Megan Wallace
Megan Wallace looks closely, speaks candidly, and keeps each client’s priorities at the heart of her legal strategy.
- Experience in civil litigation, corporate legal work, and bankruptcy
- Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law
- Recognized for trial advocacy skills, including an Outstanding Attorney Award in mock trial competition
Megan Wallace
Attorney in Chicago, IL
Megan takes a direct, thorough approach to each matter, examining the facts and identifying a case's strengths and weaknesses early. She gives clients candid assessments and explains what to expect as the matter progresses. Based in Heyl Royster’s Chicago office, she handles casualty and tort matters, civil rights and correctional healthcare litigation, professional liability, toxic tort and asbestos litigation, and workers’ compensation.
Megan’s approach to client service took shape as a legal assistant at a Michigan bankruptcy firm. In addition to drafting and filing Chapter 7 petitions, she met individually with clients to explain the process and timeline. Those conversations reinforced the importance of being direct, responsive, and willing to walk someone through an unfamiliar situation. She carries that approach into her work today, offering honest assessments and explaining legal issues plainly.
As a corporate counsel intern at ActiveCampaign, Megan reviewed commercial agreements, terms of service, and data processing addenda, and assisted attorneys with contract and trademark litigation matters. She later joined Heyl Royster as a summer associate in Chicago. Her experience on both the business and litigation sides helps her consider how a dispute may affect a client’s operations and work with colleagues across practice areas to address related concerns.
Megan earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, making the Dean’s List every semester. She received CALI Awards in Contracts, Complex Litigation, and Introduction to Intellectual Property, and served as a Contracts teaching assistant. She also served as Internet & Symposium Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Her advocacy honors include being a finalist for the Paul M. Lisneck Award for Excellence and Ethics in Trial Advocacy and receiving an Outstanding Attorney Award in the Phi Alpha Delta Intra-School Mock Trial Competition.
Outside of work, Megan stays active by swimming laps, running, or playing tennis. She also enjoys getting lost in a fantasy novel and spending time with friends and family. A devoted Detroit Lions fan, she credits a lifetime of cheering them on with teaching her perseverance and optimism.
Practices
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, magna cum laude, 2026
- B.S., Wayne State University, Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, Criminal Justice Honors and University Honors
Licensure and Admissions
- State Courts of Illinois
Presentations/Publications
“Who You Are is not What You Did: Juvenile Transfers Through to Goals of Punishment,” Illinois Law Review (2026)
Awards/Recognition
- Paul M. Lisneck Award for Excellence and Ethics in Trial Advocacy, Finalist
- Outstanding Attorney Award, Phi Alpha Delta Intra-School Mock Trial Competition
- CALI Awards: Contracts; Complex Litigation; Introduction to Intellectual Property
- Dean’s List, Every Semester, University of Illinois College of Law
Public Profile
Megan takes a direct, thorough approach to each matter, examining the facts and identifying a case's strengths and weaknesses early. She gives clients candid assessments and explains what to expect as the matter progresses. Based in Heyl Royster’s Chicago office, she handles casualty and tort matters, civil rights and correctional healthcare litigation, professional liability, toxic tort and asbestos litigation, and workers’ compensation.
Megan’s approach to client service took shape as a legal assistant at a Michigan bankruptcy firm. In addition to drafting and filing Chapter 7 petitions, she met individually with clients to explain the process and timeline. Those conversations reinforced the importance of being direct, responsive, and willing to walk someone through an unfamiliar situation. She carries that approach into her work today, offering honest assessments and explaining legal issues plainly.
As a corporate counsel intern at ActiveCampaign, Megan reviewed commercial agreements, terms of service, and data processing addenda, and assisted attorneys with contract and trademark litigation matters. She later joined Heyl Royster as a summer associate in Chicago. Her experience on both the business and litigation sides helps her consider how a dispute may affect a client’s operations and work with colleagues across practice areas to address related concerns.
Megan earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, making the Dean’s List every semester. She received CALI Awards in Contracts, Complex Litigation, and Introduction to Intellectual Property, and served as a Contracts teaching assistant. She also served as Internet & Symposium Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Her advocacy honors include being a finalist for the Paul M. Lisneck Award for Excellence and Ethics in Trial Advocacy and receiving an Outstanding Attorney Award in the Phi Alpha Delta Intra-School Mock Trial Competition.
Outside of work, Megan stays active by swimming laps, running, or playing tennis. She also enjoys getting lost in a fantasy novel and spending time with friends and family. A devoted Detroit Lions fan, she credits a lifetime of cheering them on with teaching her perseverance and optimism.
