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Vivian A. Adame
Senior Associate
TEL 619-236-9600
FAX 619-236-9669
Vivian Adame is a member of the firm’s Employment Law group. Her practice is focused on representing businesses in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters. She works on a broad spectrum of employment issues, including counseling her clients on leaves, accommodations, wage and hour matters, and developing effective policies and practices.
In addition to her litigation and counseling roles, Vivian regularly serves as a workplace investigator. The nature of the investigations she conducts includes those requiring Spanish fluency and multicultural understanding. Vivian also regularly leads trainings to help employers combat implicit bias, microaggressions, and harassment in the workplace.
Prior to joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, Vivian was an associate attorney at a San Diego insurance defense firm where she defended individuals, professionals, and businesses in personal injury, premises liability, and professional negligence matters.
Affiliations
- Lawyers Club—Board of Directors (2022–present), Annual Dinner Committee Co-Chair (2023–present), Mentorship Connection Program Mentor (2019–present), Professional Advancement Committee Co-Chair (2022–2023), Trial Advocacy Committee Co-Chair (2020–2022)
- Association of Business & Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter—Leadership Development Committee Co-Chair (2024), Special Requirements Luncheon Co-Chair (2022-2023), Leadership Development Committee Member (2020–2023)
- San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association—Scholarship Selection Committee (2023–present), Member (2019–present)
- National Employment Law Council Academy—Member (2022–present), NELC Academy Fellow (2020, 2021)
- Hispanic National Bar Association—Member (2023–present)
- Latinas in the Law—Member (2019–present)
- University of San Diego School of Law—Law Firm Challenge Team Captain (2020–2022)
- American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter—Associate (2017–2019)
Speaking & Publications
- ABTL Report: “The Legacy of Justice Ginsberg Lives On”
- Lawyers Club Newsletter: “You’re On Mute: The Single Most-Used Phrase of 2020”
- Lawyers Club Newsletter: “Resuming Jury Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- Consumers’ Obsession Becoming Retailers’ Possession: The Way that Retailers are Benefitting from Consumers’ Presence on Social Media, 53 San Diego L. Rev. 653 (2016).
Representative Matters
- Served as second chair in a multimillion dollar whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against a large university. Deemed the prevailing party after Plaintiff only obtained a small fraction of the university’s Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offer.
- Obtained summary adjudication on behalf of a large university in a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit.
Honors and Recognition
- Named to the San Diego Super Lawyers - Rising Stars List (2022-2024)
- Recipient, Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2024 Latino Leadership Award