Welcome Smitha Gundavajhala
Smitha Gundavajhala has joined Helsell Fetterman — a Seattle-based law firm serving businesses, organizations, and individuals. Smitha is part of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Employment and Real Estate Litigation practice groups.
Smitha joins Helsell Fetterman from another local Seattle law firm, where she gained experience representing clients in a broad range of industries. She has helped defend domestic and international manufacturers in complex products liability litigation and has taken commercial litigation matters to trial. She has also worked with plaintiffs in employment litigation.
Smitha graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 2023. In law school, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Washington Journal for Law, Technology & Arts. Prior to law school, she attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a B.A. in Public Health and a minor in Public Policy. While at UC Berkeley, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Public Health Advocate.