Madeline “Maddie” Verniero is an associate at Hecker Fink LLP.
Maddie maintains a commercial practice, working with an array of clients at all stages of litigation. She has drafted numerous dispositive briefs and letters to the court on complex issues of state and federal law. She also supports nonprofit clients with organizational compliance and risk management and with their responses to government inquiries. Maddie is deeply committed to the firm’s public interest practice, particularly with respect to LGBTQ+ advocacy. She has co-authored amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on voting rights, reproductive care, and anti-discrimination issues.
Maddie joined the firm following her clerkship with the Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Previously, Maddie was an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she helped represent tech platforms in antitrust litigation. In addition to her firm experience, she also has a strong commitment to pro bono work, having assisted incarcerated clients with civil rights claims and wrongful conviction cases.
Maddie earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she served as a Senior Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and The Regulatory Review. She received her B.A., summa cum laude from Villanova University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.