Annie R. Matthews
BIOGRAPHY
Annie Matthews is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice and works on a range of litigation disputes across a variety of industries.
She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane Law School in 2023 and holds a B.S., cum laude, in Management & Legal Studies in Business from Tulane University. Before joining Kelly Hart, Ms. Matthews served as a policy advisor for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis through a fellowship awarded by the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU Law. During law school, she gained experience clerking at Southeast Louisiana Legal Service in New Orleans and the Office of General Counsel – Natural Resources and Environment Division in Washington, D.C. Prior to law school, Ms. Matthews served in the Peace Corps in Benin as a Sustainable Agriculture Systems Volunteer.
EXPERIENCE and HIGHLIGHTS
- Legal Fellow for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis, The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law, September 2023 – September 2024
- Law Clerk, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, July 2022- May 2023
- Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, U.S.D.A. – Natural Resources and Environment Division, May-July 2022
AFFILIATIONS
- New Orleans Bar Association
EDUCATION
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2023
- Environmental Law Certificate
- CALI Award: Environmental Law: Water Resources, Fair Housing and Litigation
- Journal of Law & Sexuality, Managing Editor
- Tulane University, B.S., cum laude, in Management & Legal Studies in Business, 2015
- Distinguished Scholars Merit Scholarship
ADMISSIONS
- Louisiana State Bar, 2023
