Shayna earned her law degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. During law school, Shayna served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. Outside of the classroom, she worked as summer associate with Flannery | Georgalis, as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan (Ret.), and as an intern with the United States Attorneys’ Office. Before law school, Shayna supported a litigation team as a Research Assistant. She also worked at a national organization training law enforcement, and coordinating community responses to hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents.

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2025)
University of Pittsburgh (M.A., Sociology, 2018)
University of Edinburgh, UK (MSc, Religious Studies, 2016)
Rutgers University (B.A., English, 2007)

Admissions

Pennsylvania

Government Service

Intern, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania (2023)
Intern, Hon. Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan (Ret), Magisterial District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2023)

Professional Memberships

Allegheny County Bar Association

Awards & Recognitions

School of Law Outstanding Achievement Award
CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Biotechnology Law
Frost Brown Todd Zenobia Harris Bivens Diversity Scholarship
Dean’s Scholarship

Community Service

Pittsburgh Pardons Project