As an associate in the Labor and Employment Group, Ms. Rivera-Johnson concentrates her practice in representing and counseling employers in a wide range of employment related matters.  Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Ms. Rivera-Johnson was a law clerk for the Honorable Gary L. Lancaster, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Bar Admissions

• Pennsyvlania
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

• J.D., Yale Law School, 2005
• B.A., Sociology (magna cum laude), Duquesne University, 2002

Memberships

• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Council member, Young Lawyers Division, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Member, Hispanic Attorneys Committee, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Board Member, The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health
• Advisory Board Member, Venture Outdoors

Prior Experience

• Law Clerk, The Honorable Gary Lancaster, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006 - 2007
• Litigation Associate, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Pittsburgh, PA, 2005 - 2006
• Coker Fellow Teaching Assistant, Yale Law School, Professor Stephen Carter, New Haven, CT, 2004 - 2005
• Student Director, Community Lawyering, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, 2003 - 2005
• Center for Justice and International Law, San Jose, Costa Rica, June - August 2003