As an attorney at USBFS, Alia advises internal business lines and investment management (mutual fund) clients regarding various aspects of federal securities laws, compliance, and corporate governance issues. Alia also serves as the Secretary of Series Portfolios Trust, a multiple series mutual fund trust. Prior to joining USBFS, Alia was an associate at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. She also served as a judicial intern in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1. Alia obtained her undergraduate degree from Yale College and her juris doctorate from Marquette University Law School. Alia is particularly interested in issues affecting women and children. Previously, Alia served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Benedict Center, a non-profit organization advocating and providing alternative sentencing programming for women.