Clair Peña

Senior Counsel

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Locations

Cleveland

Clair is a seasoned litigator with more than a decade of experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. Her practice focuses on high-stakes business disputes, financial services litigation, and white collar and regulatory matters, with experience managing cases through every phase of litigation—from pleadings and discovery through trial, arbitration, and settlement.

Prior to joining GRSM, Clair served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Patricia A. Gaughan of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In that role, she supported the adjudication of civil and criminal matters, drafting judicial opinions and orders and conducting in-depth legal research on dispositive and procedural motions. Her clerkship experience provided a valuable judicial perspective on effective advocacy, motion practice, and case strategy—insight she now brings to her litigation practice.

Admissions

Ohio
Arizona
New York
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2015
- Certificate in Federal Indian Law
- Arizona State Law Journal
- Class of 2015 Sandra Day O’Connor Constitutional Law Award
- Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Outstanding Graduate Award
- Externship with the Honorable Mary H. Murguía, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
B.A., Political Science, Barnard College of Columbia University, 2009