Marika Carlson

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Marika is an associate in the firm’s White Collar Litigation + Investigations practice.

Before joining the firm, Marika served as a law clerk to the Honorable William M. Ray, II, for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Marika received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she served as senior research editor for the South Carolina Law Review. She was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Wig and Robe upon her graduation. Marika also received two CALI awards for achieving the highest grades in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. In addition, she worked as a research assistant and tutor in criminal law.

Overview

Marika is an associate in the firm’s White Collar Litigation + Investigations practice.

Before joining the firm, Marika served as a law clerk to the Honorable William M. Ray, II, for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Marika received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she served as senior research editor for the South Carolina Law Review. She was inducted into the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Wig and Robe upon her graduation. Marika also received two CALI awards for achieving the highest grades in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. In addition, she worked as a research assistant and tutor in criminal law.

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Top areas of focus

  • Legal extern to the Honorable J. Michelle Childs for the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, August 2023-December 2023
  • Legal intern, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Criminal Division, Appeals Section, June 2022-July 2022
  • Legal intern to the Honorable Michael P. Boggs for the Supreme Court of Georgia, May 2022-June 2022

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2024, senior research editor, South Carolina Law Review
  • University of Georgia, B.A., cum laude, 2021, theatre; minor in history

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia

Court Admissions

  • Court of Appeals of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • Georgia Superior Courts

Clerkships

  • Hon. William ("Billy") M. Ray, II, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2024-2025