Meghan McDonough is a Florida attorney with a career devoted to indigent defense and legal aid. Admitted to The Florida Bar in 2011 and licensed in all three of Florida's federal districts, her experience includes service as an Assistant Public Defender, civil litigation, employment law as corporate counsel, and legal aid work with Florida Rural Legal Services.
She is currently a Senior Staff Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit at Community Legal Services in Orlando, where she serves as lead or co-counsel in highly contested and high-profile cases and mentors attorneys across the organization. Earlier in her time there, she represented survivors of domestic violence in family law matters.
Outside the courtroom, Meghan believes in second chances for everyone; dogs included. She is a passionate advocate for shelter animals, a former volunteer with the Polk County Bully Project, a pit bull rescue in Lakeland, and the proud owner of rescued shelter dogs.