Tara Dunn Jackson represents clients in all of the firm’s practice areas.  Her work includes the representation of individuals and businesses in connection with employment-related disputes, including matters involving the negotiation of employment-related agreements and the enforcement of restrictive covenants. Ms. Dunn Jackson also assists clients in matters involving state and federal criminal litigation, in civil business-related disputes, and in complex higher education matters. Ms. Dunn Jackson represents clients in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts, as well as in a variety of administrative proceedings, including matters pending before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and Northeastern University School of Law, Ms. Dunn Jackson previously served as a law clerk for Hon. Angel Kelley in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ms. Dunn Jackson also serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as an Assistant Judge Advocate General, where she litigates evidentiary hearings, tries court martials and advises military personnel.  Prior to joining Cloherty & Steinberg LLP, Ms. Dunn Jackson was an associate at a Boston-based law firm where she concentrated on employment-related matters.

Ms. Dunn Jackson is a former President of Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys (MBWA), and a Trustee and Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.  She also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Civil Rights & Restorative Justice (CRRJ) Project at Northeastern University School of Law.  In 2025, Ms. Dunn Jackson was named as a 40 Under 40 honoree by the National Bar Association.  That same year, she was also a recipient of the Lynn A. Girton Distinguished Service Award from Veterans Legal Services and was recognized as one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Top Women in the Law.