Meaghan A. Fontein
Meaghan A. Fontein
Associate
She/Her
"My deep understanding of the aerospace and aviation industries allows me to help clients navigate their unique challenges and work toward positive outcomes."
Meaghan A. Fontein
Associate
She/Her
"My deep understanding of the aerospace and aviation industries allows me to help clients navigate their unique challenges and work toward positive outcomes."
About Meaghan
Meaghan practices in complex aerospace litigation, defending a range of product liability and airline-related claims, involving property damage, mental and physical injuries, wrongful death, and discrimination arising from aviation incidents.
She has secured dismissals in numerous cases through successful jurisdictional motion practice and resolved many passenger injury claims through litigation, mediation, and administrative proceedings. Her work also includes supporting clients through accident investigations and developing insurance coverage and indemnity tender strategies involving airline carriers and airport vendors.
Areas of Focus
Recognition
- Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2021 – 2025
Credentials
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology, JD, cum laude, 2018
- Saint Mary's College, BA, 2009
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- US District Court for the District of Colorado
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Top Gun, Legal Mavericks Trends & Developments in Aviation Law," Hinshaw University, CLE Webinar, April 24, 2025
Publications
- "Digital Resurrections Necessitate Federal Post-Mortem Publicity Rights," 99 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 481, May 21, 2018
Interests
Did you know...
Meaghan is a former NCAA athlete and an avid golfer who cheers for the New York Jets. Her favorite travel destination is France, where, if she weren’t a lawyer, she would be an artist.
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Top Gun, Legal Mavericks Trends & Developments in Aviation Law," Hinshaw University, CLE Webinar, April 24, 2025
Publications
- "Digital Resurrections Necessitate Federal Post-Mortem Publicity Rights," 99 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 481, May 21, 2018
