Meghan N. O’Brien
Meghan joined the law firm of James M. Ridge & Associates in February of 2006. Meghan
graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2002, receiving a Bachelor
of Arts in Sociology and an Urban Life and Policy Studies Certificate. She earned
her J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2005. During law school, she was
consistently on the Dean's List and was a legal extern at the Cook County Public
Guardian and the Criminal Defense Clinic at Chicago-Kent.
While at Ridge & Associates, Meghan has conducted numerous trials and successfully
argued cases before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and the Illinois
Appellate Court.
Meghan is an appointed member of the Illinois State Bar Association's Young Lawyers
Council. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar
Association. Meghan is admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois as well
as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Meghan is an active member of the Associates Board of The Christopher House, a local
organization dedicated to assisting low-income families. She is also a professional
figure skater and skates for a local ice theater company, Ice Semble Chicago.