Margaret Donovan
- Associate Attorney
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Areas of Practice
- Firearms Litigation
- Personal Injury
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Profile
Margaret joined Koskoff in 2024 after serving six years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut.
With an even-keeled and consistent perspective on complex legal issues, she brings a commitment to accountability in her pursuit of justice. She will support the firm’s growing firearms litigation practice and other malpractice areas.
During her tenure as a federal prosecutor, her cases focused on firearms prosecutions, domestic terrorism, and violent crime. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Margaret served as a Captain in the United States Army working as an attorney in the JAG Corps assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and later with a Special Forces battalion. She spent significant time overseas, serving on combat deployments to Iraq and Syria, advising on disaster relief operations in Liberia, and being stationed over a year on the Korean peninsula.
She has previously taught repeat courses on federal prosecution and on the Russo-Ukrainian War at Yale Law School as a Visiting Lecturer in Law.
Background
Bar Admissions
- Federal District Court District of New Jersey, 2011
- New York, 2012
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2014
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2018
- Connecticut, 2024
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D.
- Fordham University, Bronx, New York
- B.A.
- Honors: Colin L. Powell Scholarship Award
Leadership
Honors and Awards
- 2023 Prosecutor of the Year, International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (Connecticut Chapter)
- Military awards include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Parachutist and Air Assault Badges, among others
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, Chair of the Board of Directors
- Connecticut Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Federal Practice Section
- The Connecticut Law Tribune, Member of the Editorial Board
- National Institute of Military Justice, Fellow
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member