Kayla Svihovec
Kayla SvihovecPublic Interest Law Fellow

  • Working on the firm’s policy projects

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. cum laude, June 2020
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. magna cum laude in Philosophy & Public Affairs, June 2017
    • Honors: Human Rights Associates Program
      • Special Pro Bono Pledge Recognition (100+ Hours)
    • Journal: Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Executive Notes Editor
    • Clinic: International Women’s Human Rights Clinic

State

  • DC
  • New York

Federal

  • DC Circuit

Kayla is a Public Interest Law Fellow at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, where she provides direct representation to whistleblowers and contributes to the firm’s policy projects. Kayla graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2020 and clerked for the District of Columbia Superior Court before joining the firm. While in law school, Kayla wrote a brief defending the rights of married women in Botswana for the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic. She interned with the Department of Justice Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section.