Alyssa Crooke
Associate
Admitted to practice only in California. Supervised by partners in the Portland office.
Alyssa Crooke is an associate in the employment services practice group, where she counsels employers on workplace compliance and helps resolve employment-related disputes. She has experience advising on a variety of workplace issues and provides thoughtful support to clients facing complex challenges, including government investigations and class action lawsuits.
Alyssa's litigation practice focuses on pretrial strategy, drafting substantive motions, depositions, and discovery. She has advocated directly for clients in high-stakes proceedings, including class actions and arbitrations, and has worked extensively with expert witnesses to develop impactful testimony in multifaceted litigation.
Before becoming a lawyer, Alyssa served as a courtroom advocate and case manager for a Bay Area nonprofit organization that collaborated with public defenders, district attorneys, and judges to develop rehabilitation plans for clients, ensuring equitable solutions to complex legal challenges. She also clerked directly for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. While pursuing her J.D., Alyssa assisted in drafting an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in a prominent reproductive healthcare case.
Admitted to Practice
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California, 2021
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Washington, 2025
Education
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J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2021
- New Business Community Legal Clinic
- California Asylum Representation Project
- Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice
- Assisted in drafting amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court for June Medical Services v. Russo (Case No. 18-1323)
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First Year Legal Studies, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), 2019
- Awarded Best Oral Argument, Moot Court
- CALI Award, Contracts and Criminal Law
- Witkin Award, Property
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B.S., Santa Clara University, 2016, magna cum laude
- Minor: Sociology
- Psychology Honors Society
- Jesuit Honors Society
Languages
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Spanish
Background
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- Litigation Associate, Fenwick & West LLP, San Francisco, 2021-2025
- Legal Clerk, San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco, 2019
- Case Manager and Courtroom Advocate, LifeMoves – The Opportunity Services Center, Palo Alto, Calif., 2016-2018