Athie O. Livas

Associate

EDUCATION

B.A., Johns Hopkins University in 2014

J.D., Yale Law School in 2019

CLERKSHIPS

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, United States Supreme Court (2021-2022)

Judge Amul R. Thapar, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2019-2020)

Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2020-2021)

Athie O. Livas

Biography

Athie Livas rejoined Cooper & Kirk in 2022.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Livas clerked for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on the United States Supreme Court.  Ms. Livas also previously clerked for Judge Amul R. Thapar on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Ms. Livas graduated from Yale Law School, where she served as President of the Yale Federalist Society, co-President of the Barristers’ Union trial competition, Student Director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, and Editor on the Yale Law Journal.  Ms. Livas is admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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