Olivia Totten

Law Clerk

Olivia is a Law Clerk with Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation.   

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Olivia is a third-year law student at the University of San Diego School of Law, where she serves as an Articles Editor of the Journal of Climate and Energy Law and co-chair of the Name and Gender-Marker Change Clinic. Olivia previously interned at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. She assessed claims of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment, and represented a client in an Unemployment Insurance Appeal Hearing. Olivia also completed a judicial externship at Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Previously, Olivia worked as a law clerk at an insurance defense firm. She graduated from Indiana University in 2020 and spent time interning as a community organizer with various LGBTQ+ grassroot campaigns.


+ Professional Degrees, Certifications, Awards and Organizations

  • Third-year law student, University of San Diego School of Law, Juris Doctor expected May 2024
    • Articles Editor, San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law, 2022-2024
    • Co-Chair, Name and Gender-Maker Change Clinic, 2022-2024
    • Secretary, Pride Law, 2022-2023
    • Intern, Workers' Rights Clinic, 2022
  • Diversity Fellow, San Diego County Bar Association, 2022
  • Member, Lawyer's Club
  • Member, Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association