Meghan began her career as a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. She is also a former Assistant Federal Public Defender. In addition to representing individuals in federal criminal trials ranging from murder to drug possession, she has argued more than 40 appeals before the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits. She has briefed well over 100 appeals from the notice of appeal to cert petition, post conviction, and extraordinary writs. Meghan has a command of search and seizure, sentencing, forensic, evidentiary, constitutional, and procedural issues. Never shying away from difficult and high profile matters, she took on the defense of a survivor of CIA torture now detained at Guantanamo Bay. Meghan holds a TS//SCI clearance and has extensive experience litigating issues involving national security and classified evidence.

Bar Admissions

District of Colombia
Maryland
Virginia
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit
United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit
United States Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit
United States Circuit Court for the 10th Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

William and Mary

Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif
1992 - 1995

Duke University

AB, History and Economics
1988 - 1992