Summer L. Boyd

SUMMER BOYD focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, government enforcement actions, and investigations.

Summer received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law. While at Howard, she served as a student attorney in the Civil Rights Clinic, where her cohort drafted two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of victims of police brutality. She also served as a member of the Black Law Students Association, the Women’s Law Student Association, and the Howard Law Student Ambassador program.

Prior to attending law school, Summer earned her B.A. from American University, where she majored in both political science and public relations/strategic communication.

Prior to starting at Sidley, Summer worked as a pro bono fellow with the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, where she was a member of the trial litigation team in the juvenile division.