Mary Jessica (“M.J.”) Kirsch Muñoz is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s litigation department, with a particular focus on appellate and constitutional law, administrative law, and commercial litigation. Before joining the firm, M.J. served as a law clerk to the Honorable Allison J. Rushing, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Honorable Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
M.J. received her J.D. with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2019. During law school, she was Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetown Law Journal and was awarded the Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Service in that role. She also received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award for her work in the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, where she was part of a team that briefed and won multiple cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. M.J. graduated with honors from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service with a Bachelor of Science in International Politics and Latin American Studies.
M.J. is a member of the District of Columbia bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California and the District of Columbia.
Capabilities
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort
Credentials
Education:
- Georgetown University - 2019 Juris Doctor
- Georgetown University - 2013 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, District of Columbia, Hon. Richard J. Leon, 2023 - 2024
- US Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, Allison J. Rushing, 2021 - 2022