John Mejia

John joined Christensen & Jensen in 2024 to continue his focus on litigating complex civil rights cases. After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School with honors in 2003, he began his legal career as an associate in the insurance litigation group at Sidley Austin, LLP in Chicago. After working there for four years, he moved back to Utah, where he grew up.  He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Tena Campbell and the Honorable Judge Clark Waddoups in the U.S. District Court for Utah between 2008 and 2012. He then became Legal Director of the ACLU of Utah, where, for over a decade, he worked on a wide variety of high impact civil rights cases. In that role, he helped clients from every background and every walk of life promote and defend their civil rights and individual liberties. His work on civil rights cases continues at Christensen & Jensen, but his efforts have also expanded to other areas, including bringing benefits claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

John’s work as an advocate and specialized knowledge has earned him numerous invitations to present to many audiences on various topics. He has considerable media experience, including giving hundreds of interviews to local and national media outlets in English and Spanish. He has testified at the Utah State Legislature and local governments on a variety of issues impacting people’s civil rights. He has received recognitions from various organizations for his work at the ACLU of Utah, including from Utah Pride and the Navajo Nation Council.