McKnight joins Plunkett Cooney’s Business Litigation Practice Group

Megan P. McKnight recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, as an attorney in the firm’s Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups.

“Megan is extremely talented and adept at solving clients’ financial and corporate disputes,” said Dennis G. Cowan, Plunkett Cooney’s Business Department Leader. “She completely understands her clients and their needs. We are fortunate to have Megan as part of our team.”

McKnight is a member of Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills office who focuses her practice primarily in the area of business litigation with emphasis on banking and financial services disputes.

She has extensive experience representing financial institutions and corporate clients in a range of disputes, including loan defaults and workouts, complex collection actions, business fraud and other misconduct, real estate disputes, and non-compete and unfair competition claims.

McKnight is admitted to practice in the state, federal and bankruptcy courts in Michigan as well as in the state and federal courts in Illinois. As part of her litigation practice, she is routinely consulted for her e-discovery expertise.

McKnight is a member of the Oakland County, Illinois and Women’s bar associations and the American Inns of Court – Oakland County Chapter. She is also an active member of Leadership Next for the United Way of Southeastern Michigan, a group of emerging leaders engaged in seeking solutions to regional issues and creating a vibrant and caring community.

A cum laude graduate of University of Michigan Law School in 2003, McKnight served as associate and contributing editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law and co-chair of the Student Network for Asylum and Refugee Law. She received her undergraduate degree, cum laude and with honors, from Kalamazoo College in 1999.

The members of Plunkett Cooney’s Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group have represented banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage companies, credit unions and finance companies for over 25 years. Members of the group have nearly 110 years of combined experience as in-house bank counsel prior to joining the firm.

The firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group represents a broad range of clients in litigation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Our litigation attorneys offer distinct areas of expertise in such matters as contract cases, business torts, real estate disputes, business ownership conflicts, bankruptcy, antitrust claims, corporate compliance issues, tax and finance issues, commercial collections, commercial landlord tenant, civil RICO, ERISA, intellectual property claims, among others.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney employs more than 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm, which provides a range of transactional and litigation defense services, has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell.

For more information about Megan P. McKnight joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager John E. Cornwell at (248) 901-4008.

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