ASSOCIATE
Ms. Ciavatta joined McCormick Barstow’s Fresno office in 2022. She concentrates in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law and Professional Liability.
ASSOCIATE
Ms. Ciavatta joined McCormick Barstow’s Fresno office in 2022. She concentrates in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law and Professional Liability.
Prior to joining McCormick Barstow LLP, Ms. Ciavatta graduated at the top 10% of her class at Detroit Mercy and was the managing editor of University of Detroit Mercy Law Review and a junior member of Moot Court. She received book awards for her academic achievements in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Advanced Advocacy, Access to Justice, Bankruptcy, and Litigation Technology. She attended law school on a full ride academic scholarship.
In law school, Ms. Ciavatta externed for the honorable Nancy G. Edmunds at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Ms. Ciavatta focuses her practice on commercial litigation, employment law and professional liability. Her experience includes researching and preparing comprehensive legal memoranda, drafting motions for both state and federal courts in Michigan, preparing discovery as well as taking and defending depositions.
Juris Doctor, 2018 magna cum laude
University of Detroit, Mercy
Bachelor of Arts and Science, Communication (major), Journalism (minor), 2013 magna cum laude & honors graduate
Oakland University
Concentrating in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law and Professional Liability.
Ms. Ciavatta is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar of California.