Stella T. Nguyen

AssociateStella T. Nguyen

Stella T. Nguyen is an Associate Attorney at TencerSherman LLP, where her practice focuses on employment litigation and school district defense. Ms. Nguyen represents clients through all stages of litigation, including discovery, depositions, law and motion practice, settlement negotiations, mediation, and trial preparation.

Prior to joining TencerSherman, Ms. Nguyen practiced at a San Diego litigation firm, where she handled a broad range of complex civil matters involving business, employment, real estate, and corporate disputes. She has represented clients in matters throughout California and has served as second chair in both bench and jury trials involving real property disputes.

Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Nguyen spent five years as a paralegal and founded and operated her own retail business. Her experience as a business owner provides her with a practical perspective on the legal and business considerations her clients face.

Ms. Nguyen earned her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, with a minor in Economics, from Portland State University.

Ms. Nguyen is fluent in Vietnamese. She is admitted to the State Bar of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Carnahan v. Lakeside Union School District (San Diego Superior Court)

Sam Sherman and Phil Simpler obtained a complete defense verdict in a jury trial alleging sexual assault by a fourth grade student. Plaintiff alleged the after school program director at the elementary school sexually molested her in his office. The case proceeded to trial against the program director
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Suppici Labor Commissioner Claim

TencerSherman achieved a very favorable outcome for employer after a delivery driver alleged meal and rest period premiums, overtime wages, reimbursable expenses, liquidated damages, and waiting time penalties under the California Labor Code. After a hearing in San Bernardino, the Labor Commissioner only awarded the employee waiting time

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Eldridge Labor Commissioner Claim

Obtained a complete defense decision after a dental hygienist employee filed a claim with the Labor Commissioner in San Diego alleging her employer willfully failed to pay her wages after she submitted a letter of resignation. The employee claimed her employer owed her waiting time penalties. The Labor Commissioner held the of proof to show that the
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