Meghan has earned a reputation as a compassionate yet fierce advocate for her clients – intent on achieving the best possible outcomes.
Meghan is a founding partner at Hacker Murphy, where she focuses her legal practice on the representation of individuals who have been seriously injured, with a primary focus on medical malpractice law. Meghan previously worked as an attorney at a prestigious local law firm, where, upon graduation from law school, she had the distinction of becoming the first female attorney hired by the firm since its founding in 1898.
Meghan personally handles and oversees all stages of her client’s cases, from initial client contact through discovery, trial, and appeals, ensuring that throughout the litigation, each case is thoroughly investigated and strategically developed to maximize monetary recoveries for her clients.
She has earned the respect of clients, colleagues, adversaries, and the judiciary for her legal acumen, work ethic, advocacy skills, and passion.
In addition to medical malpractice cases, Meghan handles motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, dog bites, worksite accidents, product liability, and other cases on behalf of seriously injured individuals and their families – achieving the same exceptional results.
- $4.2 million dollar settlement against a hospital for negligent delay in diagnosis and treatment of brain bleed resulting from a patient fall
- $2.4 million dollar settlement against a hospital for negligent maintenance and operation of its heart-lung bypass machine
- $1.95 million dollar settlement against a municipality for negligent operation of a police vehicle
- $1.75 million dollar settlement in product liability case against automobile manufacturer for negligently designed seatbelt restraint system
- $1.05 million dollar settlement against emergency room physician in wrongful death case involving failure to diagnose heart attack
- $1 million dollar settlement against a hospital for negligence due to improper training and surgical technique
- $975,000 dollar settlement against nurse midwife for negligent care resulting in delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer
- $800,000 dollar settlement against hospital in wrongful death case for negligent delay in diagnosis and treatment of internal bleeding following cardiac catheterization
- $500,000 dollar settlement against gastroenterology practice for negligent treatment of colorectal cancer
- $400,000 dollar settlement in premises liability case involving negligent removal of snow/ice from retail parking lot
- Best Lawyers in America (2016-2025)
- “Lawyer of the Year,” Medical Malpractice, Plaintiffs – Albany, Best Lawyers (2017)
- “Lawyer of the Year,” Product Liability, Plaintiffs – Albany, Best Lawyers (2018, 2019)
- Super Lawyers (2013-2025)
- “Top 25 Women” – Upstate New York, Super Lawyers (2021)
- “Rising Star” – Upstate New York, Super Lawyers (2013)
- Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, Albany Law School of Union University
- Justinian Honor Society
- Albany Law Review, Executive Editor
- Dean Thomas Sponsler Teaching Fellow
- Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, Bucknell University
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute
- State of New York
- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Capital District Women’s Bar Association
- Albany County Bar Association
- Rensselaer County Bar Association
- Center for Disability Services, Director (2023 – present)
- Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Director (2020-2023)
- YWCA of the Greater Capital Region, Director (2013-2015)
- Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region, Director (2007-2010)
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death