Ava K. Mehta - Coblentz Law

Details

P 415.677.5225

F 415.989.1663

amehta@coblentzlaw.com

Education

J.D.

University of Pennsylvania Law School (2021)
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (2020), Certificate in Management
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa,

University of California, Berkeley (2015)

Practices

Litigation

Ava Mehta focuses on complex litigation, commercial disputes, and investigations. She has experience at various stages of the litigation process and has represented clients in state and federal court. Her work includes victories at both the trial and appellate levels, including securing complete dismissal with prejudice in the Northern District of California and obtaining reversal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, both as attorney of record.

Ava maintains an active pro bono practice and has advocated for clients in matters regarding civil liberties, human rights, immigration, domestic violence, and housing issues.

Prior to joining Coblentz, Ava was an associate with the litigation group at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Before attending law school, Ava was a Research and Program Associate with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, where she specialized in policy and litigation work related to election law. She also worked at the law firm AZB & Partners in Mumbai, India.

Ava earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2021. During law school, Ava externed for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She also served as an Articles Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and was selected to the law school’s moot court board and national moot court team. She received a Certificate in Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with Highest Honors and was a Fellow with the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy.

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