Meri Andreasyan is an associate attorney at Yoka | Smith. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with an emphasis in public law and a minor in criminology, law, and society from the University of California, Irvine in 2019, graduating cum laude.
Meri obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2022. At the age of 22, she was the youngest in her graduating class. While attending law school, she was a member of the nationally ranked trial advocacy honors program, participating in nationwide mock trial competitions. While in law school, Meri also clerked for the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where she had the honor to work on highly publicized criminal cases.
In 2022, Meri completed an alternative dispute resolution program at Pepperdine’s Straus Institute focused in negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Meri has been with Yoka | Smith since 2021. She joined the firm as a law clerk following her second year of law school and has been a part of the team ever since.
Experience
Professional Associations and Memberships
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Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
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American Bar Association (ABA)
Bar Admissions
- California, 2022
Education
University of California, Irvine
- B.A. Political Science; 2019
Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- J.D.; 2022
Clerkships
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Major Crimes Division