
Biography
Built Around the Record
Career
Cary Agos joined Holdsworth & Inkwell in Sacramento in 2022 after eleven years of practice in Chicago, most recently as a name partner at a prominent regional boutique. His practice focuses on commercial litigation with deep involvement in the firm's eDiscovery Litigation and Data Management practice, working closely with the firm's technology group.
Practice
He brings a particular interest in technology-assisted review disputes and forensic discovery matters. He has co-authored two articles on TAR and Rule 502(d) practice that have appeared in legal industry publications.
Credentials
The Record Behind the Practice
Every credential listed here marks a point of standing earned through the work itself. Admissions, affiliations, and recognitions accumulate the way a record does, entry by entry, over years of preparation. What follows is that record for Cary Agos, the professional foundation beneath his practice at Holdsworth & Inkwell. The firm keeps a parallel record at the firm level, gathered on our credentials page.
Bar Admissions
Education
- A.B., Government, Harvard College, 2008
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2011
Attorneys are licensed only in the jurisdictions listed in their individual credentials. Admission to practice varies by attorney and by court; nothing on this page implies licensure in any jurisdiction not expressly stated.
Recognition
- California Distinguished Counsel | Rising Stars, 2025
Practice Areas
Areas of Focus
The practice areas below show where Cary Agos has actually put in the work, not a general inventory of capabilities. Whether that concentration is narrow or spans several matters, each one reflects sustained, specific experience rather than surface familiarity.
Sectors
The Business Behind the Matter
A legal problem rarely stands apart from the business it touches. Cary Agos brings working familiarity with the industries below, built through matters where the commercial context shaped strategy as much as the doctrine did. The sectors that follow mark where that experience concentrates, whether in a single industry or several.
Sector
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Complex litigation representation for hospital systems, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and life sciences clients.
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Energy and Utilities
Litigation for utilities, energy services companies, and oil and gas operators across commercial, insurance, and regulatory disputes.
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Financial Services
Litigation for banks, mortgage servicers, investment funds, and private equity sponsors across securities and fiduciary disputes.
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Technology
Litigation for technology companies in commercial disputes, cross-border discovery, and electronic-evidence-intensive matters.
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Government Contractors
Litigation for federal and state contractors in False Claims Act matters, contract disputes, and parallel administrative proceedings.
Experience
Representative Matters
The matters below make up the working record of Cary Agos's practice at Holdsworth & Inkwell, each one built on the same preparation that defines his approach to eDiscovery and complex commercial litigation. They document work already completed. Each engagement turned on its own facts, and nothing here predicts how a future matter will unfold.
Resources
From Cary Agos
Litigation writing usually arrives after the fact, once the outcome is settled and the work behind it is invisible. Cary Agos writes from inside the preparation itself, the record built and the questions mapped before they matter. What appears here reflects that thinking, in his own words, apart from the firm's broader work.
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Hyperlinked Files, Cloud Collaboration, and the New Geometry of Preservation Obligations
Are hyperlinked cloud documents "attachments"? A defense framework for the proportionality, versioning, and preservation questions modern attachments now raise.
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Discoverable Prompts, Discoverable Holds: Defending Corporate ESI in the Generative-AI Era
Courts are ordering production of corporate AI prompts and outputs. A defense framework for structuring AI use, legal holds, and preservation before a discovery fight begins.
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Oklahoma's Bifurcated High Court System: Civil Appellate Practice in the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma's bifurcated high court system divides civil and criminal jurisdiction. A defense practitioner's primer on civil appellate practice in the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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Pre-Suit Notice Defense in 2024: A Five-State Comparison
A comparative survey of pre-suit notice frameworks across Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, with strategic implications for defense counsel handling multi-state dockets.
Announcements
On the Record
The items below reflect activity connected specifically to Cary Agos, drawn from the firm's record of his work and involvement over time.
Holdsworth & Inkwell Secures Oklahoma Supreme Court Reversal in Commercial Appeal
The firm secured a reversal from the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a commercial appeal, demonstrating the operational mechanics of civil appellate practice under Oklahoma's bifurcated high court system and the developed body of Oklahoma commercial law.
Upcoming Webinar: Multi-State Pre-Suit Notice Defense
Sandy Stern and Cary Agos will host a webinar surveying pre-suit notice frameworks across five states, with strategic implications for defense counsel handling multi-state commercial litigation dockets.
Holdsworth & Inkwell Announces Class of 2024 Senior Associate Promotions
The firm announces its Class of 2024 Senior Associate promotions, recognizing four attorneys whose practice growth and matter contribution have positioned them for elevated responsibility within the firm.
Team
The Work Behind the Work
An attorney's work rarely happens alone. Where a team member is assigned to support Cary Agos, they appear below: the people who help prepare the record, track deadlines, and keep a matter organized as it moves forward. Knowing who does that work is part of understanding how a matter is actually staffed.
Location
Where to Find Cary Agos
The location and contact details below show where Cary Agos works and how to reach him directly for the life of a matter.
Phone (916) 324-0333
Fax (916) 867-5309
- Monday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Business Profiles
Elsewhere Online
Cary Agos maintains a presence on a range of external directories and professional networking platforms. These are simply places his profile can be found, not additional credentials. The links below lead to wherever he appears beyond this page.
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