Meha
Goyal

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P. 206.602.1234
Litigation Lawyer Meha Goyal

PRACTICE AREAS

As a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington, Meha brings a background in public policy to her litigation practice.

Meha Goyal advises public and private clients and represents them in trial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts. 

Meha brings a strong public interest background to her legal practice. Before joining Pacifica, Meha was an Assistant Attorney General at the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. There, she advised the largest state agency in Washington on matters related to vulnerable adult protection and long-term care regulation and defended the agency in the state administrative courts, state trial and appellate courts, and federal district courts. After law school, Meha served as a law clerk to the Honorable Linda Lee of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II.

Meha maintains a robust pro bono practice. Recently, she helped a woman from Afghanistan gain asylum in the United States. She has also represented an asylum seeker from El Salvador in immigration court, assisted two clients prepare applications for U visas, and helped minor children detained at the border to reunite with their family members in the United States. At the time that the United States pulled its military out of Afghanistan, she helped clients apply for humanitarian parole for their family members in Afghanistan. Additionally, Meha helped secure a remand for an Army veteran, who was denied VA benefits, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She has also prepared a petition for clemency for a client detained in state prison.

In her free time, Meha enjoys baking, exploring different parts of Seattle, and spending time with her dog, Luna.

Bar Admissions:
  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Education:
  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies
  • Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance
Honors:
  • Public Interest and Leadership Award Recipient, Washington Young Lawyers Committee – 2021
  • Washington State Supreme Court Pro Bono Honor Roll – 2020-2023
Publications:
  • “An Exception to Trial by Jury in Complex White-Collar Crime Cases,” Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. XXXI, No.4 (Fall 2018)
Community Involvement:
  • Campaign for Equal Justice of the Legal Foundation of Washington, Board Member, 2024 – Present
  • Seattle Clemency Project, Pro Bono Attorney, 2024 – Present
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Pro Bono Attorney, 2021 – Present
  • Vecina, Pro Bono Attorney, 2021 – Present
  • The Veterans Consortium, Pro Bono Attorney, 2020 – 2022
  • Joint Minority Mentorship Program, Board Member, 2021 – 2023
  • Pars Equality Center, Pro Bono Attorney, 2021