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Yana
Hart

Partner

San Diego, CA

Ms. Hart is a San Diego Partner at Clarkson, who runs the firm’s AI & Data Privacy Litigation practice. During her distinguished career, Ms. Hart has litigated hundreds of consumer protection cases, including class actions and complex individual matters. Her work has spanned key consumer statutes such as the California Invasion of Privacy Act Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act. She has extensive experience with key federal and California consumer statutes. Her work has resulted in numerous favorable rulings, which have been published in Lexis and Westlaw.

Ms. Hart has also contributed to the field through published legal scholarship on privacy and consumer protection. Her article, “The Impact of Smith v. LoanMe on My Right to Privacy Against Recording Telephone Conversations,” was published in Gavel magazine by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association in October 2020. Her article, “Stopping Collection Abuses in Medical Debt,” appeared in Forum magazine, published by the Consumer Attorneys of California in March 2021.

Ms. Hart is admitted to the State Bars of California, Florida, and the District of Columbia, as well as all U.S. District Courts in California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Hart graduated summa cum laude from Cabrini College in 2012, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She earned her J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2015, where she was valedictorian of her class. After law school, Ms. Hart volunteered countless hours with various legal clinics, includ-ing the San Diego Small Claims Legal Advisory, El Cajon Legal Clinic, and San Diego Appellate Clinic.

Ms. Hart is fluent in Russian.

Yana Hart of Clarkson Law Firm
Yana Hart of Clarkson Law Firm
Yana Hart of Clarkson Law Firm
Yana Hart of Clarkson Law Firm

Education

J.D., 2015, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, summa cum laude, valedictorian
B.S. in Business Administration, 2012, Cabrini University, summa cum laude

Bar & Court Admissions

United States Supreme Court
State Bar of California
State Bar of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Recognitions

Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2022-2025)

Professional Memberships

Public Justice
National Association of Consumer Advocates
San Diego County Bar Association