500 Washington Avenue South
Suite 4000
Minneapolis MN 55415
TEL: (612) 359-4262
FAX: (612) 336-9100
lajavon@zellelaw.com
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Practice Areas
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Antitrust Counseling & Compliance
- Corporate Plaintiff Affirmative Recovery
- Indirect and Direct Purchaser Class Actions
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Education
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2019
- Binghamton University, 2009
Leona Ajavon
Leona’s practice focuses on complex antitrust and financial litigation, including class action litigation. She has experience with client interviews in Plaintiff’s pleadings, assisting with liability and damages investigation claims, and legal research.
Prior to joining Zelle, Leona was an associate at a Minneapolis-based law firm focusing on antitrust law and data breach litigation. Following law school, she was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Michelle A. Hatcher, Minnesota Judicial Branch. Leona also served as a Certified Student Attorney-Adult Prosecution, Juvenile Prosecution in Hennepin County (MN).
While in law school, Leona was President of the Black Law Students Association, and Administrator for the Warren E. Burger Inn of Court.
Articles & Presentations
“Developing Your Deposition Process - What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then”, panelist, Winning Strategies for Today’s Deposition Practice, Minnesota CLE, October 18, 2022
"The Unwritten Rulebook: A Law Student’s Crash Course in Soft Skills and Social Etiquette in the Workplace," FBA Minnesota Chapter: Bar Talk Newsletter, September 6, 2022
Professional Affiliations
- Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court, Treasurer 2023-2024, Co-Treasurer 2022-2023, and Administrator 2017-2019
- Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter, Member
Community Service
- Second Harvest
- Shepherd’s Table, Server
- Community Health Action of Staten Island (formerly SI Aids Task Force)