Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Class Action Defense & Multi-District Litigation
- Energy
- Environmental & Toxic Torts
Education
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D. and D.C.L., 2009; Faculty Merit Scholar; Trial Advocacy Board, 2008–2009; National Environmental Law Moot Court Case Competition; LSU National Trial Advocacy Team; Winner, LSU Ira S. Flory Trials; Winner (Defense), LSU Opening Statement Competition; 1L Vice President, Student Bar Association; CALI Award for Excellence in Advanced Appellate Advocacy
- Université Jean Moulin III Law School, Lyon, France, Summer 2007
- Louisiana State University, B.S. in Accounting, 2006, cum laude; Dean's List; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society; LSU Honors College; LSU Sophomore Honors Distinction; TOPS Award, Honors Level; Louisiana Girls State Counselor
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2009
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 2009
- E.D. La., 2009
- M.D. La., 2009
- W.D. La., 2009
Megan Donohue is an associate in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group and practices from the firm's Lafayette office. Ms. Donohue’s practice includes a wide range of business and commercial litigation cases as well as environmental/legacy litigation. She has represented clients in the insurance, oil, and telecommunications industries. Ms. Donohue has been involved in many aspects of litigation, including traditional discovery and complex e-discovery, drafting substantive pleadings, taking and defending depositions, oral argument, and trial. Her experience also extends to various types of complex litigation, including multi-district litigation.
Ms. Donohue joined Jones Walker in September 2009, following graduation from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, where she received her juris doctor degree and Diploma in Civil Law. A Faculty Merit Scholar at LSU, Ms. Donohue was involved with LSU's Trial Advocacy Board, the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, the LSU National Trial Advocacy Team, and won the LSU Ira S. Flory Trials as well as the defense portion of the LSU Opening Statement Competition. She also served as the 1L Vice President of the Student Bar Association. Ms. Donohue received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting, cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 2006.
News
Publications
- "Louisiana Supreme Court Revisits Legacy Litigation"
Lafayette Association of Professional Landmen Newsletter, January 2011
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Section of Litigation)
- Federal Bar Association
- Junior League of Lafayette
- Lafayette Association of Professional Landmen
- Lafayette Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
