Megan Shoell is an associate with Schaerr | Jaffe LLP. Her interest in appellate law began in law school, where she won first place in a national moot court competition and succeeded in winning a grant of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court as part of a SCOTUS litigation clinic. Following law school, she clerked for Judge Jay Bybee on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where she witnessed firsthand the importance of effective brief writing and appellate advocacy. That experience now guides her practice as she strives to persuasively frame and present legal issues.

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar
    • Virginia Law Review, Articles Editor
    • Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
  • Brigham Young University (B.S.)
    • Magna cum laude
    • Valedictory Commencement Speaker
    • Presidential Scholar

Clerkship

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Judge Jay S. Bybee)

Admissions

  • Utah
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

*Not admitted to the D.C. Bar. Admitted to the Utah State Bar and practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8).

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Amici Curiae Brief Filed by Schaerr l Jaffe Attorneys Restricting Access to Porn Sites

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for pornography websites in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Friday, siding with an amicus brief filed by Schaerr l Jaffe attorneys on behalf of several religious organizations. Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Representatives for the pornography industry sued […]

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents’ Religious Liberty, Citing Brief Filed by Schaerr | Jaffe Attorneys

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in favor of parents seeking to opt their elementary school-aged children out of being read books promoting LGBTQ lifestyles, with the Court’s majority decision citing an amicus brief that Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys filed on behalf […]

Bartolomucci Helps Secure $222 Million Trade Secrets Verdict Against Walmart

Christopher Bartolomucci, a partner with Schaerr l Jaffe LLP, was among the legal team representing Zest Labs in its $222 million trade secrets misappropriation verdict against Walmart, one of the largest verdicts in Arkansas history and likely the highest trade secret case in the state. Zest Labs Inc. vs. Wal-Mart […]

U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al. in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau, as Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys had urged the Court to do in an amicus brief filed on behalf of eleven major religious organizations […]