Overview

Kristine D. Vitemb serves as Senior Counsel at Sloan Attorneys, where she represents manufacturers, homebuilders, developers, and commercial businesses in complex construction and commercial litigation. Her practice focuses on product liability, construction defect litigation, warranty disputes, commercial litigation, arbitration, and risk management, with particular emphasis on representing clients throughout the construction industry.

Ms. Vitemb counsels clients through every stage of a dispute—from pre-suit resolution through litigation and arbitration. She regularly advises national manufacturers, builders, and commercial clients regarding product liability claims, warranty disputes, construction defect litigation, and litigation strategy while managing complex matters in both state and federal courts.

Ms. Vitemb plays a leading role in many of the firm's most significant litigation matters. She manages complex product liability and construction defect litigation, oversees large portfolios of residential construction arbitrations, and represents clients in sophisticated commercial litigation involving construction, development, and property owners' association disputes. She is responsible for drafting dispositive motions, complex legal briefing, and other significant filings in many of the firm's largest cases.

Before joining Sloan Attorneys, Ms. Vitemb practiced with private law firms in Houston and Dallas, representing businesses in commercial disputes and employment litigation. She also served for more than thirteen years with the Office of the General Counsel for the Social Security Administration, ultimately serving as Associate General Counsel. In that role, she represented the federal government in a wide range of matters, including federal litigation, appellate disability matters, civil rights investigations, bankruptcy fraud matters, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proceedings, labor arbitrations, employment investigations, and agency counseling.

 

Representative Matters

Represents national manufacturers in product liability, warranty, and construction defect litigation involving residential and commercial construction projects.

Manages numerous residential construction arbitrations and advises builders throughout the dispute resolution process.

Counsels builders and manufacturers regarding claims arising under Florida's Chapter 558 pre-suit process and the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act.

Represents clients in complex commercial litigation involving construction, development, and property owners' association disputes in both state and federal courts.

Drafts dispositive motions, complex legal briefing, and significant trial court filings in many of the firm's largest litigation matters.

Additional representative matters are available upon request.

 

Education:

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law (2008), cum laude

B.A., Texas A&M University, summa cum laude
History
Psychology

Professional Experience:

Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration

Private Practice, Houston and Dallas

 

Professional Affiliations:

State Bar of Texas