Maria Michelle Uzeta

Michelle Uzeta is an attorney who has specialized in civil rights law since 1993, with a particular emphasis on disability rights and fair housing. Her practice has focused on the litigation of high-impact lawsuits and representation of individuals facing discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Fair Housing Amendments Act, and related state laws.

Ms. Uzeta is a graduate of Stanford University and earned her J.D., with a Certification in Public Interest Law, from King Hall School of Law at the University of California, Davis. She has years of experience working in private practice and previously served as the legal director of the Disability Rights Legal Center, the litigation director at the Southern California Housing Rights Center, and an associate managing attorney at Disability Rights California.