An associate in Dickinson Wright’s Troy office, Aleanna B. Siacon focuses her practice on commercial litigation and works on a variety of complex business disputes. She has a passion for civil litigation and all its intricacies and has experience defending and counseling companies, municipalities, and school districts in a wide array of legal matters from investigation to matter resolution.
While attending Wayne State University Law School, she interned in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Michigan and served as a judicial intern for Judge Mark A. Goldsmith of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Prior to pivoting to the practice of law, she pursued a career in journalism. Notably, her work has been published in USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, the Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit magazine, Inc. magazine, and more.
Education & Credentials
Education
Wayne State University Law School
J.D., 2022- Wayne Law Review, Assistant Editor (2020-2021) & Diversity Editor (2021-2022)
- American Bar Association First Amendment & Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition, Quarterfinalist (2021)
- Winter In-House Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist/Top 3 Oralist (2021)
- WLAM Dawn Van Hoek Outstanding Woman Law Student Award (2021)
- John W. Reed Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Wayne State University
B.A., Journalism, Political Science, & History, 2019- Irvin D. Reid Honors College
- Journalism Graduate of the Year (2019)
- Michigan Press Association Scholar (2018)
- American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Intern (2018)
- Chips Quinn Scholar (2017)
summa cum laude (University & Departmental Honors)
Bar Admission
Professional Involvement
- Michigan Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2024 Treasurer
- Oakland County Bar Association, Fellow & 2024 Inns of Court Participant
- Federal Bar Association – Eastern District of Michigan Chapter
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2022
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2023
Publications/Presentations
- Author, “Federal Judge Sets Aside the FTC’s Noncompete Ban,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, August 2024
- Co-Author, "FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last?," Healthcare News, May 2024
- Co-Author, "On Using Collateral Estoppel to Deny Discharge," Michigan Business Law Journal, April 2024
- Co-Author, “FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last?” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2024
- How ‘Worthy’ Is Newsworthy? Re-evaluating Fair Use in the Social Media Age, Wayne L. R. (2022).
- To Represent While Representing, Hour Detroit Magazine (April 2022).