Managing Associate
Sacramento
Megan Benton is a managing associate in the Securities Litigation group in Orrick's Sacramento office.
Megan represents individuals and companies in all stages of complex civil litigation, including pleadings and motions practice, discovery, and appeals. Megan practices in federal and state courts and her experience includes complex tort issues, federal RICO claims, product liability, and multi-jurisdictional litigation in the context of insurance insolvency proceedings. Megan also maintains a robust pro bono practice, and has assisted in representing clients in matters related to the compassionate release program for federal prisoners, drafting a petition for habeas corpus and clemency petition for a state prisoner, and in bringing a class action suit challenging agency violations of law and policy on behalf of disabled asylees.
Prior to joining Orrick, Megan graduated from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law with great distinction. During law school, Megan served as the Managing Editor of The University of the Pacific Law Review, published articles relating to the commercialization of space and to sanctuary states and immigration policies, and was recognized for writing a Best Appellate Brief in the school-wide moot court competition. Megan also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Allison Claire at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Megan earned a bachelor's degree in history from Boston University in 2014.