Megan is a trial attorney at heart. She handles civil and criminal cases in both federal and state court, including cases involving fraud, public corruption, the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, and regulatory compliance, as well as business and employment disputes. Megan regularly helps clients navigate internal and government-facing audits and investigations; often interfaces with government agencies; and comfortably maneuvers complex discovery issues, including those involving privilege, work product, e-discovery, and emerging data sources.
In December 2021, Megan tried and won a full acquittal against the Central District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office, which charged a physician-client with 12 felonies and 12 lesser included misdemeanors involving his compounded medicine practices. In a related case, Megan a negotiated a single-count misdemeanor plea (down from a significant multi-count felony indictment) and achieved a “no sentence” sentence (no custody, no probation, no fine).
Before joining Summa LLP, Megan practiced at an international law firm, where she developed a specialty defending civil fraud actions brought by the federal government and qui tam whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. Megan has an accomplished record defending these claims in court and in front of juries. In 2014, Megan tried and won a defense verdict for a Fortune 100 defense contractor in a case claiming over $1 billion in damages. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial victory on appeal, and the Daily Journal named it a Top Defense Verdict for the year.