Talia L. Delanoy is the Assistant Managing Partner in the Sacramento office of GRSM and is a member of the Employment Law practice group. She is an experienced litigator with a strong reputation in the community amongst local lawyers, mediators and judges. Talia’s goal is to efficiently and accurately assess the potential risk in each case early and provide her clients with a goal-oriented plan, including focused discovery and cost-effective investigation. She provides personal attention to each of her clients. Talia is ideally located to handle matters from Central California to the Oregon border. She has experience with all phases of litigation, including trial.
- Achieved complete defense award at arbitration in favor of national retail employer on claims of race harassment and discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress
- Secured summary judgment for a national retail employer on claims of harassment, hostile work environment, violation of ERISA and wrongful termination
- Obtained a complete defense verdict on behalf of a national loan servicer following a jury trial for breach of contract, fraud, negligent and intentional misrepresentation and negligence related to an alleged failure to modify a home loan
- Obtained a dismissal with prejudice on a high exposure products liability case involving the installation of a cable median barrier on a heavily travelled highway, where a drunk driver penetrated the barrier two years after installation and the project had been released by the highway authority
- Secured summary judgment for a national loan servicer on plaintiff’s claims of negligence, wrongful foreclosure, cancellation of instrument, quiet title and violation of the Homeowner’s Bill of Rights, which was affirmed by the 1st District Court of Appeal
- Secured summary judgment for a banking client on claims of violations of the Fair Housing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Civil Rights Act
- Secured summary judgment with waiver of appeal for homeowner sued by dog bite victim who sustained serious injuries. Successfully argued that homeowner had no duty to raise her fence to protect against neighbor’s pit bull.
- Obtained dismissal of wrongful death suit arising out of motor vehicle accident
- Obtained dismissal for a California trucking company for a nominal settlement following notice of a wrongful death suit
- In a multimillion-dollar case arising from death of agricultural pilot, obtained dismissal of plaintiffs’ strict liability and punitive damages claims, following service of summary judgment motion on plaintiffs
- Obtained dismissal following demurrer for claims involving landlord-tenant violations
- Latest Developments in Class Action Litigation, GRSM Legal Education Conference, San Francisco, CA, September 2024
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
Memberships
- Women Lawyers of Sacramento
- Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California
Community Involvement
- Board Member, Secretary, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento
Education
- J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2005
- Dean’s Honors List
- B.A., Law and Society, University of California Santa Barbara, 2002
Honors
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List 2018