Shahla J. Jalil-Valles

Shahla Jalil-Valles is an Associate Attorney from JML Law’s Los Angeles office. Shahla’s focus is practicing employment law and toxic tort. Shahla earned her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School. While in law school, she was a member of the International Law Journal. Shahla graduated in the top 10% of her class and was recognized on the Dean’s List every semester.

Before graduating from law school and joining JML Law as an Attorney, Shahla served as our summer law clerk on the Law & Motion team. She transitioned to a Litigation team where she now handles cases from inception through mediation, trial, and/or arbitration. During her career, Shahla has represented hundreds of clients in their employment cases. Some of Shahla’s most recent accomplishments include:

• $400,000 confidential settlement in a case involving issues of habitability and wage & hour claims.
• $340,000 confidential settlement in a racial harassment case.

Shahla enjoys staying active, running, practicing yoga, and hiking with her puppy during her free time. Shahla is also a native Spanish speaker and is a conversational Farsi speaker.