Tia L. Kerkhof is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Tia served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra Segal Ikuta of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Tia earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she received the Law Alumni Award for graduating first in her class. In addition, she was elected to the Order of the Coif and was a two-time recipient of the Arthur Manella Award. Tia also was a senior editor of the Southern California Law Review in which her Note was published and awarded the Scribes Award in recognition of being the highest quality note.
Tia earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from California Lutheran University, where she was a Presidential Scholar, was awarded departmental honors in political science in recognition of her distinguished academic record, and graduated magna cum laude.
Tia is admitted to practice law in the States of California and New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and before the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
Publications:
- Tia Kerkhof, Small Fines and Fees, Large Impacts: Ability-to-Pay Hearings, 95 S. Cal. L. Rev. 447 (2021).
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Southern California - 2022 Juris Doctor
- California Lutheran University - 2019 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
- New York Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Sandra Segal Ikuta, 2022 - 2023