Vickie V. Grasu joined the firm in 2006. She maintains a broad-based civil litigation practice. Vickie is skilled in all phases of trial practice, from discovery and motions through settlement and trial preparation in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, and products liability.
In addition, Vickie specializes in insurance coverage and coverage litigation matters, including bad faith, construction defect, environmental coverage, commercial general liability and advertising and personal injury.
Vickie has a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which has developed her skills in negotiations, mediations and arbitrations.
Prior to joining the firm, Vickie litigated general liability and insurance coverage and defense cases with a Los Angeles insurance defense firm.
PRACTICE AREAS
• Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Insurance Coverage and
Defense
NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS
• Conducted a jury trial while clerking at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
• Drafting and arguing successful summary judgment motions.
• Drafting appellate opinion, Lennar Corp. v. Auto Owners, et al., Court of Appeals, State of Arizona, Division One (involving issues of insurance coverage in construction defect case.)
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
• State Bar of
California
• American Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
EDUCATION
• J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2002
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2002
• B.S., in Political Science and Philosophy from University of Southern California, 1998, Dean’s List
LICENSURE AND
ADMISSIONS
• State Bar of California, 2003
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
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