Reg Vitek Honored for Excellence as a Complex Business Trial Lawyer

    SAN DIEGO, CA, July 16, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Reg Vitek, Shareholder for Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence as a complex business trial lawyer over the past four decades.

Mr. Vitek's interest in becoming an attorney began in high school. In fact, next to his yearbook picture is the word, "lawyer." After earning a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University, he went on to earn a JD from UCLA. He is now recognized by his industry peers for his expertise in business litigation, complex trial practice, estates and trusts litigation, and professional liability defense. He has represented several former officers and directors of failed banks in defense of litigation prosecuted by the FDIC and RTC. Mr. Vitek also represented many Superior Court judges in proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Performance as well as several companies in cases involving claims of trade secret misappropriation. Certified by the State Bar of California as a legal malpractice specialist, he also lectures on his areas of focus and has served as a lecturer for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

He maintains affiliation with the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, San Diego County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, (Founding Member of the Board of Governors), ABA Committee on Commercial Litigation, Litigation Section (Former Co-Chair), American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh San Diego Chapter (Master, Member of Executive Board) and Founding member of the California State Bar Legal Malpractice Advisory Commission. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts throughout the country as well as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court.

In recognition of his many significant accomplishments, Mr. Vitek has recently been inducted into Worldwide Registry. Notably, Mr. Vitek has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America specializing in Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation since 1995 and has been listed in Super Lawyers since 2007, including as one of the top 10 attorneys in San Diego (2009-2010).

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek provides the highest quality of legal services in a multitude of areas, including administrative law, appellate law, banking, corporate law and employment. Additionally, the firm handles cases pertaining to estate planning, family law, finance, intellectual property, professional liability defense, real estate, taxation and international transactions.

For more information about Mr. Vitek, please visit http://www.scmv.com/attorneys/reginald-reg-vitek.

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