Jessica Mugler

Jessica is an experienced trial attorney who works on matters involving antitrust and commercial litigation.

Jessica assisted in the representation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors in federal court against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in which a jury awarded $812 million to investors after a three-week trial. She also represented migrant farmworkers in a federal trial in which the jury found defendants liable for labor trafficking and awarded Jessica’s clients compensatory and punitive damages. Jessica conducted oral argument before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to defend the verdict.
 
Before joining the firm, Jessica clerked for the Hon. Jason Park of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. During law school, Jessica served as a student attorney in the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic, was a member of The George Washington Law Review, and won the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition.
 
Jessica serves as a summer associate program coordinator for the Washington D.C. office.

Jessica’s recent experience includes:

• Representing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors in federal court against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in which a jury awarded $812 million to investors after a three-week jury trial
• Representing Panini America in high-profile litigation matters, including an arbitration against the NFL Players Association and an antitrust matter against Fanatics pending in the Southern District of New York
• Representing migrant farmworkers in a federal jury trial in which Jessica took the examination of the lead defendant; the jury found the defendants liable for labor trafficking and awarded Jessica’s clients compensatory and punitive damages

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