Maura O’Keefe specializes in education law at Tharrington Smith. She received her undergraduate degree in 2009 from the University of Virginia, where she was a recipient of the Jefferson Scholarship. After graduating, she taught high school English as a member of Teach for America’s Eastern North Carolina corps. In 2014, Maura received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During law school, Maura was a member of the Holderness Moot Court National Team and certified student lawyer in the Juvenile Justice Clinic. Maura joined Tharrington Smith’s Education Section in mid-2016 following a two-year fellowship at the Office of University Counsel at UNC, where she focused on student and employment matters.
- Recipient, Best Overall Brief Award, Holderness 1L Moot Court Competition, April 2012
- Recipient, Eugene Gressman and Daniel H. Politt Oral Advocacy – Best Overall Award, April 2012
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Juris Doctor, May 2014
- Member, Holderness Moot Court National Team
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, English and History, May 2009
- Jefferson Scholar
- Echols Scholar
- North Carolina State Bar, 2014
- 10th Judicial District, since 2014
- Wake County Bar Association, since 2014
- Office of University Counsel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Postdoctoral Fellow, August 2014 to June 2016
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, District of Columbia; Legal Intern, May to August 2012
- Teach for America, 2009 – 2011
