Biography

Ms. Vitek has over 15 years experience as an attorney and more than 30 years experience in the legal field. Her areas of practice have included insurance law, employment law, product liability, consumer protection, unfair business practices, complex litigation, class actions as well as legal and medical malpractice for both plaintiff and defense. She is experienced in appellate actions and has prepared numerous writ petitions and appellate briefs as well as participated in oral argument before the Court of Appeal.

Prior to joining RPNA, she was an associate at Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson, LLP where she most recently handled complex litigation with an emphasis in class actions.

At RPNA, Ms. Vitek is representing both large and small businesses in a variety of matters, including workers' compensation insurance bad faith, insurance broker litigation and commercial disputes. In addition, she represents the interests of Indian tribes in various business, commercial and insurance related matters. Her cases include complex litigation matters as well as numerous class actions.

• Obtained a class action settlement in excess of $1 million on behalf of a class of 126 members arising out of the purchase of "reacquired" vehicles for which the dealer and manufacturer did not disclose the repair history or circumstances of the vehicles' reacquisition from their original purchasers. Each class member received in excess of $7,700.
   
• Successfully represented garment manufacturer in an action against its commercial factor based upon mishandling of the factoring accounts.
   
• In numerous class actions, has successfully defeated choice of venue and/or arbitration provisions.
   
• Obtained summary adjudication of employer's failure to provide rest breaks to certified class of over 13,000 members.

• Member: American Bar Association, State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association.
   
• Volunteer: Domestic Violence Project, Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District (2003).
   
• Volunteer: Public Counsel Defense (2004).
   
• Speaker: 2004 Wasserman, Comden Casselman & Pearson Workers' Compensation Seminar, Lighting the Way.
   

• Admitted to practice: California, 1996; United States District Court, Central District of California; United States District Court, Eastern District of California; United States District Court, Southern District of California; United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit
   
• University of La Verne, College of Law at San Fernando, J.D.
   
• Occidental College, B.A. in Biology.
   

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