Arata, Swingle, Van Egmond & Heitlinger Arata, Swingle, Van Egmond & Heitlinger

Colleen Van Egmond Delahanty

Managing Partner & Chief Financial Officer

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

  • McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
    • Juris Doctor
    • Taxation Certificate
    • Teaching Assistant for International Advocacy (2004 – 2005)
  • U.C. Davis, Davis, California
    • B.S.
    • Major: Managerial Economics with Agriculture Economics Concentration
  • Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California
    • Associate of Science
    • Major: Agriculture Business

Published Works

  • Butler v. Clarendon America Ins. Co. (2007) 494 F. Supp. 2d 1112,

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Children’s Crisis Center of Stanislaus County, Inc., Chair of the Board of Trustees – 2018 to Present
  • Stanislaus Chapter, California Women for Agriculture, Member – 2018 to Present
  • Stanislaus County Bar Association, Golf Tournament Chair – 2017 – 2018
  • Children’s Crisis Center of Stanislaus County, Inc., Board of Trustees – 2016 to Present
  • Stanislaus County Bar Association, Board of Directors – 2015 to Present
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2010 to Present
  • Wray F. Ladine, American Inn of Court, Member, 2007 – 2009
  • Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, Member – 2006 to Present
  • Stanislaus County Bar Association, Member – 2006 to Present
  • Association of Defense Council, Member, 2006 – Present
  • American Bar Association, Member, 2006 – 2013
  • Future Farmers of America, Alumni 1998 to Present
  • North Central Valley Dairy Women, Member 1998 – 2007

Past Employment Positions

  • Arata, Swingle & Van Egmond, Managing Attorney and Chief Financial Officer, 2009 – 2016
  • Curtis & Arata, Attorney, 2007 – 2009
  • Thayer Harvey Gregerson Hedberg & Jackson, Attorney/Law Clerk, 2004 – 2007
  • California State Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Legal Intern, 2003
  • Crystal Cream & Butter Company, Tour Guide Coordinator and Dairy Education Specialist, 2000 to 2002
  • California State Fair, Entry Office Assistant and Livestock Show Coordinator, May through September 2000 through 2003
  • BASIC Vegetable Research Farm, Greenhouse Assistant, 1999
  • Self-Employed Piano Teacher, 1998 – 2005

Pro Bono Activities

  • Arbitrator, California State Bar Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program, 2016 to Present
  • Mock Trial Scorer, Stanislaus County Office of Education, 2010 to Present
  • Youth Court Judge, Center for Human Services of Modesto CA, 2006 – 2012