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Grace C. O'Malley

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Grace O'Malley
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gco'malley@Venable.com
Baltimore, MD
T +1 410.244.7505

Grace O’Malley counsels clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters. Grace represents clients facing enforcement actions as well as those bringing and defending claims related to breach of contract, business torts, trade secrets, premises liability, defamation, and securities. Grace has experience at each stage of litigation, guiding clients through pre-complaint fact investigation, legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, and leading discovery efforts. She also has experience in preparing for and taking depositions, trial, and post-judgment briefings and appeals.

During law school, Grace worked full-time at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General until her last year when she worked as a law clerk for Maryland Legal Aid. Before her legal career, she taught literacy and social studies to first- and second-grade students at a Baltimore City public school. Inspired by her former students and colleagues, Grace strives to bring the grit, care, and collaborative problem-solving from the classroom to her practice.

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Education

  • J.D. magna cum laude University of Maryland 2020
    • Order of the Coif
    • Recipient, CALI Award, Advising Government Agencies
    • Notes and comments editor, Maryland Law Review
    • Law clerk, Maryland Legal Aid
    • Recipient, Judge Calvin Chestnut Prize
    • Recipient, Joseph Bernstein Prize for Maryland Law Review
    • Recipient, Larry B. Shoda Award
  • M.S. Educational Studies Johns Hopkins University 2015
  • B.A. Government cum laude Georgetown University 2013
    • Intern, White House, Office of the Vice President
    • Intern, Office of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland