Vanessa Rodriguez
Biography
Vanessa M. Rodriguez is an Associate Attorney at Matern Law Group, PC. Ms. Rodriguez’s practice involves representing employees in all aspects of employment litigation. Ms. Rodriguez has experience with both individual and class action lawsuits and has litigated cases in both state and federal court.
Ms. Rodriguez predominately deals with wage and hour class and representative actions involving claims related to overtime and minimum wages, meal and rest breaks, improper wage statements, the California Private Attorneys General Act, and unfair business practices. She also represents employees in individual actions, including actions involving harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination.
EDUCATION & ADMITTANCE
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2017,
Dean’s List; Wisconsin Law Review: Articles Editor & Diversity Committee Chair; Moot Court; Family Court Clinic; 2017 Ray and Ethel Brown Legal Research and Writing Award Recipient
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013
Psychology and Criminal Justice, Dean’s List, Graduated with Distinction, Powers-Knapp Scholar
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Fall 2012
Internship: Wisconsin State Supreme Court, January 2017-April 2017
U.S. District Court for the Central District California, 2018
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2018
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2018
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2018
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
In addition to Ms. Rodriguez’s professional admittances, she is an active member of California’s legal community.
