Melissa M. Mikail

Overview

Melissa M. Mikail is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.

Areas of Practice

Melissa represents clients in a range of commercial and business litigation matters. She has litigated claims in both state and federal court involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, class action, false advertising, breach of fiduciary duty, right of publicity, and trademark and copyright disputes. Her securities litigation practice includes shareholder derivative claims, class actions, SEC enforcement actions and internal investigations. Melissa has also represented clients in franchise litigation and negotiations.

Melissa provides comprehensive litigation services for every stage of the litigation, including pre-lawsuit advisement and negotiation, discovery, law and motion, settlement, mediation and pre-trial preparation.

Melissa is a committed pro bono attorney and has an extensive record of giving back to her community. She represented parents in adoption proceedings and handles asylum cases.

Melissa received her J.D. from Harvard Law School where she engaged in courtroom advocacy and argument while representing indigent clients in felony criminal matters as part of the Harvard Criminal Justice Institute. During law school, Melissa received the Dean’s Award for Community Leadership. She served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Geraldine S. Hines for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Most recently, Melissa clerked for the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall of the Central District of California. During her clerkship, Melissa managed five jury trials and two bench trials for civil matters. Melissa managed cases from the filing of the complaint to the issuance of judgments.