While in law school, Mr. Cadigan served as Senior Supervising Editor of the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, and was a member of the Hastings Moot Court Board. He competed in moot court competitions throughout the United States, and won several awards for both written and oral advocacy, including being a national finalist at the Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition.
Mr. Cadigan also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Magistrate Joseph C. Spero of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, where he conducted extensive legal research and drafted judicial opinions.
Prior to law school, Mr. Cadigan graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History.