Katherine Martinez-Vitela, Esq. joined EPS after practicing a mixture of employment and school law for 15 years, beginning with Matthews & Branscomb, San Antonio, Texas, and most recently with her own firm defending both private and public entities. Her practice included advising clients, drafting handbooks and policies, investigating employment related complaints and litigating employment lawsuits.
Katherine represented school districts and other public entities with regard to teacher terminations, certifications, and Texas Open Meetings Act issues, as well as conducting investigations for public employers. Katherine's experience defending both private and public employers lends to her acute understanding of the unique issues that may arise in conducting investigations and enables her to address them efficiently with clients. Her litigation background further serves clients in training management and employees, conducting investigations and serving as an expert witness. Katherine provides these services in both English and Spanish. As a consultant, Katherine assists her clients with employment relations training, investigations of employee complaints and proactive HR consulting.
Katherine graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and received her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she served as the Associate Editor of the Iowa Law Review and was recognized in Who’s Who Among American Law Students. Katherine joined EPS in 1999, but soon thereafter left to litigate a complex litigation case. Upon conclusion of the case, Katherine returned to EPS in 2007 and closed her private practice. |