Meagan Newman

Meagan Newman serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Bartlit Beck LLP since April 2016, focusing on firm operations and strategic support. Concurrently, Meagan holds a board member position at The Honeycomb Project, which aims to engage families in community service in Chicago. Previously, Meagan was a partner at Social Venture Partners Chicago from 2017 to 2022, promoting philanthropy through investment in nonprofits. Before joining Bartlit Beck, Meagan was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where Meagan co-chaired the Environmental, Safety and Toxic Tort practice group, managing various aspects of environmental law and litigation. Meagan has also been an adjunct faculty member at Chicago Kent College of Law and worked as an associate at Miles & Stockbridge P.C. and as a law clerk with the U.S. Department of Justice. Meagan holds a JD from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.