Chuck Nugent

Chuck has served as Human Resources and Compensation Risk Manager as well as General Counsel to American Pacific Mortgage since 2003. His responsibilities include all aspects of business relationship, including compliance and regulatory matters, risk management, personnel counseling, and direct involvement in all APM litigation matters. He is a member APM’s Senior Management Team and admitted to practice before all the state and federal courts in California.

As a civil litigator, trial attorney and legal advisor, Chuck has represented corporate clients in matters ranging from employment and general business litigation discrimination and sexual harassment defense and prevention, unfair competition, copyright and trademark disputes, and various other business related legal claims/defenses. Chuck has successfully represented private and public sector entities before state and federal courts , the California State Personnel Board (SPB), Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC), the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Chuck graduated with honors with a degree in Political Science from the University of Davis and received his law degree from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, and graduated in the top 5% of the graduating class. He is the recipient of the American Jurisprudence and Corpus Juris Secundum awards for Legal Excellence. He is currently and active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, California Mortgage Banking Association, Order of the Coif (National Honor Society), and the Traynor Honor Society (Sacramento Legal Society).