Brennon Mendez (he/him) is an Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law for 2024-2026, where his work will focus on environmental justice, public health, and urban policy.

Prior to joining UCLA, Mendez worked as a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP, where he focused on appellate litigation, class actions, and white-collar criminal defense. He maintained an active pro bono practice in which he represented LGBTQ+ refugees in immigration proceedings and victims of police brutality in federal court. He clerked for the Honorable Richard R. Clifton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.