Emma Leibowitz

Associate

Office

Washington, DC

Phone

+1 202 626 5050


Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026

Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026

Overview

Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2023

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

Clerkships

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026

Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026

Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026

Overview

Emma Leibowitz has experience in matters involving the Administrative Procedure Act, the First Amendment, and state constitutional law. Emma joins the firm after clerking for the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously, Emma was a legal fellow at Democracy Forward and a legal associate at the Obama Foundation. Emma also prepared asylum-seeking women and children in immigration detention for hearings as a paralegal with Proyecto Dilley. Emma received a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where Emma was Solicited Content Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and a student attorney in the Veterans Law and Disability Rights Clinic, and a BA, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2023

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude, 2023
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude

Clerkships

  • Hon. Stephen A. Higginson, US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025-2026