Megan L. Richards

Megan L. Richards is an Associate Attorney in MendenFreiman LLP's Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Business practice areas. Designated a Rising Star among Georgia Super Lawyers, Megan is exceptionally strong in research, analysis, creative problem solving and bringing complex tax and estate issues to a successful resolution.

Notable recent matters include:

•Successfully resolved a transfer tax issue that substantially increased the value of the client's business as an acquisition target.
•Brought a major estate administration matter with challenging family dynamics and complex tax, real estate and closely-held family business issues involving a step-mother widow, step-children clients, and biological and step-children heirs to a favorable conclusion for the clients.

Megan received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Tulane Law School in 2003, her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004 and a Bachelor of Arts in History, magna cum laude, from California State University, Long Beach in 1999. As a student at Tulane, Megan earned a number of academic achievement awards, including membership in the honorary Order of the Coif and a position on the Tulane Law School Moot Court Board.

Currently, Megan is on the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of North Georgia and is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate and Tax Law Sections.  Megan is also a member of the Junior League, where she is a volunteer at Hospice Atlanta and at the Junior League's annual Bereavement Camp for children who have suffered a traumatizing and/or significant loss.