Overview

Mallory Reader is an associate with Foster Swift's Municipal Practice Group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. In addition to helping local units of government with their legal issues, she also practices in the areas of administrative law, licensing and election & campaign finance law.

Growing up Hartland, Michigan, Mallory knew she wanted to be a lawyer since high school “I first became interested in law during my high school government class's unit on the judicial branch. My teacher taught us about Supreme Court cases impacting the rights of students, and I was instantly hooked.”

Before entering private practice, Mallory worked for a prominent Washington DC think-tank where she authored amicus briefs on the topics of individual rights and administrative agency power.

Mallory graduated in 2020 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. While earning her Juris Doctor degree, she was President of the Schools's Public Interest Law Forum and was an articles editor for the Journal of Legislation Vol. 46. Prior to that, Mallory earned her B.A. in Political Science, cum laude from Hope College in Holland Michigan.

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations

• Grand Rapids Bar Association
• Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM)
  • Member, WLAM Journal Editorial Board, Vol. 2, Issue 1

Community Involvement

• Girls on the Run West Michigan
  • Board Member
• West Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance
• Notre Dame Club of Grand Rapids

Communications

Publications

• Short-Term Rental Regulation Act: What Local Governments Need to Know, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, March 20, 2024
• New NLRB Rule Speeds Up Union Election Process, Foster Swift Labor & Employment Law News, August 25, 2023

News & Events

Speaking Engagements

• Municipal Case Law Review, Michigan Township Association (MTA), April 22, 2024
• What Can My Business Contribute to a Campaign?, Legal Strategies for Women Leaders, March 5, 2024
• Controversial Land Uses, Michigan Townships Association, October 4, 2023

News

• Preparing Women Business Leaders for 2024 Legal Challenges, Meltwater Newswire, February 20, 2024
• Foster Swift Welcomes Associate to Municipal Practice, Grand Rapids Legal News, March 28, 2023

Media

Legal Strategies for Women Leaders

What Can My Business Contribute to a Campaign?