Nancy Marie Vanderhorst, CCLS joined the Klinedinst Sacramento office in 2006 as a legal assistant. She was born and raised in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. For the past twenty years, she has lived in Northern California.

In 2004, Ms. Vanderhorst received her Accounting Degree from Sierra College, graduating with honors. The following year, she received her Paralegal Certificate from California Paralegal College. In March 2010, Ms. Vanderhorst successfully passed the California certification exam for legal secretaries and became a California Certified Legal Secretary (CCLS), joining a distinguished class of legal secretaries in the state.

Currently, Ms. Vanderhorst is an adjunct professor at MTI College in Sacramento, teaching civil litigation in the paralegal division of the college. She is also an active member of the Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association and the Sacramento Legal Secretaries Association, co-chairing the Litigation Procedures Committee for 2010-2011.

In her leisure time, Ms. Vanderhorst enjoys numerous outdoor activities, participating in civil war reenactments, assisting with community outreach programs, attending Giants baseball games, crochet, gardening, and of course spending time with her children and three adorable grandchildren.