Maureen Mulligan ’84

Maureen Mulligan ’84, of Watertown, Mass; Dec. 25, after six months battling pancreatic cancer. While at Brown, she exceled at field hockey and majored in women’s studies. She was a passionate advocate for equality, justice, and the rule of law throughout her life and career. After Brown, she attended Boston College Law School and subsequently practiced law in both Boston and San Francisco prior to becoming a trial lawyer and an equity partner in private practice at Peabody & Arnold in Boston. She was later appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court. At the time of her death, she was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. From 2019 to 2023, she served as chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and also on the advisory committee of the American Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Center. She was the founding chair of the Boston Bar Association Women’s Advancement Forum and served a four-year term on the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. She enjoyed international travels with her husband Carlos Fernandez ’82, who survives her. She is also survived by her son, her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, a brother and sister-in-law, and many extended family members.