Aria Biernoff previously served as senior litigator with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office under Attorneys General Hector Balderas and Gary King, managing innovative litigation programs to preserve public access to state trust lands, protect natural resources and public health, and recover damages from industries that have harmed New Mexicans.  Prior to that, Ari clerked for Justice Patricio Serna of the New Mexico Supreme Court and Judge Henry Kennedy of United States District Court for the District of Columbia.  Before returning home to New Mexico, he also worked as Senior Counsel at the New York City Law Department and in private practice in New York. 

Ari received his B.A. in history from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.