Maggie Sposato

Maggie’s career focuses on serving the public interest. As an associate in DiCello Levitt’s New York office and a member of the firm’s electronically stored information (ESI) team, she contributes to a variety of cases across different practice areas, including whistleblower; mass tort; civil and human rights; and privacy, technology, and cybersecurity litigation. Maggie leverages her experience in database management, target searching, and training predictive coding models to creatively and proactively problem-solve for her clients.

Before joining DiCello Levitt, Maggie spent 10 years as a solo practitioner, providing services to nonprofit organizations in all stages of development. She handled a variety of issues including incorporation, tax exemption, compliance, organizational structure, contracts, governance issues, and trademark registration. Additionally, she served as a court-appointed receiver in a commercial litigation involving a shareholder dispute.

Prior to going into solo practice, Maggie worked as an associate and of counsel for several small law firms, handling nonprofit and small business transactional matters, affordable housing issues including HDFC structure and conversion, real estate transactions, and civil litigation including landlord-tenant proceedings.

Maggie continues to support nonprofit organizations through pro bono consultations on incorporation and tax exemption. She serves on the boards of Innate Health Research, a consulting group dedicated to changing the way people think about mental health; Williamsburg Music Center, a jazz performance space founded to foster the appreciation of American classical music and jazz and to honor the African music diaspora; and Allocate NYC, which Maggie founded herself to assist individuals experiencing housing instability.

While earning her law degree at the City University of New York School of Law, Maggie was a staff member of the New York City Law Review, editing the public interest practice and articles sections. She also served in the Community & Economic Development Clinic, where she worked directly with nonprofits, including a worker-owned cooperative and an organization fighting against recidivism. Maggie interned at an organization serving individuals with HIV, assisting attorneys on issues facing the community, including landlord-tenant proceedings, bankruptcy, discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act, and fair hearings for denial of public benefits.

At the University of Vermont, Maggie was a member of the school’s Division I swim team, serving as captain her senior year. She received the Joseph Fisher Award and was a four-time America East qualifier and an Eastern College Athletic Conference qualifier.