Leor Mekahel

Leor Mekahel is an associate attorney at Brown & Winters. Ms. Mekahel earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2021 with a concentration in Environmental and Energy Law. Ms. Mekahel received the Certificate of Recognition for High Distinction in Pro Bono Service, the Dean’s Outstanding Scholarship, and was a Women’s Law Caucus Nominee for Inspiring USD Woman.

As a law student, Ms. Mekahel was on the Climate and Energy Law Journal, volunteered with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) to assist underserved communities, and was the Student Body Association Representative for the Jewish Law Students Association and Tax Law Society.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Mekahel received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego with a minor in Environmental Studies. As an undergraduate student, Ms. Mekahel was Director of Spirit for Student Council, volunteered at Scripps Coral Reef Ecology Lab to understand human impact on coral reefs, and was a Model United Nations delegate while studying abroad in Israel at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

Ms. Mekahel is admitted to the State Bar of California and is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association.