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Vanessa is an experienced Plaintiff's attorney that has litigated employment and personal injury cases against multiple Fortune 500 companies including but not limited to CVS Health, Chevron, Uber Technologies, Lyft, Kaiser, Wyndham Destinations, Walt Disney, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, General Mills, Genworth Financial, Whole Foods, and Sutter Health. Vanessa has obtained multiple six and seven figure resolutions on behalf of her clients. Vanessa utilizes a client-driven approach with each and every representation she takes on. She truly enjoys getting to know her clients, connecting with them on a personal level, and meaningfully involving them in the litigation process, so each client feels comfortable with the representation. She believes justice on behalf of her clients is best obtained through hard work, creative thinking, grit, compassion, and a strong attorney-client relationship.
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Posted by Scott | January 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Scott S.
Vanessa Deniston of Dolan Law is phenomenal! I have never bothered to write a business review (on Yelp or anywhere else), but I'm making an exception here because I'm so grateful for Vanessa's assistance. I wish that I could give more than 5 stars for both her outstanding legal service and her genu...
Posted by anonymous | April 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Sexual Harassment
Amazing!
My case was a sexual harassment case. I wasn't too sure if I wanted to hire an attorney and take the case further, but so glad I did. In doing so met Vanessa and she put in so much time and dedication into my case. She showed compassion and became so involved in my case that I knew right away I had m...
Posted by anonymous | March 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Termination
Superb Litigator With Profound Compassion For Her Clients
In 2013, I was wrongfully terminated from my job working for giant corporation after being happily employed for nearly a decade. Sadly, due to my high risk pregnancies and coupled with health complications resulting from my childbearing years, I was pushed out of the company. Devastated and in grave ...
Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor
Like Family
Gosh where do I begin. I’ve had to retain an attorney several times over the course of my life and you always want to find one that takes your case with heart and compassion. Let me say this and emphasize, there are good lawyers are out there, but very, very FEW great lawyers. Vanessa is without a d...
Posted by anonymous | February 02, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Great Lawyer
Vanessa is a great lawyer and you will definitely be happy with your outcome. She's young professional and a bulldog when it comes to fighting for you.... Thank you Vanessa!!
"Vanessa is an extremely talented and tenacious attorney. Anyone who works with her or is lucky enough to have her as their attorney, will quickly see how incredible and relentless she is at fighting for her clients. She's the best of the best."
"Vanessa is a smart and dedicated advocate. She is a tenacious attorney and fights hard for her clients and I am fortunate to work with her."
"Vanessa is a strong and passionate advocate. I would recommend her to anyone seeking an employment attorney."
"I endorse this lawyer. When I have friends or family with employment concerns, I send them to Vanessa. She is thoughtful and thorough. She knows the law and fights hard for her clients."
"Ms. Deniston is one of the most talented, diligent, and outright best attorneys I have worked with. If my best friend or family member was looking for an attorney she would be the attorney I would require them to seek counsel from."
"Vanessa is a tenacious and caring attorney who seeks justice for employees. I personally worked with her on multiple different matters and she always put the clients' interests first and made them feel at ease as they navigated the legal process. She works hard to achieve the best results for her clients."
"Dedicated and highly skilled civil litigator with significant employment and labor law experience."
"Vanessa's dedication to her clients and work is unparalleled. Her clients are first and foremost in her mind, as exemplified through her hard work, dedication, and work product. I have had the pleasure of seeing, firsthand, Vanessa's ability to handle a variety of difficult situations in a timely, organized, and efficient manner. Vanessa is a compassionate and trusted advocate, colleague, and mentor. I highly recommend her."
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2021
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2020
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2019
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2018
2018 Northern California Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017 - Present
Senior Associate Attorney, Dolan Law Firm, PC
2016 - 2017
Senior Litigation Counsel, The Armstrong Law Firm, P.C.
2015 - 2016
Associate Attorney, Shegerian & Associates
2013 - 2015
Associate Attorney, Law Office of Virgil L Roth, P.C.
2011 - 2013
Contract Attorney, Wilmer Hale
2022 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)Education Chair of Diversity Committeee
2022 - Present
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)Member
2017 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)Member
2017 - Present
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA)Member
2016 - Present
California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA)Member
2016 - Present
American Association for Justice (AAJ)Member
2021 - 2022
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)Membership Chair of Diversity Committee
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J.D.
2007
B.A., Magna Cum Laude
2018
Gender Wage Gap
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