Megan Reilly-Dreas focuses her practice on healthcare litigation, professional liability defense, and appellate matters. She represents healthcare providers and other professionals in complex disputes, with an emphasis on developing thoughtful, effective strategies tailored to the unique legal and practical considerations of each matter. Megan also handles appellate matters, providing experienced advocacy at every stage of the appellate process, as well as professional liability defense involving a range of claims and issues.
- Author, What Makes a Good Lawyer, Advocate, or Law Clerk?, NCBarBlog, November 2023
- Presenter, Lawyering in the Age of AI: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Ethical Practice in the Digital Era, North Carolina Bar Association CLE, February 2026
Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
Memberships
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Administrative Division Director, Young Lawyers Division, 2026-2027
- Division Director, Section Liaisons, 2025-2026
- Communications Chair, 2023-2026
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- American Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Equality North Carolina Foundation
- Board Vice President
Education
- J.D., Elon University School of Law, 2021
- Dean’s List
- Moot Court Board
- Academic Fellow
- Pro Bono Service Award
- Teaching Assistant, Appellate Legal Writing
- B.A., Feminist Studies and Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2013
Honors
- Legal Phenom, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2026
- Star of the Quarter, Young Lawyer’s Division, North Carolina Bar Association, Fall 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026