Olivia Seksinsky is the Managing Director of the Health, Public Benefits, and Elder Law Practice at Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) in Richmond, Virginia. Olivia hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, and received her B.A. and B.S. from Virginia Tech and her law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law. In law school, Olivia was heavily involved with pro bono work and interned with the disAbility Law Center and the Legal Aid Justice Center.
Olivia began her career with CVLAS in November 2021 practicing housing law during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Commonwealth’s state of emergency. In her first year of practice, Olivia assisted more than 100 families in avoiding eviction and helped her clients obtain nearly half a million dollars in rental assistance funds. In addition to providing direct representation to Central Virginian families, Olivia has hosted community education sessions for tenants, and she has delivered trainings on landlord-tenant law to hundreds of tenant advocates across the state.
Olivia joined the Health, Public Benefits, and Elder Law Practice in June 2025. Much of her practice is focused on helping Virginia families access and preserve their public benefits and affordable healthcare. Also in this role, Olivia serves as one of the primary legal providers for the VCU Health Medical Legal-Partnership, and she advises and represents VCU Health patients and their families in a variety of housing, family, consumer, and public benefit matters.
In her spare time, Olivia enjoys cooking and crafting, playing Scrabble with her husband, and spending time with her pet rabbit, Willy.