Attorney Profiles

Melissa Harnett 
Tarzana, California
Partner
phone (818) 705-6800
(323) 872-0995
fax (818) 996-8266
(818) 345-0162
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Appellate
Class Action
Complex Litigation
Intellectual Property
Bar Admissions:
California, 1993
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
Education:
University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1992
J.D.
Law Journal: USC Woman's Law Journal, Founding Board Member


University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1989
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  English and Motion Picture/Television


Published Works:
"Condemnation Alert: Kelo v. City of New London", MS&K Real Estate Department Alert, July, 2005


Legal Dissertation: "Should Abused Women be Held Criminally Responsible for Child Abuse Perpetrated by their Lovers?", USC


Representative Clients:
Consumers
Employees
References:
Provided Upon Request
Honors and Awards:
Counsel, "Agua Dulce Against Power Towers", October 10, 2007


Agua Dulce Town Council Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition, November 14, 2007


Certificate of Recognition by California Legislative Committee, in honor of serving as a Member of Assemblywoman Audra Strickland's Education Advisory Committee, February 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Aqua Dulce Town Council, 2001 - 2003
Elected Council Person


Aqua Dulce Unified School District Governing Board, 2003 - 2007
Trustee


The Thacher School, 2005 - 2006
Member, Development Committee


United States Equestrian Federation
Licensed Dressage Judge


Past Employment Positions:
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Associate, 2000 - 2006


Los Angeles Office
5567 Reseda Boulevard
Suite 330
P.O. Box 7033
Tarzana, California 91357

Phone: (818) 705 - 6800
Fax: (818) 996 - 8266
Directions

Alhambra Office
801 S. Garfield Avenue
Suite 328
Alhambra, California 91801

Phone: (626) 308 - 9882
Fax: (626) 308 - 9538
Directions

Oxnard Office
300 East Esplanade Drive
Suite 1960
Oxnard, California 93036

Phone: (805) 988 - 0285
Fax: (805) 988 - 0375
Directions


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