Lavinia Carraway
Managing attorney
Lavinia runs the clinic and takes the matters that need to go before a judge.
Lavinia grew up in Jackson, where her mother cleaned offices at night and her father drove a delivery route. She spent her early career at a small firm representing employees, and came to the clinic to build something where the fee wouldn’t decide who got a lawyer.
She leads the clinic, reviews every new check herself, and takes the cases that need a hearing or a trial.
Focus
- Firing and forced resignation
- Court hearings
- Clinic leadership
Lavinia’s admissions and schooling
Bar admissions
Mississippi Bar
2003
Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
2004
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2009
Education
Mississippi College School of Law
J.D., 2002
Tougaloo College
B.A., 1998
Languages
English
Memberships
National Employment Lawyers Association
How Lavinia works
Lavinia asks every new client the same thing: if this turned out as well as it could, what would that look like? Some people want their pay. Others want a clean reference, or for the behavior to stop. She builds the plan around the answer.
Outside the office she serves on the board of a neighborhood library and sings in her church choir.
Ready to talk with Lavinia’s team?
The short check takes about three minutes, and a person reads every answer.