Megan Thibert-Ind is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. Megan has represented clients in a wide variety of complex business disputes, including tax controversy, real estate litigation, breach of contract, business torts, consumer fraud and class action defense. Megan is currently representing clients in litigation pending in federal and state courts throughout the country, in addition to administrative agencies, and before the American Arbitration Association.
Megan dedicates a considerable amount of her practice to firm citizenship. She is a member of the Firm’s Pro Bono & Community Service Committee in the Chicago office. In 2010, Megan was a recipient of the Firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award. Her pro bono practice focuses on a range of experience, including obtaining a favorable settlement for a college student who was the victim of a hate crime, representing clients in employment discrimination matters, and advocating on behalf of students in school expulsion proceedings. Megan is also a member of the Firm’s Associate Development Committee and the Gender Diversity Subcommittee.
Before law school, Megan worked in community and media relations for an international agri-business company. While in law school, she served as an articles editor on the Wisconsin Law Review and was a member of the University of Wisconsin Moot Court Board. She worked on appeals for criminal defendants in the Remington Center Criminal Appeals Project. Megan also held a judicial internship for the Honorable Barbara B. Crabb, Chief U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Megan is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations.
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2006
- University of Queensland, Australia, 2004
- University of North Dakota, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2000
