Carli Pierson is one of those journalists who went to law school and returned to journalism. Her mother still tells people she's a lawyer. Carli is a Voices editor at USA Today Opinion. Before that, Carli was an opinion writer, USA Today Editorial Board member and digital editor with the SEO team. In 2023, she finished a legal consultancy with Equality Now, an international feminist organization working to eliminate sexual violence and discrimination against women and girls. Carli has a BA in Islamic World Studies from DePaul University and a JD with a concentration in international law from NSU Law. She is a NY-licensed attorney in good standing and sometimes consults, writes and edits on law and human rights issues. If she's not writing or editing, she's probably reading, cooking, playing with her kids or walking her dogs.