The Team
Lina B. Melidonian : Attorney ( lm@kbklawyers.com )
Lina Melidonian’s practice focuses on consumer class actions, mass tort litigation, employment class actions, insurance bad faith and other complex litigation cases. Ms. Melidonian is committed to protecting the rights and interests of the underdog, namely consumers and individuals who have been injured through the unlawful acts of others.
Ms. Melidonian has a strong foundation in litigation, with experience in both boutique litigation firms and fast-paced Plaintiff litigation firms. Before joining the Kabateck Brown Kellner family, Ms. Melidonian spent three years at Girardi & Keese, where she had the opportunity to work on numerous high-profile cases locally and in New York. Her focus was on product liability and toxic tort cases against national auto and tire manufacturers and other corporate entities, such as oil companies. There, she discovered her passion for holding corporate wrongdoers accountable and affecting positive change for consumers through the legal system. Ms. Melidonian also had the opportunity to extern for the Honorable Zaven Sinanian of the Los Angeles Superior Court during law school.
Ms. Melidonian is licensed to practice before all the courts of the state of California as well as the United States District Court, Central District of California. She has received recognition for her academic achievement and is also fluent in Armenian.
Education:
Awards:
Ms. Melidonian has a strong foundation in litigation, with experience in both boutique litigation firms and fast-paced Plaintiff litigation firms. Before joining the Kabateck Brown Kellner family, Ms. Melidonian spent three years at Girardi & Keese, where she had the opportunity to work on numerous high-profile cases locally and in New York. Her focus was on product liability and toxic tort cases against national auto and tire manufacturers and other corporate entities, such as oil companies. There, she discovered her passion for holding corporate wrongdoers accountable and affecting positive change for consumers through the legal system. Ms. Melidonian also had the opportunity to extern for the Honorable Zaven Sinanian of the Los Angeles Superior Court during law school.
Ms. Melidonian is licensed to practice before all the courts of the state of California as well as the United States District Court, Central District of California. She has received recognition for her academic achievement and is also fluent in Armenian.
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2006
University of California Irvine, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Minor, Sociology, Cum Laude, June 2003
Publications/Forums:University of California Irvine, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Minor, Sociology, Cum Laude, June 2003
"A Closer Look at the Benefits of Multidistrict Litigation," Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 2, 2010)
"The Mortgage Loan Crisis and the Option ARM Loan," co-authored with Richard Kellner and Josh Haffner, The Forum (May/June 2009)
Consumer Attorneys of California, Certificate of Appreciation, May 2009
Recipient, CALI Excellence For the Future Award: Civil Pretrial Practice, Spring 2006 (Southwestern)
Recipient, CALI Excellence For the Future Award: Historic Preservation Law, Fall 2004 (Southwestern)
Recipient, Alternate Writer Award, Intramural Moot Court Competition, Spring 2004 (Southwestern)
Co-President, Armenian Law Students Association, 2004-2005 (Southwestern)
Dean’s Honor List: every quarter consecutively from January 2000 to June 2003 (UCI)
Recipient, Pi Omicron Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor, June 2003 (UCI)
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, initiated June 2003 (UCI)
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2001-2003 (UCI)
State Bar Memberships/Professional Affiliations:
Recipient, CALI Excellence For the Future Award: Civil Pretrial Practice, Spring 2006 (Southwestern)
Recipient, CALI Excellence For the Future Award: Historic Preservation Law, Fall 2004 (Southwestern)
Recipient, Alternate Writer Award, Intramural Moot Court Competition, Spring 2004 (Southwestern)
Co-President, Armenian Law Students Association, 2004-2005 (Southwestern)
Dean’s Honor List: every quarter consecutively from January 2000 to June 2003 (UCI)
Recipient, Pi Omicron Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor, June 2003 (UCI)
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, initiated June 2003 (UCI)
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2001-2003 (UCI)
Admitted to California State Bar and U.S. District Court (CDCA), December 2006
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California American Bar Association
Armenian Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California American Bar Association
Armenian Bar Association