Olivia (Liv) Mania joined the Law Center in 2024 as a Penn Carey Law Catalyst Fellow. Now a Staff Attorney, she supports many of the Law Center’s practice areas, including voting rights, housing, and environmental justice.

Before joining the Law Center, Olivia gained public interest law experience through internships with the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Lambda Legal, and Amara Legal Center. During law school, she was Vice President of Penn Carey Law Lambda, an Associate Editor for the Journal of Law & Social Change, and Chair of the Transgender Empowerment & Advocacy Pro Bono Project.

Olivia earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2024 and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Political Science in 2021.