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USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Mona R. Shah
USC Gould School of Law
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Lecturer in Law
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: January 20, 2021
Mona Shah is a lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law. She currently teaches Legal Profession and Academic and Professional Skills For U.S. Law Studies I.
Outside of USC, Shah is a litigation attorney in Los Angeles where she has enjoyed a long and successful career representing clients in civil legal disputes of all kinds. Shah maintains an active practice, appearing in both state and federal court, as well as before various administrative bodies. She also provides day-to-day counsel to several corporate and individual clients, providing them advice on legal and business issues. Shah also serves as a mentor to junior attorneys. Being dedicated to nonprofit work, she is an emeritus board member of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, and an active board member of Career Sparks. She has been involved in numerous California Bar and minority bar associations, including serving as past president of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, and on the board of the South Asian Bar Association of North America.
In addition to her current practice, Shah maintains an active mediation practice. She received her BA in Political Science from UC Irvine and her JD from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She is a member of the California State Bar.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
NPR
January 4, 2022
Re: Franita Tolson
Franita Tolson was interviewed about where election-denying candidates are running to control voting. "The reasons why Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election failed is because there were state officials who refused to substantiate his claims of fraud," she said.
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Robin Craig
October, 2021
Robin Craig participated on a virtual panel discussion on “Key Recent Environmental Law Developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and California Supreme Court,” California Lawyers Association Environmental Law Section, 30th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite. Yosemite National Park, CA.
Robin Craig
October, 2021
“Climate Change Adaptation in the United States.” Integrated Marine Biosphere Research. IMBIZO 6: Marine Biosphere Research: Buoyant Solutions for Ocean Sustainability, United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development activity. Virtual presentation.
Robin Craig
October, 2021
“In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater,” SCOTUSblog, October 1. 2021.
