Lillian Holmes

Lillian Holmes comes to Holwell Shuster & Goldberg with litigation experience that spans diverse and varied industries and subject matters.

Before joining the firm, Lily served as a law clerk to the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously practiced as an associate in the Commercial Litigation group at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, D.C., where Lily also worked with the firm’s White Collar and Appellate groups on matters in federal district and appellate courts, the D.C. Superior Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Through a Sidley fellowship, Lily was a pro bono fellow at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, addressing potential civil liberties violations affecting the D.C. community.

During law school, Lily was a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and served as a member of the American University Law Review. As a student attorney in the Washington College of Law Civil Advocacy Clinic, she handled written advocacy for clients in a wage-theft case and a public benefits matter.

Before law school, Lily was a legal assistant at Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP in Atlanta, supporting attorneys in commercial litigation matters.