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Maureen J. Moody

Associate

Maureen Moody is an Associate in Dickinson Wright’s Litigation group, practicing out of the firm’s Lansing office. Maureen guides her clients through all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation dispute resolution, jury trials, and the appeals process. She has represented clients in complex commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts, and has experience in False Claims Act litigation, breaches of contract and warranty, fiduciary and partnership disputes, business torts, and products liability defense, among others.

Prior to attending law school, Maureen was a congressional aide, working on tax, finance, and other related issues in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Education & Credentials

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

J.D.
  • cum laude
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Advocacy, Legal Writing II, Torts, and Trial Practice I

University of Michigan

B.A.

Bar Admission

  • Illinois
  • Michigan

Acknowledgements

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • “Excellence in Pro Bono Service” Award, 2019

Prominent Assignments

  • Engaged by a regional cannabis company to provide comprehensive support during a significant business transaction.
  • Served as legal counsel for an operator of cannabis cultivation facilities in a complex commercial dispute.
  • Provided strategic legal support to a laboratory services company in a high-stakes case involving trade secrets, non-compete, non-solicitation, and breach of contract issues.
  • Represented a cannabis company in two intricate litigations related to previous legal disputes involving a Michigan city's cannabis licensing procedures.
  • Advised a client in a complex cannabis licensing dispute, navigating the application and lottery system for recreational marijuana establishments, in full compliance with the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act.
  • Represented clients as plaintiffs in a complex post-acquisition private equity litigation.

Court Admissions

 

  • U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Michigan
  • U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Michigan
  • U.S. District Ct, N.D. of Illinois 
  • Ninth Circuit

Publications/Presentations

  • Co-Presenter, "Evidentiary Foundations in the Digital Age," Chicago Bar Association Trial Practice Committee, February 19, 2019
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