Olivia Norman Joins Fraser Stryker’s Litigation Practice
Olivia Norman is a litigation attorney representing clients on a wide variety of matters including appellate advocacy, contract disputes, collection actions, labor and employment matters, and insurance defense litigation. She is committed to partnering with her clients to tackle complex and high-pressure situations.
Olivia’s work experience prior to law school — teaching in underserved communities for Teach For America — led her to pursue a legal career so that she could arm herself with the tools necessary to enact change. As a former college athlete, Olivia’s knack for never backing down from a challenge permits her to be a fierce advocate for her clients. She thinks outside of the box to counsel and represent her clients, helping them achieve their desired outcomes.
Prior to joining Fraser Stryker, Olivia took on a wide variety of corporate and litigation matters at a full-service law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She served as head of both the civil litigation and corporate counsel divisions, advising clients on administrative matters, labor and employment disputes, and regulatory compliance. Olivia also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Shelley Grogan in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She received her Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School as well as a Sports Law Certificate from the National Sports Law Institute.
- Head of Civil Litigation & Corporate Counsel for a firm in Milwaukee (2022-2024)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Community Prosecution, Lawyers and Life, Selected Topics in Sports Law Seminar
- Anne Wall Top Scholar in Sports Law Award (2021)
- Marquette University Law School National Moot Court Team (2020-2021)
- Chief Justice of Marquette University Law School’s Moot Court Team
- Best brief winner: National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament
- Winner of the National Sports Law Writing Competition (2021)
- Editor-in-Chief of the Marquette Sports Law Review
- Public Interest Law Society Fellowship
- Four-year member of Skidmore College Women’s Rowing Team, Captain (2011-2012 & 2012-2013)
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Sports Law Association
- Author, “Drug-Free is the Way to be Except if You’re Transgender: A Constitutional Analysis of High School Athletic Associations’ Transgender Policies,” 32 Marquette Sports Law Review 1.
Education
- J.D., Marquette University Law School, 2021
- National Sports Law Institute, Sports Law Certificate, 2021
- M.S., high honors, Johns Hopkins University, 2016
- B.A., Skidmore College, 2013
Bar Admission
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Candidate for the Nebraska Bar (July 2024)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Shelley Grogan, Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2023)