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Megan Carrasco

Associate
Biography

Megan Carrasco focuses her practice in commercial litigation, investigations, and government enforcement and white collar protection. In her investigations, government enforcement, and white collar protection practice, Megan regularly conducts internal investigations and represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of matters relating to federal and state criminal, civil, and regulatory enforcement.

Megan also focuses her practice in construction litigation. She regularly represents owners (including homeowners), contractors, and subcontractors in all aspects of construction disputes. Her experience includes disputes related to defective workmanship, wrongful terminations, change orders, mechanic’s liens, and breach of contract.

Megan graduated magna cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Prior to joining the firm, Megan clerked for the Arizona Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She also completed several externships with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Department of Gaming, and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

Megan is also involved in a number of legal organizations including the State Bar of Arizona’s Council on Women and Minorities in the Law, Committee on Access to Justice, the Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association, and the Federal Bar Association.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
    • Arizona State Law Journal, Executive Operations Editor
    • Federal Bar Association Student Chapter, Vice President
    • Women Law Students Association, Director of Fundraising
    • Research Assistant to Associate Dean Zachary Kramer
    • Research Assistant to Associate Professor of Law Laura Coordes
    • Top Grade in Contracts, Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law, Business Organizations, 14th Amendment, Intellectual Property, and Civil Procedure II
    • Alan A. Matheson Service Award
  • Kent State University (B.A., Communication Studies, summa cum laude)
    • Minors in Public Relations and Spanish
Experience

Previous Professional Experience

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Law Clerk to Hon. Dominic Lanza (2022-2023)
  • Arizona Supreme Court, Law Clerk to Hon. Vice Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer (2021-2022)
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Extern (2021)
  • Snell & Wilmer LLP, Summer Associate (2019-2020)
  • Arizona Department of Gaming, Extern (2020)
  • United States Attorney’s Office, Extern (2020)
  • Arizona Court of Appeals, Extern to Hon. Kenton D. Jones (2019-2020)
  • Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Extern (2019)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona, Member
    • Council on Women and Minorities in the Law
  • Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association, Member
    • Judicial Nominating Committee
  • ABA Business Law Section
    • Sports Law on Business Law Today, Contributing Editor
  • Federal Bar Association
    • Phoenix Chapter, Member
    • National Membership Committee, Member
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Alumni Clerkship Mentor

Representative Presentations and Publications