Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Dallas, TX

Honors/Awards:

• Inducted, Texas Lawyer’s Verdicts Hall of Fame – Top 5 Employment Jury Verdict from 2010-2013, Verdicts Hall of Fame, Texas Lawyer, 2014
• #1 Employment Law Verdict in Texas in 2012.  VerdictSearch employs an editorial staff of over 25 lawyers, journalists and research associates who report on nearly 200 cases from around the nation every week, focusing on the most prominent verdicts in the country., #1 Employment Law Verdict in Texas in 2012, VerdictSearch, 2013
• Honored, Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award, 2015
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2016
• Listed, Dynamic Lawyers, Eclipse Magazine, 2007
• Listed, Leading Law Firm Rainmaker, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, 2007
• Finalist, Trailblazer Outside Counsel of the Year, State Bar of Texas (TMCP), 2011
• Finalist, Trailblazer Outside Counsel of the Year, State Bar of Texas (TMCP), 2012
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2007
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2008
• 2013 Peter Perlman Service Award (Inaugural Honoree).  The award was founded and is supported by LCA’s 2013 president, Peter Perlman. It will be presented throughout the year in the form of a medal and awarded whenever the efforts and contributions of a potential recipient are noted by the LCA. The inaugural class includes twenty-five Fellows from around the country. According to its website, the LCA is an honorary society of trial lawyers comprised of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only., Peter Perlman Service Award (Inaugural Honoree), Litigation Counsel of America
• Who's Who in Black Dallas (included in "Most Influential" Section), Inaugural Edition, 2012
• Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Dallas Bar Association, Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer, 2015
• Member, The Trial Law Institute (Current)
• Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation (Current)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Current)
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (Current)
• American Law Institute (Current)
• Committee for Qualified Judiciary, Dallas; Panel Chair, Evaluation Committee (Current)

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Dallas Housing Authority, Board of Commissioners (Vice Chair)
• Supporting Partner, The Dallas Arts District (Current)
• Supporting Partner, Dallas Museum of Art (Current)
• Supporter, Dallas Black Dance Theater (Current)
• Member, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings's Business/Arts Initiative, Arts Action Team (Current)
• Leadership Dallas, Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, Class of 2014
• Member, Preston Center Rotary Club, Rotary International (Current)
• Board Member, Downtown Dallas Inc. (Current)
• Board Member, Dallas Education Foundation (Current)

Verdicts/Settlements:

• Trial Lawyer Victor Vital co-counseled the trial of a complex bankruptcy adversary matter, resulting in the revocation of a bankruptcy debtor's discharge and thus reviving a multimillion-dollar judgment., 2014
• According to VerdictSearch’s May 27, 2013 publication, Victor Vital secured the largest Texas employment verdict of 2012. Victor, a shareholder in the Dallas office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, led a team that won a $6.9 million verdict, including $1.75 million in punitive damages, for Horizon Health Corporation ("Horizon"), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services ("UHS").  VerdictSearch employs an editorial staff of over 25 lawyers, journalists and research associates who report on nearly 200 cases from around the nation every week, focusing on the most prominent verdicts in the country. Victor secured a verdict against five former executives of Horizon and two competitor companies on claims of breach of non-competition and no solicitation covenants, theft of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and fraud.   “I’m not at all surprised that Victor secured such a noteworthy verdict for his client,” says Steve Carlin, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Dallas office,” Victor has a keen understanding of our clients’ needs and what it means to provide them with strategic and cost effective solutions in courtroom matters. He is a terrific trial lawyer who values client service above all else.”  UHS and Horizon are extremely pleased with the verdict and with Greenberg Traurig for securing it.  The Horizon president said that "Victor fought for us when we needed it most. He worked tirelessly to bring this issue to a close, securing a verdict that we felt was fair and exceeded our expectations."

Representative Clients:

• CultureMap, LLPGreenberg Traurig secured a dismissal with prejudice as to defamation claims against an leading-edge digital media company, CultureMap, LLC, and its Dallas managing editor, Claire St. Amant. The case involved First Amendment issues and multiple defendants, as well as other claims, such as invasion of privacy and trespass. The lawsuit, filed by Dr. Richard and Leanne Malouf, alleged that the firm’s clients, CultureMap, LLC and Claire St. Amant, were liable for defamation arising from their reporting of the Maloufs' lawsuit against prominent media entities and personalities. Victor Vital, the lead partner for this high-profile matter, used an anti-SLAPP motion to prove that the lawsuit infringed on public participation rights under the Texas's Citizen Participation Act, which provides for the expedited dismissal of meritless "strategic lawsuits against public participation" ("SLAPP suits”). This dismissal saved his client additional time and fees and that would have been incurred had the company remained in the lawsuit through the summary judgment phase., 2013
• Richard Kozuback andGlobal Entertainment Corporation Greenberg Traurig represented Global Entertainment Corporation and its CEO and President, Richard Kozuback, in defense of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation action arising from a municipal offering related to the financing and development of an entertainment and events arena in Wenatchee, Washington.Victor Vital was the lead partner for this matter and finalized negotiations of a very favorable settlement (i.e., a mere $20,000 penalty, no disgorgement or other remedies or bars). This high-profile matter attracted national press coverage. Please see the below links for related articles http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/business/sec-clamping-down-on-issuers-of-bonds.html?_r=0 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/municipals-sec-wenatchee-idUSL2N0IQ1FI20131105 http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/122_214/wenatchee-district-others-pay-fines-to-settle-sec-charges-over-faulty-os-1057086-1.html  , 2013

Videos:

• Trial lawyer Victor Vital comments on high profile corruption case, 2015
• Trial lawyer Victor Vital provides commentary on motions filed by Paxton defense lawyers, Paxton case commentary, 2015
• Trial Lawyer Victor Vital provides high profile legal commentary.  , High Profile Legal Commentary on public corruption case, 2014
• Trial Lawyer Victor Vital provides high profile legal commentary on Texas Gov. Rick Perry indictment       , High Profile Legal Commentary on Rick Perry case, 2014
• Victor Vital discusses DISD Principal For A Day experience.  The Principal for a Day program is designed to increase awareness and understanding among persons in the private sector of what a regular school day is like in Dallas ISD.  In the same way, business and civic leaders can show their commitment to public education by participating and forming lasting partnerships with a Dallas ISD school.  
• Victor D. Vital, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Dallas, tells how he approached a complicated employment/trade secrets case involving electronic evidence.  Read more: http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202582815395/Victor-D.-Vital-of-Greenberg-Traurig#ixzz2shUFSwlW
• Greenberg Traurig shareholder Victor D. Vital explains how he used a SLAPP statute to successfully defend a defamation claim.  Read more: http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1384520570188/Video%3A-How-I-Won-the-Case%3A-Greenberg-Traurig-shareholder-Victor-D.-Vital#ixzz2shSKiO4P

Educational Background:

• J.D., Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1995 (Number 2 in Class), 1995