Melvin N.A. Avanzado

Melvin N.A. Avanzado

The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC
  • Business Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Intellectual Property ...
  • California
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Melvin N.A. Avanzado is the principal of The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC. Mel is a trial lawyer and outside general counsel, representing clients in complex matters in entertainment, media, intellectual property, sports and employment. Mel has extensive experience practicing with big law firms but now practices in his own small firm so he has the ability to provide personalized service to his clients.

Mel is extensively involved in his community. Mel is active with numerous non-profit organizations, serving as general counsel to the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles and the UCLA Alumni Association as well as the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine American Bar Association Foundation. Mel also serves on the Los Angeles County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee and informally counsels lawyers with judicial aspirations.

Mel earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1988. Mel received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. Mel is an avid dog lover and accomplished musician, playing violin and drums.

Practice Areas
    Business Law
    Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
    Entertainment & Sports Law
    Intellectual Property
    Employment Law
    Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Additional Practice Areas
  • General Civil
  • Media & First Amendment
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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9th Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
  • Filipino: Spoken
Professional Experience
Principal
The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC
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Partner
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
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Founding Partner
White O'Connor Curry & Avanzado
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Associate
Christensen White Miller Fink Jacobs Glaser & Shapiro
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Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP
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Education
University of California - Los Angeles
B.S. | Microbiology
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University of Notre Dame
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Awards
Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation
Southern California Super Lawyers
Lawyer Advocate of the Year
Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (FASGi)
Professional Associations
Friends of the Chinese American Museum
General Counsel
- Current
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Apl.de.Ap Foundation International
Executive Committee
- Current
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Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles
Lifetime Member
- Current
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LACBA, Judicial Appointments Committee
Member
- Current
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Philippine American Bar Association
Lifetime Member, Board of Governors (2005-13)
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
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UCLA Alumni Association
General Counsel and Board of Directors
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Asian Business Association
Board of Directors
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LACBA, Judicial Appointments Committee
Member
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PABA Foundation
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Asian / Pacific Bar of California
President
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LACBA, Committee on Diversity
Committee On Diversity (formerly Committee on Diversity in the Profession)
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Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Lawyer Representative
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Certifications
Minority Business Enterprise
The Suppliers' Clearinghouse
Websites & Blogs
Website
The Avanzado Law Firm
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Contact & Map
The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC
The Walnut Plaza
215 North Marengo Avenue, Third Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: (310) 552-9300
Fax: (310) 388-5330