Faculty and Administration Profiles
About
Meghan P. Carter co-teaches the Health Justice Policy Practicum. Meghan is a Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Council for Health Justice, were she works to advance health rights through advocacy and litigation. Meghan joined Legal Council in 2018 after practicing at Legal Aid Chicago and the Illinois Attorney General’s Disability Rights Bureau.
Meghan was the first in her family to graduate college, earning a B.A. from Brandeis University cum laude in English and American literature and philosophy. Meghan graduated cum laude from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and was awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship upon graduation. Meghan received the Loitman Barron Scholarship in Legal Studies at Brandeis, and was recognized in 2015 by Northwestern Law for her commitment to public interest law.
Degrees
B.A., Brandeis University, 2005
J.D., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 2010
Professional & Community Affiliations
Legal Council for Health Justice
Courses Taught
Health Justice Policy Practicum
Selected Publications
Meghan P. Carter, How Evictions from Subsidized Housing Routinely Violate the Rights of Persons with Mental Illness, 5 Nw. J. L. & Soc. Pol'y. 118 (2010).