People: Lawyers

Megan E. O'Rourke

Megan grew up in Brielle, New Jersey and graduated from Manasquan High School in 2005. She then attended Douglass College at Rutgers University where she received a B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in English and Political Science in 2009. After a stint as a substitute teacher in primary, elementary, and middle schools, Megan went on to receive a J.D., cum laude, in 2013 from Villanova University School of Law, where she was Production Editor of the Villanova Environmental Law Journal.

Megan remained in Philadelphia after law school for a clerkship with Administrative Judge Joseph D. O’Keefe in the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Megan joined the firm in January 2015. She is a member of the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association in the Probate and Trust Law Section.

Education

• Villanova University School of Law J.D. cum laude 2013
• Rutgers University B.A. summa cum laude 2009, Phi Beta Kappa
• Manasquan High School 2005

Bar Admission and Past Employment

• Pennsylvania 2013
• New Jersey 2013
• Law Clerk
    Administrative Judge Joseph D. O’Keefe
    Orphans’ Court Division
    Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Professional Activities

• Member, Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section

Personal

• Born Staten Island, New York
• Residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania