Miya R. Peard | Attorney

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About Miya

Miya R. Peard is an associate in the Redwood City office, whose practice focuses primarily on appellate law and complex litigation, including contract disputes, business tort claims, and insurance bad faith. She has also handled a variety of matters including construction defect, workers compensation, premises liability and personal injury.

Ms. Peard received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California at San Diego in 1997. Miya worked with the San Diego CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program prior to law school – helping to coordinate volunteers with children in the juvenile dependency system.

She obtained her Juris Doctor from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2001. While there she obtained a certificate in International Law through the University of Amsterdam and was in the Juvenile Law Clinic Program, working with clients in both dependency and delinquency cases.

Miya is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California.

Education

University of California at San Diego Bachelor of Arts

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