Bio

As a former prosecutor, Meghan Litecky learned how to think critically and make decisions under extreme pressure – a skill she carries with her today as a civil litigator.

Meghan’s prowess in the courtroom strengthens her ability to lead clients as a litigator, the ability to make rapid decisions and to tackle the unexpected. Meghan’s practice is focused first and foremost on helping those in need at their most difficult times, regardless if they are defending or prosecuting. Meghan’s practice focuses on a wide range of civil litigation matters both big and small representing individuals and businesses in everything from advising trucking companies in wrongful death actions to representing small businesses in professional liability claims to helping individuals in an array of personal and property damage matters.

Clients seek Meghan’s ability to defend them in trial and protect their businesses. For example, she successfully defended clients against an $8.5 million claim alleging a breach of their duty of loyalty and tortious interference with business expectancy.

Prior to joining Dysart Taylor, Meghan was an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. She is currently a Trial Advocacy Adjunct Professor for the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law; a Master in the Robert T. Ross Trial Academy; Co-Chair of the Association for Women Lawyers Women’s Trial Institute; a Member at Large of Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Board of Directors; Fundraising Chair of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City Board of Directors; member of the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation; and member of the Transportation Lawyers Association.

Experience

• Successfully defended clients against $8.5 million claim alleging they’d breached their duty of loyalty to Plaintiff trucking company and tortiously interfered with Plaintiff’s business expectancy. Plaintiff also claimed that the Defendants should be enjoined from competing with it. The Circuit Court granted motions of summary judgment to dismiss on behalf of defendants after extensive and contentious discovery. NKC Transportation, LLC v. Hill, et al. Platte County Circuit Court Case No. 16AE-CV02038-01.
• Previously served the citizens of Jackson County as a prosecutor for 20 trials as lead counsel and 17 as co-counsel.
• Experienced in filing legal briefs, Writs of Mandamus, Suggestions in Opposition and supporting documents with the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
• Prosecuted state-level felony and misdemeanor drug, driving and weapon offenses and violent crimes.
• Prosecuted state-level felony and misdemeanor domestic violence crimes, crimes against children, violent crimes, and sexual crimes.
• Served as co-intern coordinator of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office Intern program where she managed, trained and disciplined up to 25 law students at one time.
• Instructor at the Kansas City Police Department Regional Police Academy, teaching statutory law to entrant officer candidates.
• Instructor at the Kansas City Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, educating citizens of Kansas City about the criminal justice system.
• Served as an annual instructor at the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ annual Trial School.