MEGAN WAGNER

Megan A. Wagner is an experienced attorney who practices in workers’ compensation and related labor and employment law issues, trucking and transportation liability, personal injury, insurance defense, and general civil defense litigation. Prior to coming to KPM Law, Megan was a high-volume litigation attorney in Chicago where she managed all aspects of more than 1000 litigated cases during her career. She has successfully argued before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, General District Courts, Circuit Courts, and the Appellate Court. Megan obtained her Juris Doctorate at Chicago-Kent College of Law. She was awarded a Certificate in Labor & Employment Law. She was an editor of the Employee Rights & Employment Policy Journal and the Illinois Public Employee Relations Report. Megan was a finalist in the Charles Evans Hughes Oral Argument competition. Additionally, she was consistently on the Dean’s List, awarded merit scholarships each semester for academic success, and was elected to be her class representative each year of law school. Prior to graduating law school, Megan worked as a Law Clerk in two prominent Chicago Labor and Employment law firms. She also held positions as Judicial Extern to the Honorable Elizabeth Loredo-Rivera in the Cook County Circuit Court and Federal Judicial Extern to the Honorable Jack Schmetterer in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. Megan is the daughter of a truck driver/former owner of a small, family trucking business and a doting stay-at-home mother, who raised her on a farm in rural Indiana. It was there that she learned the value of hard work, integrity, and a firm handshake which have served her well throughout her career. Megan resides in the Richmond area with her family and their two cats, Gizmo and Gadget. Megan and her family enjoy swimming, running, playing board games, reading, and exploring Virginia together.