Olson_Michaela

Michaela Olson

Olson_Michaela

Michaela Olson

Associate

New York + 1 212 295 6576

Michaela Olson focuses her practice on complex litigation matters and government and internal investigations. She maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on civil rights, immigration, and reproductive rights. She began her career at the firm as a summer associate in 2022.

Prior to rejoining the firm, Ms. Olson was a law clerk to the Honorable Paul L. Friedman of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. While in law school, she was a student attorney in the Pediatric Advocacy Clinic, a research assistant for Professor Leah M. Litman, and a judicial intern for the Honorable John D. Bates. Prior to law school, she worked for the US Department of Justice in its Civil Rights Division, where she was a paralegal and investigator in the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2023

      cum laude

      Dean’s Scholarship

      Michigan Law Review, Executive Production Editor

    • BA, Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, 2015

      magna cum laude

  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Paul L. Friedman, US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2024 - 2025

Credentials

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