Tara J. Licata
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Sherman Oaks, CA
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2019
An attorney at Mancini & Associates, Tara J. Licata divides her practice between employment law matters and personal injury and wrongful death litigation. She works out of the firm’s offices in Sherman Oaks, California, and she represents clients throughout Los Angeles County and other parts of the greater metropolitan area.
As an undergraduate, Ms. Licata attended the University of California, Davis, where she majored in English literature and received a Bachelor of Arts in 2000. She subsequently decided to pursue a legal education and enrolled at Whittier Law School in 2005. While she was there, Ms. Licata served on the Whittier Law Review for three years, received a dean’s financial scholarship, and was a teaching assistant before graduating with her Juris Doctor in 2008.
In her employment law practice, Ms. Licata represents current, former and prospective employees. Many of them have been the subject of certain types of discrimination that are prohibited by federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment Act. Ms. Licata has also assisted victims of workplace sexual harassment as well as people who have been wrongfully terminated or who have faced other forms of unlawful retaliation.
Ms. Licata’s personal injury client base is comprised of people who have been harmed as the result of the negligence of other persons or entities. Her cases in this regard have included medical and legal malpractice and other types of professional misconduct, premises liability, and defective products, and she has helped them obtain significant compensation through jury awards and negotiated settlements. Ms. Licata has been admitted to practice before all California state courts since 2008.
- 80%Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Animal Bites, Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Premises Liability - Plaintiff
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2022
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2019
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About Tara J. Licata
First Admitted: 2009, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.mamlaw.net/attorney/tara-j-licata/
Educational Background
- University of California, Davis, California, B.A. – 2000, Major: English Literature
Bar/Professional Activity
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2009
- California, 2009
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2009
Last Updated: 5/24/2022