Blessing Ekpezu

Blessing O. Ekpezu is a partner at Hurrell LLP whose practice focuses on public entity defense, civil rights, employment, personal injury, and general liability matters in state and federal court.

Ms. Ekpezu represents public entities and other institutional clients through all stages of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motions, expert practice, pretrial proceedings, and trial. She has successfully briefed and argued multiple dispositive motions and has second-chaired several trials involving significant liability and damages exposure

Her practice includes defending claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, employment discrimination matters, dangerous condition and negligence claims, sexual assault claims, and other complex civil disputes. She takes a strategic approach to litigation, with an emphasis on identifying dispositive issues early, developing a strong evidentiary record, and positioning cases for favorable resolution or trial.

Before joining Hurrell LLP, Ms. Ekpezu practiced plaintiff-side personal injury litigation in California. She began her legal career in Nigeria, where she handled corporate, maritime, and civil litigation matters, including matters before the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Ms. Ekpezu earned her LL.B. from the University of Abuja, graduating at the top of her class, and completed the Nigerian Law School in the top two percent of her cohort. She was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2016 and the State Bar of California in 2020.

She is also a graduate of the Stanford LEAD Executive Education Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business, with coursework in leadership, strategy, innovation, negotiation, crisis management, and organizational decision-making.

Outside the office, Ms. Ekpezu enjoys spending time at home with her family, cooking, and watching true crime documentaries.

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