Sandra Vucinic’s practice involves handling all stages of commercial, business and civil litigation matters. She is keen on working up the key facts and issues involved in each case, working closely with clients on strategy, and executing all avenues necessary to assure prompt and favorable resolution. Sandra handles cases from start to finish including pre-litigation matters, taking and defending depositions, arbitration proceedings, pre-trial, trial and settlement for an array of cases including general liability, premises liability, landlord-tenant disputes, personal injury and subspecialties in employment law, contract disputes and intellectual property.

Sandra’s law practice began as an associate at a plaintiff’s boutique law firm that specializes in healthcare fraud and prosecuting qui tam actions on behalf of insurance carriers. She worked on a variety of investigative and litigation matters regarding complex whistleblower actions and fraudulent schemes involving healthcare and insurance regulation.

While undergoing the New York and California bar admission processes her first year out of law school, Sandra worked at a major bank as a Financial Crimes Investigation Analyst in the Bank Secrecy Act Department, where she analyzed and investigated potential instances of financial crimes including check fraud, elder abuse, micro- structuring and money laundering. Her role included analyzing client accounts for fraudulent transactions and the preparation of necessary reports for filing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) when her investigation concluded that suspicious activity was involved.

Sandra obtained substantial civil and criminal litigation experience while in law school interning for law offices and various government institutions including her local public defender office in Rockland County, New York, as well as the Litigation Team at the San Jose City Attorney’s Office. In 2017, she was a Law Clerk at the U.S. Attorney Office for the Northern District of California in the Economics Crimes and Securities Fraud Unit, where she supported Assistant U.S. Attorneys with cases involving complex fraud schemes.

Admissions

  • California
  • New York
  • Texas

Education

  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
  • B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton