Jacqueline Griess Barsamian
Lecturer, Communication Studies | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Biography
Jacqueline is an attorney and a member of the California State Bar, as well as an admittee to several federal courts. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies, and subsequently received a Leadership Scholarship while earning her law degree at Southwestern Law School. For over ten years, she has represented disabled clients in Social Security administrative hearings and in Federal District Court appeals. In addition to advocacy for her clients, Jacqueline has devoted her professional life to helping individuals in her community through involvement in several public interest projects – representing foster youth, providing social services to the homeless and disabled populations, and providing legal assistance to refugees. She understands conversational Arabic, Armenian and Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, spending time in nature, hiking, visiting the beach and attending her children’s athletic events.
