Megan Richardson joined the Exoneration Project as an attorney in January 2022 after representing wrongfully convicted individuals at the Michigan Innocence Clinic for nearly four years. Prior to her innocence work, Megan practiced as a litigator for Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York. She graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was awarded the Irving Stenn Jr. Award, which is presented to students who have demonstrated leadership and contributed through extracurricular activities to the well-being and strength of the law school or the university. Previously, Megan worked on federal policy matters in Washington, D.C.