Kathleen Dunnigan, Senior Staff Attorney, joined the National Advertising Division in March 2008. While she has written case decisions in every product category, in recent years, her focus at NAD has been health-related advertising claim substantiation. Prior to joining NAD she was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Division, the Center for Appellate Litigation and for many years, Kat also litigated employment discrimination and civil rights claims. Kathleen Dunnigan graduated from S.U.N.Y. Maritime College with a degree in Engineering and as an officer in the United States Merchant Marines, and NYU School of Law.