Sanger & Swysen

Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers and Civil Trial Attorneys

Santa Barbara Office:  233 East Carrillo Street, Suite C, Santa Barbara, California 93101

Tel:805-962-4887 Fax: 805-963-7311 E-mail: lawyers@sangerswysen.com

Santa Maria Office:  301 East Cook Street, Suite A, Santa Maria, California 93454

Tel:805-349-7973 Fax: 805-963-7311 E-mail: lawyers@sangerswysen.com

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bullet Catherine J. Swysen - born Brussels, Belgium, 1961.

Admitted to Practice: 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California.

Education: Universite Libre de Bruxelles (B.A., History, 1982 M.A., 1984); Santa Barbara College of Law (J.D., 1994).

Member: American Bar Association; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Women Defenders; Association of California Deuce Attorneys; Santa Barbara Women Lawyers; Santa Barbara County Bar Association; Santa Barbara Inns of Court, Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association (Co-chair 1996-1998); Federal Bar Association (Past President of the Central. Coast Chapter 2005-2006).

Director: Santa Barbara County Bar Association (Current);  Barristers Club of Santa Barbara; Death Penalty Focus; Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee. 

Delegate:  lawyer Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2007-2010)  

Awards: Beulah W. Engelsberg Award, A.C.L.U., 1991; Recognized by the California State Senate and the California State Assembly for Civil Liberties work, 1991. 

Languages: French and English.

PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Defense; Civil Rights Litigation; Appellate Practice.

 

bullet Ms. Swysen handles felony and misdemeanor criminal cases including murder, death penalty, vehicular manslaughter, embezzlement, theft, drunk driving (DUI, DWI, driving under the influence), domestic violence, assaults, batteries, sex offenses and, regulatory offenses.

 

bullet Ms. Swysen also handles civil litigation for the firm, including selected personal injury, civil rights and business cases.  She has litigated these cases in state and federal court.

 

bullet In addition, Ms. Swysen draws upon her experience as a teacher and former employee of the University to handle educational matters for both students and faculty in administrative and disciplinary matters at the University of California and Santa Barbara City College.

 

 

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