Melissa Montenegro

Melissa Montenegro is an experienced legal professional currently serving as an Associate at Shartsis Friese LLP since January 2023. Previously, Melissa held associate positions at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP from September 2021 to November 2022 and at Best Best & Krieger LLP from April 2020 to August 2021, where responsibilities included prosecution counsel. Prior roles include serving as a Policy Advisor for the City of San José, focusing on gun safety and land use, and as the inaugural Christopher M. Patti Legal Fellow at the University of California Office of the President. Additional experience encompasses law clerk positions at Contra Costa Public Defender and Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, and a judicial internship with the Honorable Katherine Lucero. Melissa holds a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, with a Public Interest & Social Justice Certificate, and a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, in History with a minor in Economics from San Jose State University.