SACRAMENTO, CA—Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation (VM) elevated Kayleigh Birks, Christina Petricca, and Matthew Rose to partner as of Sept. 1, 2026. Kayleigh Birks, a Sacramento-based partner, conducts impartial investigations for private and public clients across the education, construction, security, technology, medical, legal, and nonprofit sectors. Christina Petricca, a Bay Area-based partner and sought-after Title IX hearing officer, brings extensive Title IX and public sector experience to her neutral investigations and adjudications practice. Matthew Rose, a Sacramento-based partner, regularly investigates complex and sensitive allegations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, employee theft, and ethical and policy violations.
