Jillian M. Baggett

While in law school, Jillian won the 2025 Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Intellectual Property Competition, arguing before a panel of three U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judges in the final round. She was also a member of Duke’s Health Justice Clinic, where she collaborated with clinicians on behalf of clients and drafted briefs for disability advocacy and compassionate release matters. Additionally, Jillian worked as a research assistant to Professor Arti Rai, a leading scholar in patent law and policy.

Before attending law school, Jillian gained industry experience as a software engineer at a medical device imaging company. She also served as a software engineering intern for a major gas and energy corporation, where she developed and maintained internal applications using Amazon Web Services (AWS) assets and other cloud-based technologies.