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Orna Madigan

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Orna Madigan

Associate

Boston + 1 617 526 6300

Orna Madigan focuses her practice on complex litigation matters.

Ms. Madigan previously served as a Summer Associate at WilmerHale, where she contributed to an amicus brief in a criminal case, drafted memoranda on contract disputes, and conducted regulatory research for general counsel inquiries. She also worked as a student attorney with Morningside Heights Legal Services and the Western New York Law Center, where she programmed and trained a customized ChatGPT bot for the School Discipline Project and led training sessions for attorneys on the use of large language models, earning the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for her work. Additionally, Ms. Madigan served as Executive Symposium Editor for the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. 

Earlier in her career, Ms. Madigan interned with the EdLaw Project of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, conducting client intake interviews and drafting legal documents related to juvenile and education law.

Prior to law school, Ms. Madigan was a Middle School Learning Specialist in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Columbia Law School, 2025

      Executive Symposium Editor, Science and Technology Law Review

      Honors

    • MAT, Special Education, Relay Graduate School of Education, 2022

      Academic Honors

      Kappa Delta Pi–Honor Society

    • BA, Human Rights, Columbia University, 2020

      Dean’s List

  • Admissions

    • Massachusetts

    • US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Credentials

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