Megan K. O’Byrne

Megan K. O’Byrne has spent her career advocating for individuals and groups against powerful institutions. Megan’s passion for seeking justice for those who have been wronged makes her a powerful litigator with dozens of courtroom victories, both at trial and in pre-trial litigation. Additionally, Megan’s belief in righting wrongs has led to many successful settlements for her clients. Prior to joining Ogborn Mihm, Megan achieved life-changing settlements for employees who were discriminated against by their employers as a Trial Attorney at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Prior to the EEOC, Megan spent nearly a decade working in legal services primarily representing low-income tenants who were facing eviction or mistreatment by landlords. Her experience as a legal services attorney continues to serve her today, as she prioritizes client-centered representation and a strong belief in the power of telling her clients’ stories to stakeholders and factfinders to achieve her clients’ goals.

Education

• American University, Washington College of Law, magna cum laude
• Hunter College, City University of New York, cum laude

Megan’s practice focuses on employment, whistleblower, and Qui Tam cases. She has spent her career advocating for individuals and groups against powerful institutions and seeks innovative and unconventional means of achieving justice for her clients, including raising novel legal theories or finding overlooked avenues to success.

Megan discovered her passion for representing employees as a Trial Attorney at the EEOC where she sought relief for employees who had been discriminated against by their employers. As an EEOC attorney, she achieved several successful settlements, including as part of a team that obtained nearly a $1,000,000 settlement against a trucking company that refused to accommodate employees with disabilities.

Prior to working for the EEOC, Megan was a legal services attorney for over a decade. Her experience in legal services provided Megan with a strong litigation background, leading to many successful outcomes for her clients, gaining her a reputation as a formidable opponent in the courtroom. This experience also taught Megan the value of working collaboratively with her clients to tell their stories to those in power, a lesson she continues to apply in her practice.

Megan earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, DC, where she graduated in the top 7% of her class, served as Articles Editor of The Administrative Law Review, and taught high-school students constitutional law as part of the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. Megan graduated cum laude from Hunter College, City University of New York, in New York City, where she was captain of the swim team.

Outside of the office, Megan enjoys reading novels, exercising, and spending time with her spouse and two children.

Associations

• Member, Colorado Plaintiffs Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates