Marina Melikyan

Marina joined BDG in December 2021 as an associate attorney. She received her law degree from Southwestern Law School in May 2021 and is admitted to practice law before all California state courts. Marina’s practice primarily focuses on representing public entities, including transportation agencies, in eminent domain matters. She also has experience in representing employers, including public entities and businesses, in employment litigation matters. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Dean Hansell, with whom she co-authored an article published in the Daily Journal. She also externed for two business litigation firms in the Los Angeles area. Marina received the CALI Award in Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills, and served as a Dean's Merit Scholar, Dean's Fellow, and Lead Articles Editor for the Southwestern Law Review. She graduated summa cum laude from CSUN in 2018 with a degree in political science. Marina is also a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Armenian Bar Association.