Maggie Daly
Associate
Associate
mdaly@fishmanhaygood.com 
504.556.5526 
504.389.4088 Practice Focus
About
Maggie Daly works on a wide range of litigation matters in both state and federal courts.
Maggie is already gaining invaluable experience as a young attorney, including as part of the Fishman Haygood team representing Alysson Mills, in her capacity as Receiver for Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, in cases regarding what is referred to as the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi history. The Receiver’s claims against a law firm were recently the subject of a five-week federal trial beginning in April 2026, during which Maggie examined fact and expert witnesses. She also assisted the team with all trial phases, including preparing examinations, exhibits, demonstratives, and witnesses, as well as trial motion practice.
Maggie received her law degree, summa cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law as an Ignatian Law Scholar and William L. Crowe Scholar. While at Loyola, Maggie served as the Substance and Citation Editor of the Loyola Law Review. She also served as a Family Law Clinic student practitioner, a director’s teaching assistant for the Lawyering Program, and was a member of Lambda Law Alliance and the National Lawyers Guild.
Prior to joining Fishman Haygood, Maggie clerked for the Honorable Carl J. Barbier of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 2022 to 2024.
Experience
- Represents Alysson Mills, in her capacity as Receiver for Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, in cases regarding what is referred to as the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi history. As Receiver of the estates of Mr. Adams and Madison Timber, Ms. Mills sought to recover money and assets for the benefit of hundreds of defrauded investors. As the Receiver’s Chief Counsel, the firm represents Ms. Mills in cases she brought to recover such assets for the benefit of the estate. The firm filed actions in federal court against law firms Baker Donelson and Butler Snow, UPS, and multiple banks, including Trustmark and Bank Plus. The firm reached a $9.5 million settlement with Butler Snow in 2021, and in 2023 settled with all Trustmark defendants, Bank Plus defendants, and certain notary defendants in the UPS matter for a total of $19.2 million. The Receiver has since reached a settlement in principle with the remaining defendants in the UPS case. The Receiver’s claims against Baker Donelson were subject of a five-week trial beginning on April 20, 2026, and the jury found that the law firm negligently supervised two firm employees—one shareholder and one lobbyist—and was also vicariously liable for their aiding and abetting of the Ponzi scheme. The firm is currently litigating post-trial motions.
Professional Activities & Community Involvement
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Association for Women Attorneys – New Orleans, Member
- Federal Bar Association – New Orleans Chapter, Member, YLD Board of Directors (2026-2027)
- New Orleans Bar Association, Member
- St. Thomas More Inn of Court, Member
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Commercial Litigation, 2027
Credentials
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J.D., summa cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2022
- Substance and Citation Editor of the Loyola Law Review
- B.A. in Chemistry from Princeton University, 2012
- The Honorable Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2022-2024
- Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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