Vanessa Canuto
Overview
Vanessa Canuto represents clients in a broad range of matters. She uses her experience as a law clerk to inform her approach to complex legal issues.
My Practices
Vanessa draws on her experience as a staff attorney in the U.S. Court of Appeals and a law clerk in the U.S. District Court to assist clients in all stages of litigation.
Vanessa advises clients of various sizes regarding employment and labor issues. She has experience in handling Title VII and ADA claims.
Vanessa represents clients facing white-collar criminal charges and/or investigations by state or federal governmental agencies regarding various issues.
Credentials
Clerkships
Law Clerk to the Honorable Joe L. Webster, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 2022-2023
Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Staff Attorney’s Office, 2020-2022
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Christopher Brook, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2020
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2020, with honors; Note Editor, Published Staff Writer, First Amendment Law Review; Eugene Gressman & Daniel H. Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award recipient
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2017, with distinction
Admissions
North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Languages
- Spanish
Newsroom
News
Professional & Civic
Professional & Civic Activities
Member, University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Clerkship Committee