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Melissa K. Lott · California Lawyer
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Melissa K. Lott is on California’s State Bar roll, #259506, admitted in 2008; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Washington. 22 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is US Dept of Justice. Registry record updated 21 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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The record
| State Bar number | #259506 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2008 |
| Law school | Univ of Florida |
| Firm | US Dept of Justice |
| Location | Washington |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondragon v. Sessions | Counsel for the respondent | 698 F. App'x 339 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 October 2017 |
| Juan Torres-Santoyo v. Loretta Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 668 F. App'x 708 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 August 2016 |
| Oscar Magana-Cortez v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 667 F. App'x 194 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2016 |
| Kubir Gurung v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 644 F. App'x 754 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 March 2016 |
| Mervyn Als-Mclister v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 633 F. App'x 660 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 March 2016 |
| Xicheng Zhou v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 637 F. App'x 342 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 February 2016 |
| Jesus Caldera-Robles v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 637 F. App'x 302 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 February 2016 |
| Jaime Valdez-Reyes v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 616 F. App'x 259 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 September 2015 |
| Zhongxiang Zhou v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 618 F. App'x 907 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 July 2015 |
| Juan Mejia-Urizar v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the respondent | 604 F. App'x 590 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 May 2015 |
| Sergio Arriola-Carrillo v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 602 F. App'x 677 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 March 2015 |
| Guanbin Yang v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 588 F. App'x 649 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 December 2014 |
| Jose Martinez-Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 588 F. App'x 591 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 December 2014 |
| Francisco Murcia-Najarro v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 588 F. App'x 613 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 December 2014 |
| Mian Zulqarnain v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 575 F. App'x 819 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 May 2014 |
| Jonatan Cardenas-Nava v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 575 F. App'x 780 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 May 2014 |
| Liancheng Du v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 540 F. App'x 686 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 September 2013 |
| Kajneesh Jaret v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 540 F. App'x 687 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 September 2013 |
| Garfield Greenwood v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 535 F. App'x 572 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 July 2013 |
| Jian Zhang Wu v. Holder | Counsel for the respondent | 488 F. App'x 257 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 November 2012 |
| Rene Salazar v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 486 F. App'x 680 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 October 2012 |
| Luis MacHuca v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 479 F. App'x 128 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 September 2012 |
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On the official record
The employer on the official record is US Dept of Justice.
The law school on the record is University of Florida.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2008 · 18 years on the roll.
22 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Washington, DC, outside California; the California licence is unaffected by where the attorney keeps an office.
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