Education
Yale University
Stanford Law School
Bar Admissions
California
Hannah Kieschnick
Cartwright Baron Staff Attorney
Hannah joined Public Justice in August 2023. She litigates, primarily at the appellate level, high-impact civil public interest cases involving access to courts, consumer protection, and workers’ rights. She has briefed, argued, and won cases in federal district and appellate courts around the country and has spoken at numerous national conferences on topics such as arbitration and class certification. Recent notable appellate victories include Adler v. Gruma Corp., 135 F.4th 55 (3d Cir. 2025) (representing appellants) and Parisi v. GreenSky, LLC, 2025 WL 1603252 (10th Cir. June 6, 2025) (representing appellee).
Prior to joining Public Justice, Hannah was a staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California and a Deputy County Counsel in the Social Justice and Impact Litigation Section of the Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office. In those roles, Hannah briefed, argued, and won cases in federal district courts in California and filed amicus briefs in every level of federal and state court. Hannah graduated from Stanford Law School, where she participated in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. After law school, she clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Richard A. Paez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Christopher R. Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Hannah works remotely from San Francisco, where she enjoys hiking, biking, and serving on the board of the Bay Area Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society.