As part of Cozen O’Connor’s State AG Group, Maddy advises and represents clients across industries in state attorney general investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation. She helps clients navigate complex regulatory requirements, respond to investigative demands, and develop defenses aligned with their business objectives.
Before joining the firm, Maddy served as an assistant attorney general in the Arkansas Attorney General’s Solicitor General’s Office, where she was a member of the Special Litigation Section, which handled the state’s most significant constitutional and public law matters. Her litigation practice spanned the full life cycle of cases, from the initiation of litigation through briefing, discovery, and preparation for trial. She regularly appeared in federal district court to argue motions and defend against preliminary injunction requests and proceedings.
She routinely advised state agencies and elected officials on complex legal issues and litigation strategy. Maddy also assisted with appellate matters in the Solicitor General’s office, including arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Maddy earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, where she served as a notes and comments editor for the UA Little Rock Law Review. During law school, served as an extern to the Honorable Kristine Baker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. After graduating, Maddy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Maddy received her B.S. from John Brown University.