Maureen T. Coghlan

Maureen is a civil litigator and Co-Chair of Archer’s New Jersey Local Counsel Practice. She represents clients in complex disputes and multistate class actions involving environmental law, condemnation and eminent domain, securities law, patents, data breaches, mass torts, compliance investigations and contracts. Her work spans litigation in federal and state courts, proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies, and alternative dispute resolution.

A substantial part of Maureen’s practice involves federal litigation in the District of New Jersey. Her familiarity with its Local Rules and the procedures of its judges informs her work on complex matters, including those undertaken with out-of-state business clients. She assists at every stage of litigation, from investigations and discovery through motion practice and trial, and works with clients to develop approaches that account for their business objectives and litigation risk.

In multiparty matters, Maureen helps manage discovery and its costs, retain expert witnesses, conduct investigations and coordinate the work required to prepare motions and try cases. Her experience across different types of civil disputes allows her to address both the substantive issues in a case and the practical demands of moving it forward.

Before joining Archer, Maureen clerked for the Honorable Renée Marie Bumb of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, who now serves as Chief District Judge, and the Honorable George L. Seltzer of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (Ret.).

• Rutgers University School of Law, JD
• Georgetown University, BA

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Supreme Court

• Recognized by Best Lawyers®: Litigation - Environmental (2026,2027 Editions)

• Trustee, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
• New Jersey State Bar Association: Federal Practice and Procedure Section; Environmental Law Section; Women in the Profession Section; Securities Law Committee; Intellectual Property Committee; Class Actions Committee
• Member, Camden County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Cathedral Kitchen
• Member, Board of Directors, BookSmiles

• Member, 2026 Women in Litigation CLE Conference Host Committee, American Bar Association

• “New District of New Jersey Standing Order Requires Schedule A Plaintiffs to Bring Their “A Game”,” Archer Client Advisory (October 2025)
• “NJ Takes PennEast Pipeline Land Grab Fight To 3rd Circ.,” Law360 (January 2019)
• “PennEast Can Take NJ Land For $1B Pipeline, Judge Says,” Law360 (December 2018)
• “PennEast Needs NJ Land For $1B Pipeline, Judge Told,” Law360 (April 2018)
• “An Interview with the Honorable John Michael Vazquez, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey,” New Jersey State Bar Association Federal Practice and Procedure Section Newsletter (January 2017)