Athena Nilssen is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Workers' Compensation Practice. She is dedicated to representing employers, insurers, self-insureds, and third-party administrators in the defense of all aspects of workers' compensation actions in California.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature

• Department Honors
• Poetry Editor of Westwind Literary Journal

University of Iowa, Iowa Writers' Workshop

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Poetry)

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Juris Doctor

• Intern for Taxpayers' Appeals Assistance Program (Sales and Use Tax)