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Maddy’s practice involves representing plaintiffs in class actions involving institutional abuse, environmental issues, pharmaceutical and product liability, Crown liability, privacy breaches, and a variety of other systemic issues.

Maddy has a law degree from the Schulich School of Law (2010) and a Master of Law from Cambridge University (2014). She is a recipient of the Right Honourable Paul Martin Sr. Scholarship and was recognized by Cambridge University for her academic achievements in her graduate work.

Maddy was named the 2026 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for class action litigation in Halifax by Best Lawyers®, she is repeatedly recognized by Lexpert® and Best Lawyers® for class action litigation, and she was a 2021 Lexpert® Rising Star, celebrating Canada’s leading lawyers under 40. Maddy is a member of the Steering Committee for the Cambridge Forum on Canadian Class Actions.

Most recently Maddy has acted as counsel to:

• former students of the Halifax and Amherst Schools for Deaf students in a settled class action against the Province of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority;
• passengers on Air Canada Flight 624 on March 29, 2015, which crashed upon landing at the Halifax International Airport, in a settled class action against the air carrier and other defendants;
• members of the Canadian Armed Forces and employees of the Department of Defence in a settled class action against the government of Canada relating to sexual misconduct;
• residents of the town of Deer Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, who have incurred property damage due to flooding alleged to be caused by the conduct of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper and the Town;
• patients of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish impacted by a mass privacy breach of health records by a former employee;
• individuals with Wright Profemur hip implants that prematurely fractured and required surgery in a settled class action against the manufacturer;
• individuals who consumed the diabetes medication Avandia and suffered adverse cardiovascular events in a settled class action against the manufacturer;
• residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador who incurred property damage and loss of property values arising from flooding of the Churchill River in 2017 in a certified class action against the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nalcor Energy;
• individuals whose personal health information was breached in two separate, settled class actions against the Nova Scotia Capital District Health Authority and Southwest District Health Authority;
• patients of the colposcopy clinic at the Miramichi Regional Hospital who were exposed to a risk of infection at the clinic in a settled class action;
• patients of the Miramichi Regional Hospital in a settled class action arising from widespread pathology errors.