Lesley Ann Clement
The Elder Abuse Advocates
The principal attorney at Clement & Associates, Lesley Ann Clement focuses her practice on the abuse and neglect of elders and dependent adults. Located in Sacramento, California, her client base includes elders and their family throughout California. Ms. Clement's exposure to elder abuse is personal. In 1994, her Great Aunt was abused in an assisted living facility for persons with dementia. Since that time, she has worked to expose neglect and abuse in health care and long term care institutional settings.
As an undergraduate, Ms. Clement attended California State University, Sacramento, where she majored in English and received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in 1985. Ms. Clement's legal education was obtained at the University of San Diego School of Law, and she was awarded her Juris Doctor in 1988. She also studied abroad in England, first as an undergraduate at the University of Bradford and then in law school at Exeter College, Oxford University.
Ms. Clement has tried many highly publicized cases of elder abuse and neglect, with record-breaking results. Long recognized by fellow professionals for her high degree of ethics and legal skills, she has been awarded her an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyer and a "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. An active participant in numerous legal organizations, Ms. Clement is a former chairperson of the Nursing Homes Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. She has been a finalist for California's Consumer Attorney of the Year, and the recepient of the Marvin E. Lewis Award for her continued guidance, loyalty and dedication, all of which have been an inspiration to fellow attorneys.
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- California
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- Principal
- Clement & Associates
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- Lesley formed her own firm in 1994 and since that time she has focused exclusively on representing elderly and dependent victims of egregious abuse and neglect.
- University of San Diego School of Law
- J.D. (1988) | Law
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- Activities: President, Student Bar Association; Chief Justice, Honor Court
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- Exeter College, University of Oxford
- other (1988) | International Law
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- California State University - Sacramento
- B.A. (1985) | English Literature
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- University of Bradford, England
- Literature
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- Marvin E. Lewis
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Ms. Clement was given this prestiguous award as recognition of her continued guidance, loyalty and dedication, all of which have been an inspiration to fellow attorneys.
- Finalist, Consumer Attorney of the Year
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- For her groundbreaking work in Boice v. Emeritus, Lesley and her team were responsible for exposing wide scale abuse and neglect at Emeritus Assisted Living, the largest long term care provider in the world.
- American Conservatory Theatre
- Board Member
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- Foundation Aiding the Elderly
- Board Member
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- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Board of Governors
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- American Association for Justice
- Past Chair Nursing Home Litigation Group
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- Activities: Current Chair Continuing Legal Education Committee for the Nursing Home Litigation Group
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- California State Bar # 137672
- Member
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- Elder Abuse and Trial Advocacy
- Lesley is invited to speak about elder abuse and trial advocacy across the country several times a year.
