Current Role
  • Associate, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
  • Meredith represents communities that have been harmed by pollution and individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injury or loss.
  • Her clientele includes a wide range of people, including individuals who have lost loved ones in rollover accidents, survivors of sexual assault, people who have been harmed by medical negligence, and people whose properties have been affected by water contamination.
Experience
  • Before joining Hagens Berman, Meredith was an associate at a law firm where she represented clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies in nationwide class actions and high-stakes intellectual property matters. In the course of those litigations, Meredith argued in state and federal court, took depositions, conducted discovery and drafted complaints and motions.
  • Meredith served as a law clerk to the Hon. Richard C. Tallman of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
  • Prior to law school, Meredith taught fourth grade in New Orleans as part of Teach for America. She also worked as a journalist; her work has appeared in publications including Slate, the Atlantic and the Washington Post.
Pro Bono
  • At her previous firm, Meredith maintained an active and varied pro bono practice. She secured a permanent restraining order on behalf of a domestic violence victim, obtained a favorable result for an immigrant family in deportation proceedings, and advised a non-profit dance company on intellectual property issues.
  • During law school, Meredith served as a court-appointed advocate for children in the Durham, North Carolina foster care system.
Personal Insight

Meredith was raised in Texas, which gives her a real appreciation for Seattle’s parks and beaches during the city’s beautiful summers.