Leila Vaez-Iravani
I grew up in the Bay Area, went to law school in San Francisco, and love all of Northern California. I am determined to protect the freedoms and reputations of the Bay Area’s civilians by rigorously defending those accused of a crime. If you are accused of a crime, you deserve a strong and fearless advocate to fight against the resources and power of the government. No matter how serious the crime, everyone is morally and constitutionally entitled to a zealous and enthusiastic defense. You are innocent until proven guilty and deserve that respect from the courts and your lawyer.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Restraining Orders
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. magna cum laude
- Honors: CALI and Witkin Award for highest grade in the class: Criminal Practice Clinic, Science in Law, Health Law II, and Public Policy and Homelessness
- Honors: Hasting’s Public Service Award 2015
- Law Journal: Hastings Women’s Law Journal: “Bringing to Light, Invisible Abuses Against Women and LGBT People in Prison”, Executive Symposium Editor, 2014 - 2015
- University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California
- B.S. magna cum laude
- Honors: Deans Honors Five Quarters; National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Major: Cellular, Developmental Biology
Past Employment Positions
- UCSF/UC HASTINGS CONSORTIUM ON LAW, SCIENCE AND HEALTH POLICY, Graduate Research Fellow , 2016
- MARIN PUBLIC DEFENDER, Juvenile Law Clerk , 2015
- MARIN PUBLIC DEFENDER, Certified Legal Intern Felonies and Misdemeanors, 2015
- UC HASTINGS MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SENIORS CLINIC , 2014
- SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER , Court Certified Legal Intern, 2014
- THE HONORABLE JUDGE BEGERT, SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT , Judicial Extern, 2013