Vincent David Slavens
Work in Benink & Slavens, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Corporate Law, Business Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Employment, Litigation, Federal, State, Local & Municipal, Professional Malpractice, Securities, Government, Entertainment & Sports
8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 207, San Diego, CA 92108
About Vincent David Slavens
Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Business Law
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Employment
- Litigation
- Federal
- State, Local & Municipal
- Professional Malpractice
- Securities
- Government
- Entertainment & Sports
Education
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 2001J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Law Review: California Western School of Law, , 2000 - 2001
- San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 1994B.S.
- Major: Corporate Finance
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- Hobbs, et al. v. Modesto, Stanislaus Superior Court Case No. 2019186 (appointed co-lead counsel in class action alleging illegal taxes disguised as electric rates)
- Mahon, et al. v. City of San Diego, San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2015-00014540 (appointed co-lead counsel in class action alleging illegal taxes disguised as electric franchise fees)
- Eck v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC557082 (appointed co-lead counsel in class action securing $52 million in electric ratepayer refunds and $243 million in injunctive relief)
- Rooney v. City of Pasadena, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS145352 (alleging transfer of utility revenue to City’s general fund in violation of Proposition 218 (settled restoring $7.2 million)
- Spencer v. City of Burbank, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS145021 (alleging transfer of utility revenue to City’s general fund in violation of Proposition 218 (settled restoring $1.5 million)
- Wilson v. City of Anaheim, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2012-00614517 (alleging transfer of utility revenue to City’s general fund in violation of Proposition 218 (settled restoring $3 million)
- Palmer v. City of Anaheim, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2017-00938646 (alleging City’s electric utility rates impose a tax in violation of Proposition 26)
- Green v. City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 16CV300760 (appointed co-lead counsel in case alleging City’s electric utility rates impose a tax in violation of Proposition 26)
- Wyatt v. City of Sacramento, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 16CV300760 (obtain judgment that City’s utility rates are invalid and its transfer of funds from its utility funds to its general fund violates Proposition 218; City is appealing)
- Komesar v. City of Pasadena, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC677632 (alleging City’s electric utility rates impose a tax in violation of Proposition 26)
- Pearson v. Rodeo Hercules Fire Protection Dist., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. MSN14-1137 (challenged legality of fire assessments - settled)
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter- Securities Law, USD School of Law, 2010 - Present
- Tenants in Common (TIC) The Crossroads Between Real Estate and Securities Law, San Diego County Bar Association, 2010 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- San Diego County Bar Association, 2001 - 2011 (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (Member)
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), 2005 - 2011 (Member)
Past Positions
- Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP, Partner, 2005 - 2019
- Krause & Kalfayan, Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2005
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
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- 26 years of experienceCorporate Law, Business Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Employment, Litigation, Federal, State, Local & Municipal, Professional Malpractice, Securities, Government, Entertainment & Sports
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