Emily McDonough Souza

Emily McDonough Souza is an Associate in the Litigation Department and the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Murtha Cullina LLP.  Her experience includes representing clients in a broad range of disputes involving insurance coverage, business torts, and contractual rights, as well as representing employers in claims involving discrimination and retaliation, breach of non-compete and restrictive covenants, and wage and hour violations.  Emily has regularly appeared on behalf of clients in both state and federal court matters, including oral arguments, mediations, depositions, and pretrial conferences.

Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Emily clerked for the Honorable Eliot D. Prescott of the Connecticut Appellate Court.  She received her J.D. magna cum laude from Quinnipiac University School of Law, where she served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review. Emily earned her B.S. magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the Honors Program.

• Appellate Practice
• Business Litigation
• Education
• Insurance Recovery
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation

• Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, Insurance Law Co-Chair
• New Haven County Bar Association
• New Haven Inn of Court 

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® as "One to Watch" (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
• 2021 New Leader in the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune

• Law Clerk, Honorable Eliot D. Prescott at the Connecticut Appellate Court, 2016-2017
• Law Clerk, Connecticut Judicial Branch, Legal Research Office, 2014-2016
• Legal Intern, United States Attorney's Office, 2013
• Legal Intern, Office of the Corporation Counsel, City of New Haven, 2013
• Legal Intern, State’s Attorney’s Office, Milford-Ansonia Judicial District, 2012

• City of Milford, Board of Education
• Beth-El Center, Inc., Board of Directors

• Construction Coverage for Owners and Contractors, Connecticut Bar Association CLE, February 2021
• Return to Work Challenges and Covid-Related Accommodations, Murtha Cullina Annual Labor and Employment Update, December 2020
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, November 2020

• May 13, 2021 - Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Recognized as New Leaders in the Law by Connecticut Law Tribune
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• February 28, 2020 - For Fourth Consecutive Year, Appellate Practice Group Recognized as Litigation Department of the Year by Connecticut Law Tribune
• February 15, 2019 - Emily McDonough Souza Joins Murtha Cullina LLP Litigation Department

• April 9, 2021 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training Webinar
• February 9, 2021 - CBA CLE: Construction Coverage for Owners and Contractors
• November 18, 2020 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training Webinar
• POSTPONED - April 24, 2020 - Workplace Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors- Webinar

• July 13, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Minimum Wage to Increase to $13/hour on August 1, 2021
• June 16, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: OSHA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Industry
• March 17, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: New York Requires Paid Time-Off for COVID-19 Vaccinations
• May 12, 2020 - Education Group News: Department of Education Publishes New Title IX Regulations
• December 18, 2019 - Insurance Recovery Group News: Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers: Can They Be “SLAPP”ed?

• December 4, 2020 - Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar Recording: Session 1

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

• Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014)
• University of Connecticut (B.S., magna cum laude, 2010)