Meghan Wynkoop joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in 2018 as an Associate and became a Partner within five years. She concentrates her practice on Labor and Employment, Civil Rights, Institutional Sex Abuse, and Sex and Labor Trafficking in state and federal courts. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Meghan represents both public and private employers in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, hostile work environment, and breach of contract claims. She also handles workplace investigations and assists employers in drafting policies, handbooks, and employment-related agreements to ensure compliance with state and federal laws while also serving employers’ individual business needs.
In addition to employment law, Meghan’s expertise includes defending governmental entities, such as cities, townships, and law enforcement agencies, in civil rights lawsuits. She also represents religious, educational, and youth organizations, as well as private business entities, in institutional abuse and trafficking matters.
Meghan routinely presents at various insurance industry groups and organizations, such as ExecuSummit and the Defense Research Institute (DRI). In March 2024, her article “Take Up Space” was featured in The Voice, a DRI publication. She currently serves on DRI’s Young Lawyers Steering Committee and was also appointed as the Vice-Chair of DRI’s Women in the Law Subcommittee.
Meghan earned her law degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University, where she won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Appellate Advocacy. While in law school, Meghan served as President of the Civil Litigation Society, Vice President of Finance for the Student Bar Association, and as a member of the Moot Court Board. She also competed in two national moot court competitions, including the New York City Bar Association Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers.