Pauline R. Wizig

Associate

Pauline Wizig is a Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. During her time at Foley, she has worked on matters involving major drug distributers, leading research hospitals, and manufacturers, among others.

Before joining Foley, Pauline was a development fellow for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. While at the George Washington University Law School, she served as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, where she drafted appellate briefs, conducted research on criminal procedure and evidentiary issues, and participated in criminal trial preparation. Pauline participated in George Washington Law’s Criminal Defense and Justice Clinic where she represented indigent clients in The Superior Court for the District of Columbia. She also served as a Writing Fellow and Dean’s Fellow in GW’s Fundamentals of Lawyering program. Pauline was an active member of the Moot Court Board and won Best Brief and advanced to the quarter finals during the Tulane Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational. During law school, Pauline worked as a summer associate at Foley.

 

Affiliations

  • Member of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Inc. Alumni Council

 

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