About Vida
Dr. Vida Tarassoly practices law in California from her own boutique office. She brings an unusual blend of technical and legal engagement to her work. Long-standing involvement in engineering circles sits alongside active participation in local bar and dispute-resolution communities.
Tarassoly’s professional affiliations trace a clear arc. She has been a member of the Structural Engineers of Southern California since 1999. In 2016 she joined both the Orange County Bar Association and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, where she remains an active member. Those memberships reflect sustained ties to both engineering and legal communities over decades.
Her early career unfolded in environments where engineering issues and contract disputes intersect. That background has informed how she approaches cases and counsels clients. Over time she moved toward practice that brings technical questions into legal settings, addressing problems that require reading drawings, understanding specifications, and translating technical findings into arguments that courts or arbitration panels can use.
In practice she handles a range of matters that touch on construction, design, and professional responsibility. Her work often involves contract interpretation, claims over construction defects, and disputes that turn on technical causation. She also serves clients in alternative dispute resolution settings, drawing on her membership in the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and on experience in hearings and settlement negotiations.
Colleagues and clients describe her approach as methodical. She breaks complex technical records into clear narratives. She prepares expert testimony and coordinates between engineers, architects, and legal teams. She also works on risk-allocation issues, helping clients assess exposure and settlement options when projects run into trouble.
Tarassoly runs The Law Office of Dr. Vida Tarassoly. From that base she practices across California, advising owners, contractors, and design professionals. Her current practice concentrates on construction-related disputes and technical legal matters arising from engineering and building projects.