About me
Maureen is a partner with Cooley LLC, responsible for the development and administration of the firm’s pro bono matters. Prior to her focus on the pro bono practice, her practice focused on complex commercial litigation matters and appellate and writ proceedings. Maureen has represented clients in appeals and writ proceedings in the US Supreme Court; the US Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Ninth and Federal circuits; and the California appel-late courts. Maureen is also a leader in the promotion and coordination of pro bono work regionally and nationally. She is a founder of the Bay Area Pro Bono Roundtable, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Pro Bono Committee, and the National Association of Pro Bono Counsel. Before joining Cooley, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Martha Craig Daughtrey of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. While at Columbia University School of Law, Maureen served as editor for the Columbia Law Review. Maureen may be reached at malger@cooley.com.