Lynda Vescio

Lynda Vescio grew up in Westchester County, New York. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College, in Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1992 and New York University School of Law in New York City in 1995 receiving a Juris Doctorate. Lynda’s early years as a litigator were spent in large law firms based in New York City. There, she practiced civil litigation primarily involving business disputes, contracts, fraud, torts, breach of fiduciary duties, Constitutional law and class actions. She also began practicing family law in the pro bono context. During those years, Lynda became highly skilled in legal analysis, research, writing, oral arguments, mediation and trials. She won Pro Bono service awards in 1998 and 1999 and was recognized as one of the two top performing litigation associates in a department of 50 associates in 2000.