Mia Acheson
Pronounced: Mee-uh Ah-ch-uh-sun
Mia Acheson focuses her practice on labor and employment law matters.
During law school, Mia worked as an extern with a St. Louis-based nonprofit immigration law firm where she assisted with immigration asylum cases and pro-se clinics. Mia served as an admissions ambassador, as well as a teaching assistant for the Center for Academic Support & Legal Writing where she provided support with English as a Second Language to foreign legal students. Mia was one of five students selected to participate in The Catholic University of Portugal semester abroad program. Upon graduation, Mia was awarded the Dean’s Service Award for completing substantial pro-bono work while a law student. Mia was the secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Society during her 2L year, and a Latin American Student Association 3L representative. She also served as a summer associate at Littler’s Austin office.
Prior to law school, Mia worked for three years at a Fortune 150 company where she gained extensive experience in human resources management and labor relations. During this time, Mia also volunteered with a Memphis-based nonprofit coaching minority youth in workplace and entrepreneurship skills.
Mia is bilingual with native-level Spanish speaking proficiency.