Executive Profile
Natalie Vance is the Co-Managing Shareholder in Klinedinst PC’s Nevada office. She is an experienced litigator, representing professionals and business entities in matters relating to professional malpractice, employment, and business disputes. Known for proactive, results-oriented litigation, Ms. Vance has successfully litigated jury trials, bench trials, binding arbitrations, FINRA arbitrations and appeals. Ms. Vance moved from San Diego to open Klinedinst’s Sacramento office in 2004, but continues to maintain a statewide practice, utilizing Klinedinst’s Southern California locations.
Ms. Vance is certified as a legal specialist by the State Bar’s California Board in Legal Malpractice Law.
She graduated summa cum laude from California Western School of Law, where she also received the Trustee’s Award, served as editor of the California Western Law Review, and was a two-year member of the National Moot Court team.
Ms. Vance is a former horse trainer and the author of three published novels.
Education
- California Western School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000)
- University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1990)
Awards, Professional and Community Involvement
Professional and Community Affiliations
- State Bar of California, Chair of California Board of Legal Specialization; Legal Malpractice Advisory Commission Member
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Member, Diversity Retention and Hiring Committee
- American Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Louis Welsh Chapter
- Sacramento Area Human Resources Association
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Master Advocate & Faculty Member
- American Collectors Association
- California Women Lawyers
- National Moot Court Team (1999–2000)
- Coach, National Moot Court Team, California Western School of Law (2000–2002)
Recognition and Awards
- Top Lawyer, Legal Malpractice, Sacramento Magazine (2019, 2022)
- Top Lawyer, General Litigation, Sacramento Magazine (2015–2018)
- Recognized in Northern California Super Lawyers (2010–2025)
- Named a Rising Star by Northern California Super Lawyers (2009)
- Trustee’s Award for Most Laudable Achievement in Law School (2000)
- Dean’s Scholarship (1997–2000)
- Southern California Defense Counsel Scholarship (1999)
- Academic Excellence Award (1999 and 2000)
- First Place: Legal Skills Appellate Advocacy Competition (1998)
- Third Place: Gill Trial Skills Competition (1998)
- American Jurisprudence Awards in: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Legal Skills, Torts, Property and Evidence
- Academic Achievement Awards in: Advanced Trial Practice, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and Mediation
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “The Swampy Minefield: Post-Trial Motions in the Superior Court,” Klinedinst PC, San Diego, CA (July 30, 2020)
- Panelist, “Legal Issues Webinar: Hot Topics in Labor Law,” California MBA, Legal Issues Committee (May 29, 2019)
- Panelist, “Legal Issues Webinar: Early Look at CCPA, Hot Topics in Labor Law, and Review of Hoang vs. Bank of America,” California MBA, Legal Issues Committee (February 19, 2019)
- “Sexual Harassment Issues in the Real Estate Business,” California Board of Realtors (May 3, 2018)
- “Competency and Succession Planning,” Placer County Bar Association Annual Meeting (April 2018)
- “2018 Employment Law Update,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2018)
- “Competency and Succession Planning: Protecting Your Practice While You Still Can, ” Sacramento County Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Law Section (February 20, 2018)
- “The Attorney’s Disaster Survival Kit: Protecting Your Client When You Can’t,” El Dorado County Bar Association (June 21, 2017)
- “Protecting Your Clients When You Can: Competency and Succession Planning for Attorneys,” Sacramento County Bar Association Small Practice Group (October 25, 2016)
- “Legal Ethics – California’s Rules of Professional Conduct,” Lorman Education Services (June 27, 2016)
- “2016 Annual HR Legislative Update,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2016)
- “Hot Topics in Legal Ethics,” Sacramento Bar Association (December 7, 2015)
- “2015 Annual HR Update,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2015)
- “2014 Ethics Roundup: What Bad Lawyers Can Teach Us About Best Practices” (January 2015)
- Panelist, “The Dangerous Retiree: The Brave New World of Financial Elder Abuse Claims in Financial Services Case,” USLAW Client Conference, San Francisco, CA (September 2014)
- “2014 Annual HR Legislative Update,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2014)
- “2013 Annual HR Legislative Update,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2013)
- Moderator, “Professionalism in the Workplace,” Sacramento County Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Program (July 2011)
- “HR Update for 2011: Key HR Legislative Updates and the New Health Care System,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2011)
- “Updates in Employment Law,” CBIZ Symposium (February 2010)
- “Recent Developments in Professional Malpractice Law” ABA Legal Malpractice Conference, Washington D.C (April 2009)
- “Legal Ethics,” Lorman Education Services Seminar (August 2008)
- “Recent Developments in Harassment and Discrimination,” 9th Annual Klinedinst Employment Symposium (November 2006)
- “Recent Case Law Involving Dual Employment Issues,” 8th Annual Klinedinst Employment Symposium (December 2005)
- “Leave Issues,” 7th Annual Klinedinst Employment Symposium (December 9, 2004)
- “Introduction to Employment Law,” Lorman Education Services Seminar (February 2004)
- Staying Ahead of the Curve: A Day of Interactive Processes, Topic: “Drafting Employment Contracts,” 5th Annual Klinedinst Employment Symposium (January 2003)
- Trial By Fire, Topic: “Constructing Enforceable Arbitration Agreements” and “Defense to Sexual Harassment Claims,” 3rd Annual Klinedinst Employment Law Symposium (December 2001)
Publications
- “Malpractice Traps for Family Law Attorney,” SCBA Family Law Counselor (March 2019)
- “Succession Planning for Your Practice,” Sacramento Lawyer Magazine (January/February 2017)
- “Perils of Attorney Social Media Use Keep Widening,” Daily Journal (September 2, 2016)
- Co-Authored, “Using Social Media to Research Jurors,” Daily Journal (July 22, 2016)
- Co-Authored, “Caught in a Joint-client Situation,” Daily Journal (December 11, 2015)
- “Diversity and the Bar: Uniting Diverse Law Students with Local Firms,” Sacramento Lawyer Magazine (June 30, 2015)
- “Owner Has Some Duty to a Contractor’s Employees,” Daily Journal (March 28, 2002)
- “Paper Power,” Daily Journal (May 24, 2001)
