A member of Shumaker's Litigation & Disputes Service Line, Meagan's practice focuses on complex insurance coverage disputes and bad faith litigation. She represents clients in federal and state courts from New York to Hawaii, as well as internationally.
Megan has extensive experience representing commercial policyholders in:
- Insurance coverage and bad faith disputes arising out of all types of policies
- Commercial general liability
- Professional liability
- Directors and officers
- Builders risk
- Representation and warranty
- Cyber
- Commercial property
During law school, Meagan was Managing Editor of the Ohio State Law Journal. She enjoys playing tennis, literature, spending time with her young son, and following college football with her husband, especially The Ohio State Buckeyes.
Education
J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2016
B.A., Political Science, French, The Ohio State University, 2012
Honors
- CALI Award of Excellence in Legal Analysis and Writing
Representative Matters
- Represented Fortune 500 Company-ranked homebuilders in numerous construction defect proceedings, advising on risk transfer and insurance recovery issues
- Represented company directors and officers in claims for insurance coverage of government subpoena and Department of Justice
- Represented commercial businesses in insurance disputes for insurance coverage of business interruption following Hurricanes Irma, Matthew, Michael, and others, in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Successfully argued policyholder entitlement to insurance coverage through summary judgment for numerous clients
- Advised policyholder and broker clients as to availability of coverage and potential risks when renewing policies
- Southern Owners Ins. Co. v. MAC Contractors, of Fla., LLC, 768 F. App'x 970 (11th Cir. 2019) finding the insurer owed a duty to defend its insured general contractor against a construction defect claim.
- Harvey v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., 259 So.3d 1, 9 (Fla. 2018) reinstating $9.2 million bad faith verdict against insurance company for breaching duty to settle.