Experience
Margaret ("Maggie") Dalton is an associate in the firm's litigation group. Maggie represents agribusiness and renewable energy clients in all phases of complex commercial litigation. Maggie's representative matters include defending a food company in arbitration against breach-of-contract claims related to a sunflower oil refinery; defending a food company in California state court against fraudulent transfer and successor-in-interest liability claims related to an orange juice processing facility; and writing an amicus brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court in
Oluf Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, arguing against a claim of trespass by particulate matter related to pesticide drift, and for the proper interpretation of National Organic Program regulations implementing the Organic Foods Production Act. Maggie's prior experience includes working as an associate for Kirkland & Ellis LLP in San Francisco, as a volunteer misdemeanor attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, and as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Representative Work
- Assisted in defending a food company in arbitration against breach of contract claims related to a sunflower oil refinery
- Assisted in defending a food company in California state court against fraudulent transfer and successor-in-interest liability claims related to an orange juice processing facility
- Assisted in defending a private equity firm against claims of fraud and negligence in a multi-million dollar arbitration
- Wrote and submitted amicus brief to Minnesota Supreme Court in Oluf Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, arguing against a claim of trespass by particulate matter related to pesticide drift, and for the proper interpretation of National Organic Program regulations implementing the Organic Foods Production Act
- First-chaired five criminal jury trials involving charges of driving under the influence, making threats, exhibiting a deadly weapon, and agreeing to engage in prostitution
Professional Honors & Activities
- Received pro bono award from the San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program for successfully assisting a homeless man in obtaining supplemental security income benefits.
- Received International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award for work with the Georgetown University Law Center Juvenile Justice Clinic.
Civic Activities
- Volunteer attorney, Children's Law Center of Minnesota
Publications
- Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy "Systems of Oppression: The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration and Their Effects on Black Communities," 12 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol'y 299 (2005)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2005, cum laude
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts, English and Psychology, 2001, magna cum laude
Admissions
- Minnesota
- California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California
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