Meghan E. Jones

Gun Law (Criminal and Civil)
Second Amendment Challenges
Insurance Defense
Property Crimes
Criminal Defense

Pennsylvania

Meghan has extensive experience representing gun owners and individuals that have been denied access to firearms in both civil and criminal courts. Her experience includes challenging unconstitutional laws and seeking judicial intervention to reinstate a person's gun ownership privileges. Meghan is currently counsel for the National Rifle Association's challenge of an unlawful City of Pittsburgh ordinance. (NRA members receive a 10% discount on legal services.)Meghan also represents clients accused of violating state and federal criminal laws. Her representation includes those charged with DUI, drug violations, assault, attempted murder, and property crimes. She also has successfully represented many individuals that seek to expunge their criminal record.

Meghan may be familiar to you. Prior to joining Meyer Darragh, Meghan worked in the television news industry for nine years. The last five years were spent at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh where Meghan worked as a consumer/legal affairs reporter.

Meghan's legal experience covers many areas of the law. She primarily focuses on civil litigation. However, she also practices criminal defense work as well as firearm rights litigation in state trial and appellate courts. She is admitted to the Pennsylvania and United States Supreme Courts.

Meghan is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. However, she moved to Upper St. Clair when she was twelve. Meghan graduated from Seton La-Salle High School in 1993 and from Duquesne University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She also attended Duquesne University School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree in 2002. Meghan still has ties to Duquesne University. She currently serves as an adjunct professor in Duquesne University's Journalism program where she teaches the course, Media Law and Regulation. Meghan also serves as Meyer Darragh's Hiring and Diversity Coordinator.

While in law school, Meghan worked as an intern for the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the Honorable Alan N. Bloch of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Meghan also worked as a law clerk at the Allegheny County Public Defender's Office where she was certified by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to represent clients while she was still attending classes.