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Danika moved to Arizona to attend Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude. Throughout law school, Danika held externships with a variety of organizations, including a local nonprofit organization and state and local government agencies.  She also served as a Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal Board of Editors, was a member of the Willem C. Vis International Moot Court Team and published two law journal articles on environmental law topics. Danika has a strong environmental sciences background, which has helped her understand and advise clients regarding environmental and hydrological issues that arise in multiparty litigation.

Education

  • Lehigh University, B.S. (Earth & Environmental Science), 2018
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, J.D., 2022
    • Graduated magna cum laude (ASU)
    • Graduated with High Honors and Departmental Honors (Lehigh University)
    • Received the Handwerk Award for Excellent Academic Performance (Lehigh University)
    • Managing Editor at Arizona State Law Journal (2020-2022)
    • Environmental Law Society Member
    • William H. Pedrick Scholar
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property (2020), Legal Advocacy (2020), Professional Responsibility (2020), Advanced Dispute Resolution (2021)

Externships

  • Arizona Supreme Court, Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge
  • Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Environmental Enforcement Division
  • City of Phoenix Law Department
  • The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of California
  • District Court for the District of Arizona
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Publications

  • Danika Marzillier, Comment, The Great American Outdoors Act: Refreshing America’s National Parks, Ariz. State L.J., (Fall 2022)
  • Danika Marzillier & Sarah Brunswick, The New Solar Farms: Growing a Fertile Policy Environment for Agrivoltaics,24 Minn. J.L. Sci. & Tech., (Fall 2022)

Practice Areas

When you enlist the services of May Potenza Baran & Gillespie, you get an experienced, diverse team of advocates in your corner who work collaboratively, move quickly, and think differently.