MEGAN FAHEY MONTY
AGE 37
FIRM Cooney & Conway
LAW SCHOOL Loyola University Chicago School of Law
AREA(S) OF PRACTICE Personal injury litigation, asbestos
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M egan Fahey Monty is a problem-solver. Her peers say that has an uncanny ability to find the right path to success for her clients, no matter how challenging a case might be. Her fellow attorneys also point to Fahey Monty's creativi- ty: She often finds solutions even in cases in which it appears none exist. Combine that with a fierce commitment to her clients, and it's not surprising that Fahey Monty has built a thriving person- al-injury practice at such a young age. "She has continued her commitment to putting her clients' needs first and getting to know them as people rather than just cases in a file," said Marjorie Kennedy with Chicago's Jenner & Block. "She is deeply caring and provides a supportive presence along with her top-notch legal skills. She has continued support- ing her clients every step of the way and obtains life-changing results." Fahey Monty today works extensively on the plaintiff's side of asbestos cases, where she advocates zealously for her clients. She also takes on a wide variety of cases from toxic tort to sex- ual abuse matters. During her career, Monty has frequently resolved cases in ex- cess of $1 million. She even obtained a $90 million award on a disputed work injury case. And while accomplishing all this? She never forgets to focus
She has earned the utmost respect from several of the best defense firms throughout Chicagoland. ”
on the needs of her clients. "Megan always treats clients with the utmost respect so they not only feel seen and heard but know that they are being well taken care of," said James O'Shea with the Chicago office of Husch Blackwell. John O'Donnell, Jr. with Chicago's Cassidy Schade worked on a case with Fahey Monty focusing on difficult maritime law con- cepts and procedures. The case has pended in both state and federal court. O'Donnell said that Fahey Monty successfully convinced the federal court that the case should remain pending in the plain- tiff's chosen forum of the Cook County Circuit Court. "Megan's legal research skills to write various briefs in both federal and state court, in addition to her oral argument skills, truly impressed our firm given that we specialize in admiralty law .” O'Donnell continued , "She has earned the utmost respect from several of the best defense firms throughout Chicagoland.”
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