Wilkinson Stekloff is pleased to welcome our class of six summer associates for 2023.
Connor Haaland, a recent graduate of Harvard Law School and former Editor-In-Chief of the Harvard Journal on Legislation, 2022 Finalist of the Ames Moot Court Competition, and a future Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Aliyah Graves-Brown, a Harvard Law School student and student attorney for the Harvard Defenders, Section 2B “Best Appellant Brief” honoree, previous clerk for the Trial Division of the DC Public Defender Service, and a zealous advocate for individuals facing criminal proceedings.
Madeline Lear, an Antonin Scalia School of Law student with considerable public sector experience as an aide to Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett and a civil rights analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Basundhara Mukherjee, a Harvard Law School student, Research Assistant to Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, and previous summer associate with a global law firm where she assisted with antitrust and white-collar defense matters.
Shireen Ardaiz, a Boston University School of Law student, National Semi-Finalist and Regional Co-Champion of the ABA’s 2021-2022 Negotiation Competition, and a previous summer associate with a global law firm where she assisted on pro bono housing and asylum case.
Nikolai Morse, a University of Virginia School of Law student, Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Competition winner and “Best Oralist,” Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law, and a former judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Wilkinson Stekloff was founded with the mission of training the next generation of trial lawyers. Led by Beth Wilkinson and Brian Stekloff, the firm has established itself as a leading trial litigation boutique by building diverse legal teams that try — and win — highly consequential and headline-grabbing trials. The firm is committed to continuing this tradition by hiring attorneys that reflect society’s diversity and giving them meaningful trial experience and client exposure from the start of their careers.