Attorney Profile

Kippy L. Wroten

Kippy Wroten

Wroten & Associates
20 Pacifica, Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92618

Irvine

California (CA)

T: 949-788-1790
F: 949-788-1799

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation Defense

Class Action/Mass Torts

Employment & Labor

Selected To

• Southern California Super Lawyers 2012

Profile

Attorney Kippy L. Wroten is the founder and shareholder of Wroten & Associates in Irvine, California. An experienced litigator, she represents health care providers, independent long-term care facilities, ancillary service providers, corporate enterprises and individual executives in complex matters of health care liability and class action claims of elder abuse, fraud and corporate unfair business practices.

Ms. Wroten began her career as a deputy district attorney for Orange County. She went on to work as a litigator for a prestigious health care defense firm in 1990, and eventually became a shareholder and leader of the firm's long term care practice area. In 2006, she founded Wroten & Associates to better meet her clients' needs and the growing demands of the long-term care defense industry.

Among her representative cases, Ms. Wroten has been recognized for her skilled trial defense in Perlin v. Fountain View Management, Inc., 163 Cal. App. 4th 656 (2008), Carehouse Convalescent Hospital v. Superior Court, 143 Cal. App. 4th 1558 (2006) and Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., et al. She is also a noted author and lecturer on the topic of health care liability and long-term care issues.

Ms. Wroten obtained her law degree from Western State University College of Law. As an AV-rated* attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, she has also been recognized in the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Kippy Wroten

Law School: Western State University College of Law

Admitted: 1988, California

Professional Webpage: www.wrotenlaw.com/kippy-wroten.asp

Honors and Awards:

  • Los Angeles County's Top 10 Defense Verdicts, 2004 (Martindale Hubbell)
  • Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers: Elder Law and Health Care Law, 2011 (Martindale Hubbell)

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Long Term Care Forum
  • National Federation of Independent Businesses
  • Aging Services of California
  • California Association Health Facilities
  • American Healthcare Association
  • California Assisted Living Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association
  • Member, California District Attorneys Association
  • California, 1988
  • United States District Court, Central District of California, 1993
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 2006
  • United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2009
  • United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2009

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Orange County Business Journal "…..But First Let's Kill All The Lawyers" by Kippy L. Wroten
  • Orange County Business Journal "Litigation Threatening Future of Nursing Home Industry" by Kippy L. Wroten
  • The Fresno Bee "Valley nursing homes hit in staffing lawsuit" by Barbara Anderson
  • Times-Standard Newspaper "Closing arguments begin in Skilled Healthcare Case"  by Matt Drange
  • Times-Standard Newspaper "Suit Against Skilled Healthcare Continues; Defense Makes Closing Arguments" by Matt Drange
  • Times-Standard Newspaper  "Arguments in Skilled Healthcare Suite Conclude; Humboldt County District Attorney to Address Case Today" by Matt Drange
  • Elder Law & Long Term Care Newsletter Lavender Trial (Part 1): Understanding the Loss in Humboldt by Kippy Wroten
  • Elder Law & Long Term Care Newsletter Lavender Trial (Part 2): Did a Mathematic Fiction Result in $600+ Million Error? by Kippy Wroten
  • Elder Law & Long Term Care Newsletter Lavender Trial (Part 3): Copycat Class Action Cases Continue by Kippy Wroten
  • Elder Law & Long Term Care Newsletter Postscript: 1 Year After Humboldt by Kippy Wroten
  • "Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living Facilities: The Fine Art of Providing Care in a Litigious Environment - 10/6/05
  • "Criminal Considerations for the Long Term Care Professional", DRI Nursing Home/ ALF Litigation Seminar- Orlando, FL - 9/5/08
  • "Bringing Down the House", Skilled Healthcare Panel Conference – Las Vegas, NV - 2/24/09
  • "Defining Responsibility and Accountability", Medical Director's Symposium – Kansas City, MO, 4/18/09
  • "Trial in Review", Emeritus Senior Living Panel Conference – Chicago, IL - 9/22/10
  • "Where are We Now with Health Care Reform", California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) 60th Annual Convention Palm Springs, CA - 11/17/10
  • "The Lavender Class Action, Understanding the Loss", HCR ManorCare – Toledo, OH - 12/1/10
  • "The Lavender Class Action: Understanding the Result, Turning the Tide", Allied World National Assurance Company– Farmington, CT - 1/17/11
  • "Deconstructing the $677 Million Dollar Jury Award in Lavender v. Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.: An Insider's View", American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) – San Diego, CA - 2/22/11
  • "The Role of the Medical Director: Impact on Litigation, Medical Director's Symposium – Dallas, TX - 4/2/11
  • "Preventing and Defending Long Term Care Litigation", American Conference Institute (ACI) – Miami, FL - 4/4/11
  • "The Role of the Medical Director: Impact on Litigation/Regulatory Compliance", Medical Director's Symposium – Kansas City, MO - 4/9/11
  • Senate Bill 558, Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), California State Senate, Judiciary Committee- Sacramento, CA - 4/26/11
  • "The Role of the Medical Director: Impact on Litigation/Regulatory Compliance", Medical Director's Symposium – Dana Point, CA - 4/30/11
  • "The $677 Million Dollar Verdict, an Overview of the Lavender Class Action", DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar - Boston, MA, 9/15/11
  • Lecturer, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
  • Lecturer, Chapman University College of Law
  • Lecturer, University of California, Irvine Medical Center
  • Lecturer, Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers
  • Lecturer, Defense Research Institute

Representative Clients:

  • Carehouse Convalescent Hospital vs. Superior Court, 143 Cal. App. 4th 1558, 2006
  • Perlin vs. Fountain View Management, Inc., 163 Cal. App. 4th 656, 2008

Educational Background:

  • California State University, Long Beach, California - B.S., 1977
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