Our Attorneys
Our Attorneys
Thomas W. Stallard
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Tom Stallard is a graduate of King Hall, the UC Davis School of Law, and is a member of the California Bar.
He has been a U.S. Naval Officer, twice elected county supervisor, and former consultant in the California State Legislature.
He is a founding trustee of the California State Library Foundation and the California State Archives Foundation. He has
qualified numerous times as an expert witness on the subject of legislative intent, having co-founded Legislative Intent
Service, Inc. in 1974. He has served on numerous public non-profit boards including public television station KVIE,
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Valley Vision, and The Great Valley Center. He is the Chair of the Cleaner Air
Partnership and is past president of the King Hall Alumni Association.
Maria A. Sanders
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Maria A. Sanders, senior staff attorney at
Legislative Intent Service, Inc. since 1998, currently serving as chief operating officer, received her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1979,
where she served as Editor-in Chief of the Law Review. Maria entered private practice in Los Angeles
and later San Francisco, specializing in civil litigation, business law, and estate planning. Maria is sworn in to practice
before various federal circuit courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Maria wrote for Barclays Law Publishers
from 1987 through 1998. She has written articles published by the firm on state and federal
research. Each year, Maria produces a Compendium of notable legislation from the current California legislative session
and also writes a quarterly newsletter, Engrossment, addressing legislative issues.
Jenny S. Lillge
Email Address: jlillge@legintent.com
Jenny S. Lillge received both her law degree
and Master's degree in business administration from Willamette University, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of Willamette
Law Online, the school's online law journal. While in graduate school, she clerked with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland,
Oregon, the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, and interned with Oregon State Representative Gene Whisnant. Jenny is a
member of the California Bar Association.
