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Deeva V. Shah

Associate
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Deeva Shah represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Ms. Shah served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Raymond Fisher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 

Ms. Shah earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and B.A. in political and social thought from the University of Virginia. Prior to law school, she served as a trademark legal assistant for Google. Ms. Shah is a co-founder of Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability, whose mission is to ensure that the federal judiciary provides a safe workplace environment—free of harassment—for all employees. Since January 2018, she has spoken at multiple conferences and advised numerous state and federal courts on improving the policies and processes governing inappropriate conduct in the workplace. She is fluent in Hindi and Gujarati.

Deeva Shah represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Ms. Shah served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Raymond Fisher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and to Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 

Ms. Shah earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and B.A. in political and social thought from the University of Virginia. Prior to law school, she served as a trademark legal assistant for Google. Ms. Shah is a co-founder of Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability, whose mission is to ensure that the federal judiciary provides a safe workplace environment—free of harassment—for all employees. Since January 2018, she has spoken at multiple conferences and advised numerous state and federal courts on improving the policies and processes governing inappropriate conduct in the workplace. She is fluent in Hindi and Gujarati.

Keker, Van Nest & Peters Lawyer Deeva Shah Receives 2022 Jack Berman Award

08/18/2022

The New Lawyers Section of the California Lawyers Association has awarded Keker, Van Nest & Peters associate Deeva Shah the 2022 Jack Berman Award. Read more

Keker, Van Nest & Peters CLE Workshop 2022

January 21, 2022

This 2-day program, 1/24/22 and 1/25/22, qualifies for 6 hours of general CLE credit, 1 hour of ethics credit, and 1 hour of elimination of bias credit. Read more

Keker, Van Nest & Peters Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Current & Former Federal Judiciary Employees Regarding Inadequate Remedies for Harassment and Discrimination

08/26/2021

Brief supports Fourth Circuit appeal looking to overturn dismissal of claims challenging judiciary’s dispute resolution procedures Read more

Deeva Shah Quoted in The New York Times for her Advocacy with Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability

February 19, 2020

Deeva Shah testified before the House Judiciary Committee on sexual harassment in the federal judiciary in her role with Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability. Read more