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Mikaela Cardillo is an associate in the firm's general litigation practice, where she advises clients on a broad range of litigation matters. She also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on immigration, criminal justice, and veterans' issues.

Before joining the firm, Mikaela clerked for the Honorable Jill N. Parrish on the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. She graduated from Yale Law School, where was an editor of the Yale Journal of International Law and a law student intern in the Veterans Legal Services Clinic and the Environmental Protection Clinic.

Prior to law school, Mikaela served in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer and earned her undergraduate degree from the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2024
  • B.S., Political Science & Economics, United States Naval Academy, 2016, with distinction

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Utah

Government & Military Service

  • Lieutenant, United States Navy (2016-2021)

Clerkships

  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah, The Honorable Jill N. Parrish
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