Teo Merlo is an associate in the San Francisco office, where he handles civil litigation matters, including personal injury and insurance defense. Prior to joining Phillips, Spallas & Angstadt LLP, Mr. Merlo was a senior trial attorney at a national insurance company where he represented defendants at trials and arbitrations. He has also worked at a private law firm representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters.
Mr. Merlo earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. He participated in the university’s human rights and domestic violence clinics and interned at The Marin County Superior Court’s Civil Division. Prior to law school, he interned at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office before graduating from UC Berkeley with a major in international development studies.
Mr. Merlo grew up in Marin County where he is now raising his daughter. He is an avid follower of politics, and loves to travel abroad when the opportunity arises.