Skip to content Meagan P. VanderWeele

Lawyers

Chicago
One North Wacker
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60606


Education

J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 2014

  • Magna Cum Laude
  • Editor-in-Chief, DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal
  • Member, Order of the Coif
  • Judicial Extern, Honorable Justice Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court
  • Teaching Assistant, Legal Analysis, Research & Communications
  • Janet D. Steiger Fellow, Tennessee Office of Attorney General
  • Recipient of several CALI Awards for Academic Excellence

B.A., Political Science and Sociology, Minor in Women’s Studies, 2011

  • University Honors

Honors

Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019 – 2023)

Leading Lawyers Magazine, Emerging Civil Defense Lawyer (2020)

Leading Lawyers Magazine, “Emerging Women Lawyer” (2020-2021)

Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch distinction in Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (2021-2025), Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2021-2025), Legal Malpractice Law (2024-2025)

Biography

Meagan P. VanderWeele is a partner in the Chicago Office of GRSM and is a member of the Insurance Practice Group. Her practice primarily focuses on complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage and cyber security & data privacy litigation. 

Prior to joining GRSM, she worked for a premier litigation firm in Chicago specializing in professional liability defense. She has extensive experience in all phases of high-exposure and complex litigation, from initial evaluation through trial or arbitration and appeal.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Memberships

  • Illinois Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
     
Experience
Publications & Presentations
Loading...