Gregory T. Fayard is a civil litigation attorney. His wide-ranging practice areas include, but are not limited to, general civil litigation, professional liability defense, business litigation, personal injury, representation of state employees, and Americans with Disability Act (ADA) defense cases. His litigation philosophy is to professionally attempt to achieve an expeditious and equitable conflict resolution.
Mr. Fayard obtained a B.A. degree in public relations in 1991 from Pacific Union College. In 1996, he earned a Master's degree in political science from the University of Utah. In 2000, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, with a Certificate in Governmental Affairs. In law school, he was a staff writer for the law journal, California Initiative Review, and received special commendation for his trial advocacy skills.
Mr. Fayard began his civil litigation practice as a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, where he represented prison employees and the California Department of Corrections in civil rights lawsuits. While there, he obtained extensive case management, discovery, appellate, and trial experience. Mr. Fayard joined Hansen, Culhane, Kohls, Jones & Sommer, LLP, as an associate attorney in 2005.
Active in his community, Mr. Fayard is a member of the State Bar of California, the Sacramento County Bar Association and the Placer County Bar Association, which elected him president in 2009. He is also a former board member with the Barrister's Club of Sacramento County. In 2011, the Placer County Board of Supervisors appointed Mr. Fayard to a four-year term as a County Parks Commissioner. He is also a member of Sacramento Adventist Academy's school board. In addition to California, he is admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts of Eastern and Northern California, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Fayard is married with three children.