Mr Elliot Averett > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > Irvine, United States > Lawyer Profile
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices
1361 MICHELSON DRIVE
SUITE 1500
IRVINE, CA 92612 - 4414
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Mr Elliot Averett
Work Department
Business & Commercial Disputes
Position
Associate – Litigation and Investigations
Career
Elliott is an associate in BCLP’s Business and Commercial Disputes and Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Groups. Elliott has experience with a variety of litigation, including criminal matters, complex commercial disputes, class actions, and products liability matters.
Before joining BCLP, Elliott clerked for the Honorable Richard C. Tallman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Elliott graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where he joined Barrister’s Council and earned a position on the trial advocacy team. Elliott also worked as a research assistant for Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute.
Prior to attending law school, Elliott was a police officer in Seattle, Washington. In law school, Elliott was a student attorney in Georgetown Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic, where he helped victims of domestic violence obtain protection orders.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
1st Place, San Diego City Attorney’s Office, Closing Argument Competition (2021)
American Mock Trial Association, Criminal Case Committee Member (2018-2022)
Domestic Violence Unit Award, Seattle City Attorney’s Office (2018)
Chief’s Award, Seattle Police Department (2018)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate