Leigh Rome joined GIFFORDS Law Center in 2022, where she is part of the litigation team and manages pro bono partnerships. Leigh acts as a liaison between GIFFORDS Law Center’s legal team and pro bono partners who generously volunteer their assistance. She also supports the Firearms Accountability Counsel Taskforce (FACT), a joint effort of leading gun violence prevention organizations working with the nation’s preeminent law firms to reduce gun violence.   
 
Prior to joining GIFFORDS Law Center, Leigh was a senior litigation associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, residing in the New York office. Prior to joining Fried Frank, she was an Alexander Judicial Fellow to the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Leigh earned her BA from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and her JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.