BERINA ALTSHULER

ASSOCIATE

email: altshuler@peerganlaw.com

Berina Altshuler

Berina is part of the PGGF team representing and advising public and private sector labor unions. She also advises and represents individual employees, including clergy, in a variety of of employment matters.

Berina has a strong foundation in public health law and civil rights. Prior to joining PGGF, she served as a law clerk to Justice Ann Walsh Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Before law school, Berina worked in policy and advocacy, serving as Communications and Economic Development Director for a senior New York City Council member and working with an LGBTQ+ nonprofit. She holds a J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and a B.A. from McGill University. She is admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.

(Not admitted to practice in Washington, DC.  Admitted in Wisconsin.  All work supervised by a member of the DC Bar.)

 

Education

  • University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2022
  • McGill University, B.A., Middle East Studies and International Relations

Federal Court Admissions

 

State Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin
  • District of Columbia (pending

Past Employment

  • Law Clerk, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2022-2024
  • Legal Consultant, Association of State and Territorial Health officials, 2025
  • Research Assistant, University of St. Thomas School of Law, 2020-2022
  • Judicial Extern, Minnesota Judical Branch, 2021
  • Research Assistant, Public Health Law Center, St. Paul, MN 2021
  • Law Clerk, Department of Labor, Plan Benefits Security Division, 2001
  • Legal Volunteer, Standpoint, 2021
  • Legal and Appointments Intern, Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, 2021

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