Margaret Megan O'Malley
Law Offices of Margaret Megan O'Malley | O'Malley & Madden, P.C. • Chicago, IL
Wrongful TerminationEmployment ContractsEmployment LawLabor & Employment
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Contact
Email
Phone
(312) 667-3845
Address
542 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60605-1508, US
Professional
About
Megan O'Malley, a principal and founding member of O'Malley & Madden, P.C., concentrates her practice in the areas of civil rights and employment law. Her decision to focus exclusively in those areas is born of her unwavering commitment to employee rights and eliminating discrimination in the workplace. Ms. O'Malley has successfully litigated hundreds of claims on behalf of victims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She has also represented numerous whistleblowers in claims against their employers for retaliatory conduct. She has extensive trial experience before the federal and state courts and administrative agencies, and she has successfully argued before both the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court on behalf of employees. Although she primarily litigates cases in court, Ms. O'Malley also routinely counsels employees through career transitions and reviews, drafts and negotiates employment contracts, severance negotiations, and favorable non-compete agreements. Ms. O'Malley is a former President of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Illinois Chapter and a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Committee. She has been selected as a Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of employment law. Ms. O'Malley currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Judicial Nominations Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association. She is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and she is a member of the Federal Trial Bar.
About Wrongful Termination Law
Wrongful termination attorneys represent employees who were illegally fired from their jobs. They fight to recover lost wages and damages. Common matters include illegal firing, retaliation, discrimination, breach of contract.
Credentials
Education
1997 DePaul University College of Law JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
N/A Illinois Super Lawyer and Rising Star in area of Employment Law, Law & Politics Magazine N/A Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
Publications
2015 The American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law Whistleblower Protections, Retaliation Issues, and Investigative Issues Arising Under Sarbanes-Oxley and the Dodd-Frank Act 2013 27th Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association Protections for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
Associations
National Employment Lawyers Association (Illinois chapter) Past President and Current Board Member National Employment Lawyers Association Co-Chair, Judicial Nominations Committee Chicago Bar Association Past Chair, Labor & Employment Committee American Bar Association Federal Bar Association
Speaking
2016 The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee Accommodating Pregnancy and Pregnancy Related Disabilities: A “Heavy Lift” 2016 Federal Bar Association Employment Law Seminar Common Mistakes in Employment Litigation: What They Are and How to Avoid Them 2016 Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee, Spring Seminar Employee Accommodations: Rights and Responsibilities of Employees and Employers 2015 National Employment Lawyer’s Association, Illinois Chapter, Annual Seventh Circuit Conference Valuing Cases: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives 2015 Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee, Fall Seminar Retaliation and Whistleblowers Claims
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Updated: May 25, 2026