Megan A. Yarnall

Megan A. Yarnall is a partner at Janssen Malloy LLP in Eureka, California. Her practice focuses on nursing home elder abuse and neglect cases involving elderly and disabled clients, as well as financial elder abuse, personal injury, employment law, and class actions. Yarnall helps clients address serious harm, workplace disputes, and group claims that require careful investigation, practical judgment, and steady advocacy.

Yarnall earned her J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2010, graduating Order of the Coif and completing a concentration in intellectual property law. She received a B.S. with distinction from Harvey Mudd College in Chemistry and Environmental Studies. Her academic background supports a detail-oriented approach to legal analysis, scientific evidence, expert testimony, and complex factual issues in civil litigation.

Yarnall joined the firm in January 2011 and became a partner in 2017. Before joining Janssen Malloy LLP, she completed legal clerkships at a boutique intellectual property firm in Portland, Oregon, and with the US Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division in Sacramento. She is licensed in California and Oregon and admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit.

Megan A. Yarnall brings a strong research and writing background to matters involving elder abuse, employment claims, personal injury, and class action litigation. She served as an editor of the Oregon Law Review and the Western Environmental Law Update and authored a law review article on conflicting scientific expert testimony at trial. Her work helps clients evaluate evidence, protect their rights, and pursue practical legal solutions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Janssen Malloy LLP
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• California
• Oregon

EducationThe

• University of Oregon School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Harvey Mudd College
  Bachelor of Science (BA)

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