Kelli D. Burritt

Kelli Burritt has successfully represented injured employees and consumers in both state and federal court, and has helped those clients obtain multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.

Ms. Burritt has dedicated her entire legal career to assisting individuals who have been injured or damaged by the negligence of others, including large national corporations and companies.

Ms. Burritt opened the Los Angeles office of Winer, Burritt, Scott & Jacobs back in 2007 and has worked for the firm ever since, becoming a named partner in 2013.

While at Winer, Burritt, Scott & Jacobs, Ms. Burritt has gotten high value settlements for her clients. These include settlements for cases against medical and/or rehab facilities, including a $4,000,000 settlement for the wife and daughter of a man who died while a patient at a mental health facility and a $600,000 settlement for a woman who was sexually exploited by her therapist while an inpatient at a rehab facility. These also include settlements against therapists for sexually abusing and/or negligently treating their patients, including settlements for $865,000, $800,000, and $700,000. She also got notable settlements against school districts for sexual abuse of students, including settlements for $1,500,000, $1,000,000, and $995,000.

There are also a myriad of high value settlements in employment law cases, including a $2,200,000 settlement for employees who were sexually harassed while working at a bank; a $1,850,000 settlement for employees who were sexually harassed working at a rehab facility; a $1,500,000 settlement against a restaurant for sexual harassment to two male employees; a $1,300,000 settlement for sexual harassment against a manufacturing plant employer; a $1,200,000 settlement for sexual harassment against a hotel chain; a $900,000 settlement in a wrongful termination case; an $850,000 settlement in a sexual harassment case against a restaurant chain; a $800,000 settlement for sexual harassment against a public entity employer; a $750,000 settlement for sexual harassment against a gas station; a $750,000 settlement against a medical provider for sexual harassment; and a $650,000 settlement for sexual harassment against a male employee working at a business facility.

Prior to joining Winer, Burritt, Scott & Jacobs, LLP, Ms. Burritt gained significant experience and prestige while working with two other well respected firms.

While an associate at the firm of Taylor & Ring, she focused on representing victims of sexual abuse, sexual harassment and catastrophic personal injuries. She achieved great success for her clients, including numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. These settlements include a $5,600,000 settlement to a man who became a paraplegic as a result of a defective product; a $1,860,000 settlement for two young female students who were sexually abused by their volleyball coach; a $1,000,000 settlement for a woman who had been sexually abused during her employment with a police department by two police officers; a $2,000,000 settlement for a woman whose doctor’s negligence after she gave birth to triplets led to a catastrophic stroke; and a $1,350,000 verdict for a man whose doctor failed to timely diagnose his prostate cancer.

While an associate at another personal injury/employment litigation firm, Ms. Burritt also successfully represented her clients, including receiving the following settlements and verdicts: $500,000 verdict for a man who was sexually harassed by his male supervisor; a $400,000 settlement for a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of a defective roadway; a $250,000 verdict for a woman whose husband died due to the negligence of his doctor in failing to timely discover and treat his colon cancer; and a $200,000 verdict for a woman who was injured due to the negligence of a large retail store.

Ms. Burritt won numerous awards for her trial and appellate advocacy skills while at Pepperdine, including First Place in the Fall Individual Advocacy Tournament and Semi-Finalist in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition. She also competed on the National Trial Team and was a member of the Moot Court Board.