Louisa O. Kirakosian

Attorney

Louisa O. Kirakosian is an attorney at Waters, Kraus & Paul in the firm's Los Angeles office. Louisa focuses her practice on qui tam and pharmaceutical cases. She earned her bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from DeVry University, and was awarded her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, where she graduated cum laude earning Order of the Coif honors. While in law school, she was a Sayre MacNeil Scholar and recipient of the Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Services. Louisa also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Suzanne H. Segal of the U.S. District Magistrate Court in the Central District of California. Louisa is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Women's Law Association. She was admitted to practice law by the State Bar of California in 2010.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Law
• Qui Tam
• Pharmaceutical

Pro Bono & Community Service

• Volunteer/Intern, Neighborhood Legal Services, 2008
• Volunteer/Intern, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, 2009, 2010
• Volunteer/Intern, ACLU of Southern California, 2010
• Member, Human Rights Watch, 2007-Present

Bar Admissions

• California, 2010

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, J.D., cum laude, 2010
• DeVry University, Pomona, California, B.S., magna cum laude, 2002

Professional Association & Memberships

• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Women's Law Association

Honors & Awards

• Order of the Coif, Loyola Law School, 2008-2010
• Sayre MacNeil Scholar, Loyola Law School, 2008-2009
• Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Services, State Bar of California, 2009

Other Appointments

• Judicial Extern, Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, U.S. District Magistrate Court, Central District of California, Spring 2009