Heather K. Afra
ATTORNEY
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Rights Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law
Whistle-Blower Claims
Ms. Afra concentrates her practice in complex civil and commercial litigation.
EDUCATION
J.D., Stanford Law School, 2010
B.A., University of Chicago, 2006
EXPERIENCE
Ms. Afra has represented plaintiffs and defendants, ranging from individuals to multinational corporations, in diverse areas, including civil rights, fraud, and government investigations.
She began her legal career after law school as a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP. As a law student, she interned for the Health, Education and Welfare Section of the California Attorney General’s Office. Prior to law school, she served as Chief Research Assistant to the Honorable Richard A. Posner and Professor Williams M. Landes at the University of Chicago Law School.
