Deanna Clayton

Associate

Deanna concentrates her practice on white collar litigation. She began her career as a litigation paralegal at Cozen O’Connor in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group. During this time, she gained experience conducting legal research, performing document review, drafting and finalizing discovery, motions, memoranda, and pleadings. She continued on as a summer associate and law clerk at the firm, writing legal memoranda and pleadings, as well as assisting with depositions, hearings, and trial preparation for the White Collar group.

Deanna earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a member of the Public Interest Fellows Program. She was previously an intern for the Office of the Attorney General of D.C., Criminal Division, where she drafted motions and memoranda, prepared case dockets and materials, and assisted in trial and court preparation for cases in D.C. Superior Court. Deanna earned her B.A. from American University with a double major in psychology and justice, law, and crime.

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2023
  • American University, B.A., 2018
  • District of Columbia