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Melissa Giangrande Jacobs

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Hogan Lovells at Full-time
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Melissa Giangrande Jacobs is the Pro Bono Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells, where she oversees and manages pro bono cases across the firms 15 U. S. offices. A graduate of Stanford Law School, her practice is dedicated to civil rights litigation, with a focus on highlighting injustices within the criminal justice system through amicus briefs to the Supreme Court.

She regularly appears in court advocating for survivors of violent crimes and children involved in contentious custody disputes. Her work also involves complex appellate cases, including voting rights litigation on behalf of the Virginia NAACP.

Melissa was named the 2022 "Volunteer of the Year" by the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project.

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Hogan Lovells
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Pro Bono Advocacy
Manages the entire U. S. pro bono practice for Hogan Lovells, maintaining a full-time docket of cases and facilitating matters across 15 offices.
Civil Rights Litigation
Her primary practice area, focusing on impact litigation such as successfully representing the Virginia NAACP in a voting rights restoration case.
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Career

Work history

Hogan Lovells
Full-time
8-2020 - 11-2021
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow
U.S. District Courts
6-2019 - 8-2019
Summer Associate
Hogan Lovells
9-2018 - 12-2018
Analyst at DOJ Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
U.S. Department of Justice
6-2018 - 8-2018
Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Education
2017 - 2020
Doctor of Law - JD
Stanford Law School
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's Degree
Cornell University
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