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Emma is an experienced appellate and trial advocate who has litigated various civil-rights, commercial, and class-action matters in federal and state court. Her work is dedicated to eradicating corporate and government misconduct and discrimination, with a particular focus on fighting sexual abuse and assault; remedying discrimination against and mistreatment of persons with disabilities; combating misconduct and excessive force by police and correctional officers; preventing housing and employment discrimination; vindicating children’s and students’ rights; and litigating other constitutional questions.
Before co-founding Pace Freeman, an appellate litigation boutique, Emma litigated federal and state appeals and trial court matters with Apollo Law LLC, an appellate boutique that focuses on employee and consumer rights, and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, a nationally recognized civil-rights boutique law firm in Manhattan. Before entering private practice, Emma clerked on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the District of Massachusetts, and the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.