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Ms. Meehan graduated cum laude in 1999 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She earned her combined J.D./M.S. in Mass Communications from Boston University in 2003. Her student note, Installation of Internet Filters in Public Libraries: Protection of Children and Staff vs. The First Amendment was published in the Spring 2003 issue of the Boston University School of Law Public Interest Law Journal. Ms. Meehan is admitted to practice law in the New York State courts and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York. She has successfully represented numerous municipalities in general liability and civil rights cases. Some of her notable decisions include: Finke v. City of Glen Cove, 866 N.Y.S.2d 317, 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 08090 (2d Dept. 2008): The Appellate Division upheld dismissal of plaintiff’s claim that City was not responsible for its destruction of plaintiff’s lobstering equipment left unauthorized on City property. Rush v. County of Nassau, 51 A.D.3d 762 (2d Dept. 2008): Police false arrest case dismissed on summary judgment and affirmed on appeal. Urlaub v. Inc. Village of Bellport, 498 F.Supp.2d 614 (E.D.N.Y. 2007): Defeated motion for preliminary injunction brought by a citizen’s peace group alleging that Village’s insurance requirement for a parade permit violated its First Amendment rights. Milano v. George, 45 A.D.3d 654, 845 N.Y.S.2d 441 (2d Dept. 2007): Plaintiff claimed that the Village of Lynbrook’s negligent placement of a stop sign at a busy intersection contributed to a motor vehicle accident in which he allegedly sustained serious personal injuries, including brain damage and strokes. The Appellate Division reversed the Supreme Court, Nassau County and awarded summary judgment to the Village of Lynbrook, finding that the placement of stop sign was not a proximate cause of the accident.
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