As an attorney in Washington, DC, her practice focused on civil rights, children’s rights, and the First Amendment. Ms. Mason McAward graduated summa cum laude in government and theology from the University of Notre Dame and received a J.D. summa cum laude from New York University. After law school, she served as a law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski on the Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Professor Mason McAward is a member of St. Joseph Parish in South Bend, Indiana.