Overview
Vanessa Herzog is a partner in WSHB’s El Segundo office, where her practice focuses on transportation and complex civil litigation in both state and federal court. Vanessa has substantial experience handling complex litigated matters for individuals, small businesses, trucking companies, owner-operators, ridesharing companies, limousine companies, fixed route bus and paratransit service providers, common carriers, and public entities. Vanessa also handles rapid response to accidents and provides risk management training and counseling on a range of topics, including driver qualifications, best practices, and current trends in transportation law. She enjoys a reputation for consistent results in high-risk and complex matters, including catastrophic injury cases involving wrongful death, amputation, and traumatic brain injury.
Vanessa received her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, where she was a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and Writing and the Exceptional Achievement Award in the Foundation of Tort Law Seminar. She was also a member of the Southwestern Interscholastic Trial Advocacy Program. Prior to law school, she received her undergraduate degree (B.S., Music Industry) from the University of Southern California.
Experience
Credentials
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2006)
- University of Southern California (B.S., 2001)
Licensed to Practice in
- California
- New York
