Margaret Mabie
Partner
Margaret E. Mabie (“Maggie”) is a Partner at Marsh Law Firm and she works to protect the rights of survivors in federal and state court. Maggie’s practice encompasses a wide range of matters representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse, child pornography (also known as child sex abuse material or “CSAM”), and campus sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation. Her practice focuses on accountability and redistributing the burden of trauma to those that perpetrate and enable abuse.
About
Margaret E. Mabie (“Maggie”) is a Partner at Marsh Law Firm and she works to protect the rights of survivors in federal and state court. Maggie’s practice encompasses a wide range of matters representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse, child pornography (also known as child sex abuse material or “CSAM”), and campus sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation. Her practice focuses on accountability and redistributing the burden of trauma to those that perpetrate and enable abuse.
Maggie is a cum laude graduate of Syracuse University with degrees in Public Relations and Political Science and a minor in Rhetoric and Public Advocacy. Maggie earned her Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law and her M.P.A. from the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Prior to joining Marsh Law Firm, she worked briefly with the Center for Victims of Torture, in Washington, D.C. where she advocated for vulnerable communities.
Maggie now works to secure significant restitution awards and civil settlements for victims of actively online traded child sex abuse material (“CSAM”), including for victims sold on Craigslist. Maggie authored and contributed to innovative legal arguments in litigation against Twitter, Omegle, Meta, Snap, and other Internet Service Providers.
Marsh Law Firm amplifies the individual voices of some members of a world-famous online exploitation survivor group—the Phoenix 11. Maggie leads the firm’s legislative advocacy efforts to encourage federal reform involving Section 230 and other civil and criminal statutes related to online child exploitation and CSAM.
Maggie is a member of the National Crime Victim Bar Association and the American Association of Justice. Maggie is Co-President of AAJ’s Social Media Litigation Group, and Vice Chair of AAJ’s Technology and Science Section. Maggie published the white paper “Living Proof:” A Report on the Yazidi Genocide with the Syracuse University College of Law’s Syrian Accountability Project and continues to volunteer with David M. Crane to assist in ground-breaking documentation of war crimes in Ukraine. Maggie presented at conferences and events at the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications, Brooklyn Law School, and Quinnipiac University School of Law regarding the impact of sexual trauma and CSAM distribution.
Practice Areas
- Title IX Campus Sexual Assault
- Child Sex Abuse
- Child Pornography/ Child Sex Abuse Material (“CSAM”)
- Crime Victim’s Rights
- Criminal Restitution
- Children’s Rights
Education
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 2019
M.P.A., Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, 2019
B.A., Syracuse University, 2016
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New York
- Northern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
Representative Federal Cases:
Amy v. Curtis, No. 19-CV-02184-PJH (LB), 2021 WL 4822136, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2021)
Casseaopeia v. Brown, No. 2:22-CV-00251, 2022 WL 1606520, at *3 (D. Utah May 20, 2022)
Doe v. Sarah Lawrence Coll., 453 F. Supp. 3d 653, 670 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)
Lily v. Feuchtener, No. 219CV00352RFBEJY, 2020 WL 10693186, at *2 (D. Nev. Oct. 26, 2020)
M.H. & J.H. on behalf of their minor child, C.H. v. OMEGLE.COM LLC, March 22, 2022, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, No. 22-10338
United States v. Chapman, No. 18-CR-250 (ECT), 2021 WL 3879124, at *5 (D. Minn. Aug. 31, 2021) –Attorney for the victim(s)
United States v. Maxwell, Doc. #675, District Court, S.D. New York, Docket Number: 1:20-cr-00330 –Attorney for the victim(s)
United States v. Weekley, No. 2:18-CR-27, 2020 WL 6390064, at *7 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 2, 2020) –Attorney for the victim(s)
Representative Amicus
John Doe #1 & John Doe #2 V. Twitter, Inc. August 22, 2022 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 22-15103, 22-15104
Courtney Wild V. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, October 4, 2021, Supreme Court Of The United States, Case No. 21-351
Select Cases in the News
Man alleges Knights of Columbus youth basketball coach abused him as child (news12.com)
Girl Scouts sex-abuse claim included in NY civil case flurry – The Washington Post
Lawsuit: East Greenbush school officials concealed teacher’s sex abuse (timesunion.com)
Nirvana must be held accountable for ‘Nevermind’ album cover (usatoday.com)
Adults or Sexually Abused Minors? Getting It Right Vexes Facebook – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Recent Lectures
Lecture by Margaret E. Mabie, Esq. | CHILD USA (teachable.com)
Get Started: Day 1 of the CESE Summit – NCOSE (endsexualexploitation.org)
AAJ 2022 Annual Convention – Education (justiceannualconvention.org)
CHILD USA Destination CLE – CHILD USA
Recent Publications
Trauma-Informed Advocacy | AAJ (justice.org)
Featured Documentaries
“Onision: In Real Life” Unmonitored and Chaotic (TV Episode 2021) – IMDb