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Priya Castellano

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Senior Associate, Merritt & Prescott LLPLos Angeles

In practice
20 years
Languages
English
Reviews
4.8 (17)
Last verified
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About

Rankings

Score ledger

Family in Los Angeles · ranking v1.0.0
55.3

Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.

Credentials25 × 20%

Active licence on record but not yet verified against the issuing body.

  • California licence — unverified
Relevant experience92 × 15%

19 years practising in this area.

  • Relevant years counted: 19
Specialization100 × 15%

Primary practice area; practises in 2 area(s) in total.

  • Practice areas: 2
Verified reputation71 × 15%

17 review(s) from 2 source(s), 4.492 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.85/5.

  • Source #3: 3.249 effective reviews
  • Source #4: 1.242 effective reviews
Professional recognition11 × 10%

1 recognition(s); weighted value 0.178.

  • Northbridge Peer Review — Leading Practitioner (2024) — unverified
Relevant track record0 × 10%

No publicly sourced matters on record.

Client experience55 × 5%

Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.

  • Verified reviews: 10
Profile & data quality80 × 5%

8 of 10 profile fields complete.

  • Missing: Photo
  • Missing: Office address
Data freshness60 × 5%

Never verified; last updated 88 days ago (40% penalty).

  • Updated: 2026-07-18

Ranking history

Position in family rankings in Los Angeles, most recent first.

CalculatedPositionScore
14 Oct 2026#23 of 6355.3
13 Oct 2026#23 of 6355.4

Licences and qualifications

JurisdictionIssuing bodyNumberAdmittedStatus
CaliforniaState Bar of CaliforniaDEMO-US-1026532006activeNot verified
  • J.D., Commonwealth Law Institute (2005)
  • LL.M., Prairie State Law School (2012)

Recognition

  • Northbridge Peer Review — Leading Practitioner (2024)

    Northbridge Legal Review (fictional)

    Unverified

Reviews

4.8

17 reviews

  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)

    4.8 from 10 reviews, 10 verified

  • Open review platform (demo fixture)

    4.7 from 7 reviews, 0 verified

  • Fatima Z.28 Jul 2026Unverified

    Well prepared for the hearing and kept me informed throughout.

  • Nadia J.22 Jul 2026Unverified

    Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.

  • Daniel H.30 Jun 2026Unverified

    Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.

  • Yasmin N.14 Jun 2026Verified client

    Good result, although the process took longer than expected.

  • Omar D.23 Apr 2026Verified client

    Good result, although the process took longer than expected.

  • Theo N.15 Mar 2026Verified client

    Explained my options without pressure and in plain language.

Offices

Data sources

Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 18 Jul 2026.

  • Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source10 records
  • Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source7 records
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