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Meredith Hays

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Ms. Hays exclusively practices Family Law and Domestic Relations. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2013 and has worked in Family Law since her graduation. She passed the California Bar exam in July, 2013. She was admitted to practice in the federal United States District Court for Northern California in 2020.

Ms. Hays grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before moving to the Bay Area for high school in 2002. She attended the University of California, Irvine, where she was a member of Kappa Gamma and served on the sorority’s executive board. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCI in 2010. She is an accomplished equestrian and has traveled the country competing in horse shows since she was 7 years old.

  • Family Law
  • Domestic Relations

Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California

  • J.D. – 2013

University of California, Irvine, California

  • B.A.– 2010
  • California, 2019
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2020
  • Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California, 2025
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2026

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Congratulations to Associate Attorney, Meredith Hays for passing the Certified Legal Specialist Examination for Family Law, March 2024.

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