Ava Towhidian

Ava Towhidian is a Senior Attorney at Morgan & Leahy, LLP. Ms. Towhidian earned her Juris

Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, graduating with honors in the Civil Litigation and

Advocacy concentration.

During law school, Ms. Towhidian completed training through Loyola Law School’s Center for

Conflict Resolution, obtaining a mediation certification in compliance with the California

Dispute Resolution Programs Act. She conciliated and co-mediated a high volume of matters,

assisting parties in resolving disputes outside of court.

Upon admission to the State Bar of California, Ms. Towhidian began her career practicing

workers’ compensation defense at prominent law firms in Orange County, where she developed

strong litigation and negotiation skills.

She later served as claim counsel for one of the nation’s leading workers’ compensation

insurance carriers. Working in-house, Ms. Towhidian managed all aspects of a high volume of

workers’ compensation cases from inception through resolution. In this role, she advised claims

professionals by evaluating cases to identify early resolution and cost-effective settlement

strategies, resulting in recognition for her exceptional settlement outcomes.

Ms. Towhidian further enhanced her litigation and trial advocacy skills by completing the NITA

Trial Advocacy Program and the Workers’ Compensation Capstone Trial Academy.

In addition to her settlement and litigation successes, she has delivered presentations for adjuster

training programs, organized partnership meetings with claims professionals, and mentored new

associate attorneys.