Maeve McBride

Maeve McBride is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. She is a member of the Class Action and Insurance Recovery Practice Groups. She also assists with mass arbitration matters.

Maeve maintains an active pro bono practice with a focus on religious freedom and human rights.

Prior to law school, Maeve was a Teachers Aide in Toledo, Ohio.

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Companies whose agreements with consumers contain an arbitration clause that delegates certain decisions to an arbitrator to resolve should be mindful of a recent Fourth Circuit decision clarifying what disputes may be resolved by a court and what disputes may be resolved by an arbitrator.

In Modern Perfection, LLC v. Bank of America, N.A., — F. 4th –, 2025 WL 77181 (4th Cir. 2025), plaintiffs entered into two contracts with a financial institution:  a deposit agreement that contained an arbitration provision, and a promissory note related to a loan program that did not.  Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the financial institution, and the institution sought to enforce its arbitration provision. Continue Reading A Closer Look: Fourth Circuit Upholds Unambiguous Delegation Clause post- Coinbase