Melanie Topchyan is an associate in the Los Angeles office of O’Hagan Meyer and a member of its Labor & Employment Practice. Prior to joining O’Hagan Meyer, Melanie worked at a Plaintiff’s side personal injury law firm, where she acquired firsthand experience in litigation.

Melanie received her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, where she worked as a clinical student for two years with Loyola’s Project for the Innocent Clinic. In Melanie’s time with the project, she assisted on the exoneration of a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 38 years for a murder he did not commit. Prior to law school, Melanie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Melanie also reads, writes, and speaks in Armenian.