Aviaé Gibson
Studied at University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Works at Foster Yarborough Killingsworth PLLC
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About Aviaé
I'm a first-generation, low-income college grad who got into UVA Law — a top-14 school — with numbers below their medians (a 3.4 GPA and a 150 LSAT). I applied with no connections, no roadmap, and a stack of chance-calculators telling me I didn't have a shot. I did it anyway — and then I started helping other people do the same, first informally, then as an admissions counselor at Empowerly and as my law school's BLSA Membership Chair, working alongside admissions on recruiting. The applicants I've mentored have gone on to UVA Law, Duke, and Stanford. Today I'm a practicing commercial litigator at a boutique trial firm, working complex disputes hands-on — so unlike a coach who went through this years ago or never practiced law, I'm living the legal career you're working toward, and I can help you aim past the acceptance at the job you actually want. My focus is splitters and underdog applicants — first-generation, low-income, and non-traditional students who keep getting told their numbers aren't good enough. I'm here to show you they can be, with the right strategy.
Why do I coach?
Because I was the applicant everyone counted out, and I know how lonely and confusing that is. I had no one to explain how admissions actually works, how to write about my background without apologizing for it, or where I was genuinely competitive — I had to figure it out the hard way. I coach so the next first-gen, low-stats applicant doesn't have to. The legal profession shouldn't only be open to people who can afford a $600-an-hour consultant. Helping someone who was told "no" earn a "yes" they didn't think was possible is the most meaningful work I do.
Work Experience
Litigation Associate
Foster Yarborough Killingsworth PLLC
June 2026 - Present
I'm a litigation associate at a boutique commercial-litigation firm — a small, highly regarded team where lawyers work complex disputes hands-on, not as cogs in a big-firm machine. Practicing at a litigation boutique gives me a current, on-the-ground view of the legal career many of my applicants are working toward, which shapes how I help them look past the acceptance to the career itself.
Litigation Associate
Vethan Law Firm PC
December 2025 - June 2026
I practiced commercial litigation as a litigation associate at Vethan Law Firm, a boutique trial firm. On a small team, I worked hands-on in complex commercial disputes — not the siloed, behind-a-desk role of a typical BigLaw associate. That front-line view of how litigation actually works is the perspective I bring to applicants, so you can aim your application at the legal career you actually want, not just the acceptance.
Admissions Counselor
Empowerly
June 2025 - September 2025
Counseled applicants through the admissions process — application strategy, personal-statement and essay development, and building a balanced, realistic school list — helping students translate their real stories into a compelling, authentic application.
Education
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law
2022 - 2025
I came to UVA Law as a first-generation, low-income student admitted below the school's medians (3.4 GPA, 150 LSAT) — the exact applicant I now coach. As BLSA Membership Chair I worked alongside the Law School's admissions team on recruiting, which gave me a close-up read on how a top admissions office actually weighs a file.
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