Athena Nilssen
Associate
Athena.Nilssen@lewisbrisbois.com
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.
Primary Area(s) of Practice
- Workers’ Compensation
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)