Megan Elizabeth Zavieh

Currently providing associated counsel assistance to self-represented attorneys in the disciplinary process. Primary responsibilities include preparing written and documentary responses to Investigations Unit of the State Bar of California, providing advice and guidance in negotiation of resolution of matters before the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, and hearing and trial preparation assistance for matters before the State Bar Court.

• California State Bar Defense
• Ethics Law
• Professional Responsibility

California

Since 1999

District of New Jersey

New Jersey

Since 2005

New York

Since 2001

California Supreme Court

Since 1999

New York Court of Appeals

Since 2001

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Since 2004

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Since 2002

U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Calfornia

Since 2003

U.S. Supreme Court

Solo Practitioner

MEGAN ZAVIEH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Virtual Law Firm at www.zaviehlaw.com

2010 - Current

Limited Scope Representation, California State Bar Defense; General Ethics Law

Litigation Associate; Senior Staff Attorney

Dechert LLP, Princeton, New Jersey, and Mountain View, California

2005 - 2009

White Collar and Securities Litigation

Litigation Associate

K&L Gates, New York, New York

2003 - 2005

Litigation Associate

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, New York

2001 - 2003

Judicial Law Clerk for Honorable Evan J. Wallach

United States Court of International Trade, New York, New York

1999 - 2001

University of California, Berkeley School of Law

J.D. (1999)

Honors: Order of the Coif, American Jurisprudence Award, Prosser Award

Activities: Associate Editor, Berkeley Journal of International Law; Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly; Research Assistant to Professor David D. Caron

California State University - Humboldt State University

B.A. (1996) | Political Science

American Jurisprudence Award

University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

1998

Prosser Award

University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

1998

Solo and Small Firm Section of California State Bar

Member

Current

Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)

Member

Current

Georgia State Bar

Member (pending)

Current

Five Ways to Improve Client Communication

Attorneyatwork.com

March, 2013

Minimize the Risk of an Ethics Complaint

Lawyerist.com

March, 2013

Responding to an Ethics Complaint: A How-To Guide

Lawyerist.com

March, 2013

Virtual Law Down Under

California Lawyer Magazine

October, 2012

Uncle Sam is Watching You (co-author)

Hedge Funds Review

March, 2006