Megan Challender (she/her) is an Adjunct Professor of Law and co-teaches with Adjunct Professor Renee Williams a seminar entitled Victims of Crime and the American Justice Process.

Professor Challender serves as the Legal Services Director at Volare, a nonprofit law firm in Washington, D.C. that provides legal services to survivors of violent crime. In her role, Megan supervises the legal services staff and their casework. In addition to her position at Volare, Megan also serves as Vice Chair of the Electoral Board for Fairfax County, Virginia.

Prior to joining Volare, Megan was the Managing Attorney at Break the Cycle, a local legal services program serving youth survivors of dating violence, ages 13-24. Megan also worked as a Supervising Attorney at Maryland Legal Aid in a high-volume brief advice program in Prince George’s County and as a Clinical Legal Fellow in the Domestic Violence Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. Megan also previously served as a Senior Staff Attorney at Break the Cycle.

Megan holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Kansas State University, a JD from the University of the District of Columbia, and an LLM in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center.

Megan is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia (active) and Maryland (active).