Tiauna Mathieu is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s litigation department and serves as Co-chair of the Firm’s Black Attorney Affinity Group. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Todd E. Edelman of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Tiauna has experience drafting federal appellate briefs, taking and defending depositions, and arguing pretrial motions in federal court.
While in law school, Tiauna participated in the Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, where she represented indigent defendants in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and in parole revocation hearings before the United States Parole Commission. Upon completing the Clinic, she received the Alan J. Goldstein Memorial Award, which is presented to the Clinic participant who best demonstrates the use of intelligence, creativity, and resourcefulness in defending criminal clients and a dedication to criminal law, fair play, and justice.
Professional Activities
Member, Young Professionals Committee of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association
Member, Federal Bar Council
Recognition
Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2023
Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2022
Selected for the New York City Bar Association’s Associate Leadership Institute LITE (ALI LITE) program, 2021
“What Now? Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC,” Hughes Hubbard & Reed Webinar, December 5, 2023
Court Admission
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Highlighted Matters
Representation of Cameroonian refugee in a Maryland immigration court who fled their home country in 2019 after they were falsely accused of being a separatist and imprisoned.
