Shayna Stern

Shayna Stern is a Special Legal Projects Counsel. She handles impact litigation and systemic work across all of Children’s Law Center’s legal programs.  Prior to joining Children’s Law Center, Shayna was a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s Special Litigation Section where she handled systemic cases enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act.  She also clerked at the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.  During law school, Shayna participated in Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance legal clinic, and interned with Children’s Law Center, Bread for the City, Children’s Defense Fund, Legal Aid Society, and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.  Prior to her legal career, Shayna was a middle school math teacher in the Nashville area.

Education:
Georgetown Law, JD
University of Virginia, BA, History and Urban and Environmental Planning