Practice Areas
Education
B.A. from University of California, Irvine
J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
Clerkships
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Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Major Crimes Division
Language
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English
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Armenian
Meri Andreasyan
Associate
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
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Rodriguez v. Slauson Distribution Center, et al.
06.24.2024
MSJ; Defense Ruling
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Hunter v. City of Anaheim
06.11.2024
Motion to Dismiss; Defense Ruling
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Kanawah v. Exhibit Works
05.24.2024
MSJ; Defense Ruling
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Gjona v. Laboratory Corporation of America
01.19.2024
Motion to Dismiss; Defense Ruling
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Fitness International, LLC v. Alspaugh
05.04.2023
Jury Trial; Unanimous Verdict