and has received the President of the United States Volunteer Service Award yearly since 2018.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Santa Barbara Chapter of the National Charity League, Board Member
The Storyteller Children’s Center, Board Member
Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Board Member and Officer, President 2023
Women’s Economic Ventures’ League of Extraordinary Women, Member
ProVisors, Group Leader of the Santa Barbara 3 National Networking Group.
ProVisors, Member of the Santa Barbara-1 Chapter.
The W Source, Member of the Santa Barbara Chapter
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Pacific Coast Business Times, “Top 50 Women in Business” in the tri-counties (Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties), 2017-2019
Pacific Coast Business Times, “Who’s Who in Professional Services,” 2016-2023
Women We Admire, “50 Women Leaders of Law,” 2022
University of San Francisco, Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review
Judicial Extern to the California Supreme Court, The Honorable Associate Justice Joyce Luther Kennard
AREAS OF FOCUS:
Employment Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Family Law
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco
(J.D.)
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery, Granet & Raney (Partner)
ADMISSIONS
State of California
