Megan K. Kirk's practice emphasizes both insurance coverage matters and civil appeals in state and federal courts. Megan has counseled insurers on coverage issues for claims arising throughout the country in a wide variety of contexts, including environmental, professional liability, and casualty claims. She has extensive experience evaluating coverage issues under general liability and pollution liability insurance policies for claims involving contamination from landfills, former mine sites, commercial composting operations, manufacturing, and coal fly ash, and other alleged violations of federal and state environmental laws. She also has extensive experience evaluating coverage issues involving professional liability, Director’s & Officers, commercial property, excess and personal lines policies.
Megan has also represented insurers throughout the country in coverage and bad faith litigation involving environmental contamination, bodily injury, and professional liability claims at both the trial and appellate court levels.
Before entering private practice, Megan served as a clerk to the Honorable Ann Schindler at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I.
Megan’s recent volunteer efforts have focused on supporting local schools and community groups, including Girl Scouts of Western Washington, where Megan has worked in a variety of roles, including troop leader, Service Unit Product Manager, Volunteer-led Camp Director, and archery instructor. Megan’s legal practice has also included the provision of pro bono legal services to indigent defendants in civil litigation and advising arts education and veteran’s services non-profit organizations in matters involving contract disputes, corporate governance, employment, risk management, and intellectual property issues.