Attorney Profiles

 

Meredith Brennan

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Ms. Brennan received her B.A from Georgetown University and her J.D. from New York University School of Law.  She is currently the Secretary of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Family Law Section and a member of its Executive Committee.  She is also the co-chairperson of the Family Law Advisory Council for Philadelphia’s Volunteers for the Indigent Program.    Ms. Brennan has published numerous articles on a variety of family law topics in The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, The Matrimonial Strategist, and others.  Ms. Brennan has lectured on custody, support, and divorce issues for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and local and state bar associations, as well as at the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges.  She was selected as one of Pennsylvania’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly in 2006, and has been named as a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star” by Philadelphia Magazine every year since 2005.  She is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 




Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Georgetown University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1998

Distinctions/Awards
Named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, 2006
Recognized as a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2005-2011
Recipient of the 2007 Pro Bono Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association

Professional Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Secretary and Executive Committee member of the Family Law Section
Philadelphia V.I.P., co-chair of the Family Law Advisory Council
Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court member

Recent Articles/Speaking Engagements

Snooping on a Spouse:  Is key logger software illegal, actionable, or admissible?, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, April 18, 2008

To Read or Not to Read:  Are emails between an opponent and opposing counsel privileged?,
The Philadelphia Lawyer, Fall 2008.

A Victory for Privilege:  Does confidentiality trump the best interest standard in child custody cases? Pennsylvania Law Weekly, April 6, 2009

May 2011 Interview with Eyewitness News This Morning

For a list of additional publications, please click here.