Maura focuses her practice on government contracts and government investigation matters.
Before joining McGuireWoods, Maura clerked at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and gained civil litigation experience, namely with bid protests. Maura received her law degree from The George Washington University Law School, with a concentration in Government Procurement.
While at The George Washington University Law School, Maura served as the editor-in-chief for the Public Contract Law Journal and as a Dean’s Fellow in the Fundamentals of Lawyering Program teaching research and writing. She externed at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Maura was awarded the Roger N. Boyd Scholarship for her service to the Public Contract Law Journal.
Prior to law school, Maura received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude.
Experience
- Assisted in the adjudication of a civil-only docket, including bid protest cases.
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The George Washington University Law SchoolJD
Editor-in-Chief, Public Contract Law Journal
2023 -
University of Notre DameBAPolitical Science
magna cum laude, Dean’s List
2020
- Author, Fourth Circuit Allows Anti-DEI Executive Order Provisions Involving Federal Contractors and Grantees to Proceed, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 19, 2025
- Author, Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Parts of Executive Orders Impacting DEI in Government Contracting, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 25, 2025
- Author, Department of Justice Suggests “Aggressive” Enforcement of False Claims Act, The FCA Insider, February 24, 2025
- Author, Trump Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, Subject to Inquiry, February 4, 2025
- Author, OMB Rescinds Pause of Federal Financial Assistance, Spending Cuts Still Forthcoming, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 30, 2025
- Author, Cautionary Tale: Contractor Settles for $2.6M Over Alleged Falsely Obtained Small Business Contracts, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 16, 2025
- Author, GAO Rules Air Force Contractor Can Meet Certification Requirements via Merger, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 9, 2024
- Author, SBA Proposed Rule Expands “Rule of Two” to Multiple-Award Contracts, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, November 15, 2024
- Author, DoD Issues Final CMMC Framework for Defense Contractors, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 23, 2024
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Hon. Ryan T. Holte, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2023-2024