Virginia Fergusson

Virginia represents clients in commercial litigation, corporate governance disputes, and criminal matters. She maintains a pro bono practice focused on wrongful conviction cases. 

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Virginia served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she worked on a broad range of civil and criminal matters, including multidistrict litigation.  

 While in law school, Virginia served as articles development editor of the American Criminal Law Review​​ and was a student attorney for Georgetown’s Appellate Litigation Clinic. Virginia was also a member of the Appellate Advocacy Division of Barristers’ Council and the winner of the 2020 William E. Leahy Moot Court Competition.​​

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