ABIGAIL A. HOGLUND-SHEN received her law degree from William & Mary Law School in 2017 and her B.A. (Writing Seminars, with honors) in 2012 from Johns Hopkins University. She graduated from Phillips Academy Andover in 2008. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to joining the firm, Abigail clerked for the Honorable Arthur Bergman (New Jersey, Middlesex Vicinage, Chancery Division, General Equity) and interned for the Honorable Troy K. Webber (New York, Appellate Division, First Department). During law school, Abigail developed her passion for education law as a student mentor in William & Mary Law School’s special education advocacy clinic, Parents Engaged for Learning Equality (PELE). In summer 2015, she worked as a law clerk at New York State United Teachers, where she gained experience researching education-related labor issues and teacher disciplinary hearings. She also interned at the Law Offices of Regina Skyer and Associates, a special education law firm, in summer 2016. She served on the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, in which she published her student note, Fixer Upper: Reforming Vergara’s Teacher Tenure Statutes. While in law school, Abigail also placed second in the Family Law Writing Competition (sponsored by Hofstra University School of Law and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) for her paper Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing, Gamete Donation, and the Law, which was published in the Family Court Review in 2017. Throughout her career, Abigail has cultivated an interest in education. Prior to attending law school, Abigail was a senior instructor at Capstone Prep, an academic enrichment center based in Hong Kong. There, she taught writing and public speaking, developed a curriculum for the middle school writing program, and provided consulting services for students interested in U.S. boarding schools. She also interned at Education Sector, an education policy-based think tank, and at D.C. Public Schools in Washington, D.C.

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