Melissa Gardner
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Recognized since 2021
San Francisco, California
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Melissa Gardner is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Melissa was a semi-finalist in the Harvard Ames Moot Court Competition, as well as a Student Attorney with the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project and South Brooklyn Legal Services.
Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Melissa worked at Emery Celli Brinckherhoff & Abady and at South Brooklyn Legal Services, where she assisted with the Workers’ Rights and Government Benefits Unit.
Melissa served in the United States Peace Corps from 2005 to 2008, where she taught college students at Gansu Forestry College in Tianshui, China.
Contact & Links
Location
- 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Education
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 2011
Bar Admissions
- California, 2013
- New York, 2013
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2019
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2016
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2013
28 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2023 for work in:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
- “Ones to Watch,” Best Lawyers, 2021-2023
- “Rising Star for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2017 – 2022
Publications
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