Justin F. Mello, Associate at our Orange County law office
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Justin F. Mello

Associate
Biography

Justin Mello concentrates his practice on commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He has experience representing clients in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate governance, consumer class actions, business competition torts, fraud, defamation, and various intellectual property concerns, including trade secret misappropriation. Justin also has experience representing clients in California’s probate court, serving as counsel for beneficiaries and fiduciaries alike.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Education

  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D.)
    • Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Notes Editor
    • G&IP Conversation Program, J.D. Participant
    • Constitutional Law Teaching Assistant
    • Peer Mentor
      • Executive Board
    • Library and IT Committee, Student Member
  • University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, Philosophy Minor, cum laude)
    • College Honors
    • Political Science Department Highest Honors
      • Honors Thesis: “The Conundrum of California Capital Punishment Support from 1971 to 2014: Religious Preference, the Violent Crime Rate, Demographics, and Party Identification Considered”
    • Dean’s List
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2025)

Previous Professional Experience

  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Research Assistant to Professor Abby K. Wood
  • Summer Associate, Snell & Wilmer
  • United States District Court, Central District of California, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Jean P. Rosenbluth
  • American Bar Association: Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Undergraduate Intern

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Orange County Bar Association (2018-Present)
  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
    • Litigation Section

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “A Quantitative Accounting of the Use of International Sources in Supreme Court Civil Rights Cases from 2000 to 2016,” Student Note, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal (2018)