Miranda Riva, Esq.

Miranda Riva, Esq., is an attorney and legal researcher with years of experience deciphering and distilling complex legal text.

In November 2024, under the site’s previous ownership, Miranda was credited as the reviewer on a set of The Law Dictionary’s business-formation guides covering LLC formation and registered agent services. She is not a current member of The Law Dictionary’s editorial team, and the guides she reviewed have not been re-reviewed since that date.

Earlier in her career she worked as a Research Assistant and Legal Intern across a variety of disciplines, developing a strong grounding in legal research methodology. She then spent two years as a law professor at the Appalachian School of Law focused on legal writing, where she also counselled law students.

Miranda has her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from William and Mary Law School as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from Virginia Tech. She is also certified in Advanced Legal Research from Thomson Reuters and Professional Research from LexisNexis.