Education

  • J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2001
  • B.A., Biology, magna cum laude, Boston University, 1997

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2002
  • California, 2001

Clerkships

  • Hon. Deborah A. Agosti, Nevada Supreme Court
  • Judge Steve L. Dobrescu, Seventh Judicial Court
  • Hon. Dan L. Papez, Seventh Judicial Court

Jasmine K. Mehta

Partner
50 West Liberty Street
Suite 410
Reno, Nevada 89501
Phone 775.321.3419
Fax 775.823.2929

About Jasmine Mehta

Ms. Mehta is a partner with the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group. Prior to joining Lewis and Roca, Ms. Mehta was an associate with Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Reno, NV, where she assisted a major developer in negotiating and obtaining an Incidental Take Permit under the Endangered Species Act. She also assists clients in due diligence endeavors regarding the acquisition and sale of water rights and has appeared in hearings before the Nevada State Engineer's Office. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Mehta served as law clerk to the Honorable Deborah A. Agosti of the Nevada Supreme Court. Before her Supreme Court clerkship, she clerked for Judge Dan L. Papez and Judge Steve L. Dobrescu in the Seventh Judicial Court in Ely, Nevada.

While in law school, Ms. Mehta was Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology. She also conducted policy research for Professor Tim Malloy regarding pollution prevention technologies.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • University of Nevada-Reno Biomedical Institutional Review Board, Board Member
  • American Bar Association’s Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, Member
  • Young Lawyer's Subcommittee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee, Co-Chair
  • Young Lawyers Section of the Nevada State Bar, Former Chairman 
  • Washoe County Bar Association, Sergeant-at-Arms
  • Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association, Former President

Other Distinctions

Ms. Mehta was included in the 2010 edition of Mountain States Rising Stars in the category of Business Litigation.