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Meghan Wynkoop

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Meghan Wynkoop
Partner
Offices: Philadelphia, PA; Mount Laurel, NJ
D: (215) 931-5828
C: (813) 380-7699

mwynkoop@margolisedelstein.com

Meghan Wynkoop joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in 2018 as an Associate and became a Partner within five years. She concentrates her practice on Labor and Employment, Civil Rights, Institutional Sex Abuse, and Sex and Labor Trafficking in state and federal courts. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Attorney Headshot
Meghan Wynkoop
Partner
Philadelphia, PA; Mount Laurel, NJ
D: (215) 931-5828
C: (813) 380-7699

Meghan Wynkoop joined the firm’s Philadelphia office in 2018 as an Associate and became a Partner within five years. She concentrates her practice on Labor and Employment, Civil Rights, Institutional Sex Abuse, and Sex and Labor Trafficking in state and federal courts. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Meghan represents both public and private employers in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, hostile work environment, and breach of contract claims. She also handles workplace investigations and assists employers in drafting policies, handbooks, and employment-related agreements to ensure compliance with state and federal laws while also serving employers’ individual business needs.

In addition to employment law, Meghan’s expertise includes defending governmental entities, such as cities, townships, and law enforcement agencies, in civil rights lawsuits. She also represents religious, educational, and youth organizations, as well as private business entities, in institutional abuse and trafficking matters.

Meghan routinely presents at various insurance industry groups and organizations, such as ExecuSummit and the Defense Research Institute (DRI). In March 2024, her article “Take Up Space” was featured in The Voice, a DRI publication, and her piece “Civil War” was featured in Insights, a Best Lawyers publication. She currently serves on DRI’s Young Lawyers Steering Committee and was also appointed as the Vice-Chair of DRI’s Women in the Law Subcommittee.

Meghan earned her law degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University, where she won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Appellate Advocacy. While in law school, Meghan served as President of the Civil Litigation Society, Vice President of Finance for the Student Bar Association, and as a member of the Moot Court Board. She also competed in two national moot court competitions, including the New York City Bar Association Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

Commercial Law | Insurance Consulting | Labor & Employment | Professional Liability | Public Entity & Civil Rights

Education

  • Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University (J.D.)
  • University of Central Florida (B.A.)

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • State of New Jersey
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court, District Court of New Jersey

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS)
  • DRI – Young Lawyers Steering Committee, Appointed Vice-Chair of Women in the Law Subcommittee

Honors

  • Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for her work in Civil Rights Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment since 2024
  • Selected for Inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
  • T.W. v. Tabor Community Partners (Philadelphia County, PA) – The case was filed by Kline & Specter and alleged our client, a community service provider, was negligent in its placement of a minor which caused the minor to be sexually assaulted and trafficked. After initial discovery and exchange of voluminous records, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a Motion to Discontinue the Action, admitting that discovery did not support a viable claim against our client.
  • Doe v. Woods Services, Inc. et al. (U.S.D.C., Eastern District) – Plaintiff was an adult who alleged that, as a minor, he was groomed and sexually abused by male staff members at a camp owned and operated by a local private school. Case dismissed after successful argument that the claims were outside of the Pennsylvania statute of limitations.
  • Sexual Abuse on School Property (Delaware) – Minor-plaintiff alleged her adopted father, a teacher, repeatedly molested her on a parochial school’s property.  Plaintiff attempted to bring suit outside of the statute of limitations by using the Delaware Child Victims Act, which allowed claims to proceed against institutions outside of the statute of limitations upon a showing of gross negligence.  Defense Motion for Summary Judgment granted at the trial court level, which was overturned on appeal, and the matter resolved prior to trial.
  • Hotel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit (Philadelphia County, PA) – Successful defense of a hotel operator accused of allowing sex trafficking of minors on-site at various motels in Philadelphia County. Multiple motels, including big chains like Days Inn, Inc., were defendants in the suit. We negotiated a settlement amount significantly less than a $24 million amount awarded against a large chain hotel in pretrial arbitration.
  • Sexual Molestation Against a Local Fire Department (U.S.D.C., Eastern District) – Plaintiff-minors alleged they were molested by a leader/mentor in a local fire department’s youth program. Successful settlement negotiations yielded a substantially lower amount than the initial $3.5M demand.
  • Negligence in Allowing Sexual Contact Between Minors (Bucks County, PA) – Defense of a group home from claims it allowed sexual contact between minor peers residing in the home, that they would play “sex games” while the house parents were asleep at night and allegations our client had insufficient monitoring devices within the home. After successful transfer of the matter from Philadelphia County to Bucks County early in the case, and after complete discovery and vigorous defense, the case resolved on the eve of trial.
  • Molestation Lawsuit Against Church and Pastor (U.S.D.C., New Jersey) – Plaintiff alleged that, as a minor, he was forcibly adopted by a pastor after both his parents passed away and repeatedly molested until adulthood. Plaintiff sued both the local church, the national church, and New Jersey’s Division of Youth and Family Services. We aggressively represented the local church and resolved the matter so that our client contributed the lowest amount of the global settlement.
  • “Emerging Fronts in Sex Trafficking Litigation Conference” Co-Chair, Perrin Conferences, May 2026 (Philadelphia, PA)
  • “Emerging Fronts in Sex Trafficking and Sexual Abuse Litigation: Expanding Risks, Coverage Challenges, and Defense Strategies” Perrin Conferences, October 2025 (New York, NY)
  • “Seeing is Believing: Unlocking the Potential of Camera Footage in Litigation” The Harmonie Group, September 2025 (Vancouver, BC)
  • “Empower Your Voice: Mastering Self-Advocacy and Strategies for Highlighting Your Successes” The Harmonie Group, LEAD Initiative, January 2025
  • “Chevron Deference Disappearing Act – What to Expect Going Forward” 18th annual EPL Insurance ExecuSummit – Professional Liability Series, September 2024 (Uncasville, CT)
  • “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Are All Women Protected?” ExecuSummit Employment Practices Liability Spring Session, April 2024 (Naples, FL)
  • “New Standard for Religious Accommodations as Articulated by SCOTUS in Groff v. DeJoy” ExecuSummit – Fall Session, September 2023 (Uncasville, CT)