Overview
Abbey McNaughton represents clients in high-stakes, high-value commercial disputes in state and federal courts across the country, at both the trial and appellate levels. Abbey has taken and defended depositions across the United States, drafted key briefs, and argued at numerous hearings, including on dispositive motions.
Abbey joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for the Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Abbey graduated from Duke Law School, where she served as the Senior Articles Editor of the Duke Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. She participated in the Appellate Litigation Clinic, where she successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Abbey graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a double-major in Economics and American Studies.
Clerkships
- Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Honorable Marjorie O. Rendell, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
Education
- Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2019)
- Order of the Coif
- Duke Law Journal, Senior Articles Editor
- Moot Court Board, Member
- Durham Youth Home, Co-Director
- Georgetown University (B.A. Economics and American Studies, magna cum laude, 2016)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Leadership & Professional Memberships
Associations
- Federal Bar Association, Southern District of Texas Chapter