Overview
Jessica Gorman has practiced law since 2010. She began her career in the New York State Assembly as Legislative Director and Counsel for a Queens Assemblywoman before moving into civil rights litigation.
Practice focus
Jessica's primary practice involves complex civil rights cases, including excessive force, medical indifference, false arrest, malicious prosecution and related claims. She has also litigated other civil and criminal matters.
Learn about the firm's civil rights practice.
Courts and admissions
Jessica is admitted in New York State, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Education and credentials
Jessica earned her J.D. and Master of Public Administration degrees from Albany Law School and Rockefeller College in 2009. She is an alumna Fellow of Rockefeller College's Center for Women in Government.
She received Prisoners' Legal Services' Paul J. Curran Award in 2012 for her commitment to pro bono services to incarcerated people.