Megan Fahey Monty, a Chicago plaintiff’s personal injury attorney, joined the law firm of Cooney & Conway in 2019 and practices in all areas of personal injury law. Megan devotes most of her practice to victims of serious injury and wrongful death including those suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses.
Prior to joining Cooney & Conway, Megan was a trial attorney at a reputable personal injury firm in Chicago where she represented plaintiffs in cases arising from automobile collisions, construction negligence, product liability, school and governmental liability, sexual abuse, and railroad negligence. Megan represented numerous retired NFL players in litigation stemming from concussions and CTE. Megan also worked as a Staff Attorney/Law Clerk for the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Megan has served as an Adjunct Professor for a pro bono legal clinic at Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she instructed students on providing legal services and social support to innocent persons adversely affected by the criminal justice system.
Megan currently serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) Executive Board, ITLA Board of Managers and the ITLA Women’s Caucus. Megan is the Vice President of the board of directors and has served as a tutor for Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to Youth, an organization that channels the legal community’s resources to promote mentoring and tutoring programs in disadvantaged Chicago communities. In 2020, Megan was elected to the Illinois Bar Association Assembly where she represents the First Judicial District- Cook County. Megan has been a member of Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Young Alumni Board, the American Association for Justice and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
Megan has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine, a distinction awarded to only 2.5 percent of all Illinois attorneys and as an “Emerging Lawyer” by Leading Lawyers and Law Bulletin Media. In 2024, Megan was recognized by Law Bulletin Media as “40 Under Forty: Illinois Attorneys to Watch”. Megan is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and the Northern District of Illinois.