Cary Kletter

Cary Kletter is an experienced trial attorney practicing in the areas of employment law, business litigation, civil rights, real estate disputes, and ERISA claims, among others. Mr. Kletter, who has been working for law firms for over fifteen years, was a general litigation associate with the Manhattan law firm of Rosenberg & Estis prior to moving to the Bay Area in 2000. Mr. Kletter has represented individuals, business entities, non-profit organizations and public entities in both Federal and State court.

Mr. Kletter has extensive alternative dispute resolution experience and has represented clients in numerous mediations and arbitrations. He graduated from Brandeis University in June 1992 and obtained a law degree from Hofstra University in May 1995, and also attended Harvard University and Skidmore College. Mr. Kletter is licensed to practice law in the states of California and New York, and numerous federal districts including the Northern and Southern District Courts of California and the Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York. Mr. Kletter is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco (“BASF”) and the California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”).

Mr. Kletter has received more than twenty awards for his work as an attorney. In October 2004, Cary Kletter was named Attorney of the Year by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. In June 2003 he was named the volunteer of the month by the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He has also received comendations from the California Senate and the U.S. House of Representative.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

---

Sally Trung Nguyen

Partner

Sally Trung Nguyen is an attorney experienced in representing employees with wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims.  Ms. Nguyen earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley where she graduated with honors.  She obtained her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2009.  While at UC Hastings, Ms. Nguyen received an award for her moot court research and writing and was a member of the Employment and Labor Law Association and the Women’s Law Journal.  She was also a member of the Hastings Negotiation and Mediation Team and won first place at the International Academy of Dispute Resolution Mediation Competition in Chicago, Illinois.

Ms. Nguyen is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who have been wronged by their employers.  She demonstrated her commitment to helping employees by working as a Student Client Counselor at the Hastings Workers’ Rights Clinic.  Prior to joining Kletter Law Firm, Ms. Nguyen worked at The Armstrong Law Firm in San Francisco, CA where she represented current and former employees in employment disputes.  She also worked on multiple employment class action cases during her tenure at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein and Neyhart, Anderson, Flynn & Grosboll.

Ms. Nguyen is conversant in Vietnamese and is a member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of California (“VABANC”), California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”), Consumers Attorney of California (“CAOC”), and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers’ Association (“SFTLA”).

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

---

  Julie Vinogradsky

Julie Vinogradsky is an aggressive civil litigator with experience in labor code violations,  employment  discrimination, business litigation, and landlord-tenant law.  She has litigated cases in federal and state courts throughout California, represented clients in severance and contract negotiations, and has advocated on behalf of aggrieved tenants in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has handled individual and class actions against employers ranging from small automotive dealers and restaurants to publically traded manufacturers of medical diagnostic equipment.

 

Ms. Vinogradsky's professional experience includes work with the Pillette Law Office, National Housing Law Project, and AIDS Legal Referral Panel; where she developed her commitment to uncompromising advocacy.  Ms. Vinogradsky provides meticulous, individualized representation to each of her clients, remaining available, responsive, and focused on an ultimate positive outcome.

She received her J.D. from  U.C. Hastings College of the Law in 2009, where she earned a prestigious CALI Award for Excellent Achievement in Pretrial Practice based on employment discrimination litigation work and a second CALI award for her work on Film and the Law.  While at Hastings, Ms. Vinogradsky was active in the school's clinical programs, appearing before the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement ("DLSE") and the San Francisco Rent Board.  Additionally, she conducted weekly meditations on property,  real estate and commercial issues in San Francisco's Small  Claims Court.

Ms. Vinogradsky received her B.A. in International Relations with a Minor in French from Pomona College in 2006.  She is fluent in French and spoken Russian and immigrated to San Francisco from  Odessa, Ukraine in 1989.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it