Meghan Casey, a partner at Gallagher Evelius & Jones, has been named to The Daily Record’s 2024 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
Meghan is a member of Gallagher’s Litigation, Education, Religious Freedom/First Amendment Litigation, and Investigations practice groups. She leads the firm’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee, serves as co-chair of the Recruiting Committee, and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Meghan is active in the community, serving on the following boards:
- Baltimore Design School, Board of Trustees (2019- present), Secretary (2022-present)
- Marion Burk Knott Scholarship Fund Committee (2020-present)
- CLIA, Board of Directors (2021-present)
- Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS), Board of Trustees (2021-present), Secretary (2023-present)
- Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation, Board of Directors (2021-present)
- Judicial Compensation Commission (2021-present)
The women named to The Daily Record’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women are recognized for their outstanding achievements demonstrated through their professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring. They are selected by a panel of business and legal professionals, previous Maryland’s Top 100 Women honorees from throughout the state, and a representative of The Daily Record.
Ten women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and final time.
“We are proud to see Meghan recognized for her leadership efforts,” said Tom Dame, managing partner at Gallagher Evelius & Jones. “Meghan is an excellent lawyer who is committed to serving our clients and working to strengthen the firm and support her colleagues. Also, Meghan demonstrates a deep commitment to community service and is an active board member for several organizations in the Baltimore area. We congratulate Meghan on this well-deserved recognition.”
Maryland’s Top 100 Women will be honored at a reception and awards celebration on May 6 at The Lyric Baltimore.
2024 Honorees
*** Denotes Circle of Excellence, three-time winners of Maryland’s Top 100 Women
***Dr. Heidi Milia Anderson
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Lindsey Baker
Maryland Humanities
Cynthia S. Bambara
Allegany College of Maryland
Nichole D. Battle
Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation
Samantha Biddle
Maryland Department of Transportation
Sara-Beth Bittinger, Ed.D.
Frostburg State University
Dr. Brandi Blevins
Ascension Saint Agnes
Dr. Alison Bomba
Alison J. Bomba, Psy.D. LLC
Aminta H. Breaux
Bowie State University
Emily Briton
MedStar Health, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Luisa Caiazzo
The Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC)
Kim Callari
The Baltimore Station
Meghan K. Casey
Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP
Dr. Tinisha Cheatham
Kaiser Permanente
Hon. Ada E. Clark-Edwards
Maryland Judiciary
Heather S. Culp
University of Maryland Medicine
Natasha M. Dartigue, Esq.
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
***Patricia Ann Dash
National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland & Delaware
Sarah R. David
Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor
Suzzanne W. Decker
Miles & Stockbridge
Nora Demleitner
St. John’s College
Dr. Shital Desai
Kaiser Permanente
Erica Dobbs
Dobbs Defense Solutions
Sharon E. Dols
The Arc Maryland
***Hon. Dolores Dorsainvil
The District Court for the State of Maryland (PG)
Lauren Eaton
Itineris
***Donna S. Edwards
Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO
Tisha Edwards
MSW, JD, State of Maryland
Dr. Chrys Egan
Salisbury University
Kathryn Fiddler
TidalHealth
Diane Fink
Emerge Maryland Inc.
Theresa Forgét
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Morgan E. Foster
McAllister DeTar Showalter & Walker LLC
Joanna Freeman
The Maryland Energy Administration
Amy Burke Friedman
PROFILES
Mona K Gahunia, DO, FACP
Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic States
MacKenzie Garvin
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
Janette Graham
No Struggle No Success Inc.
Kerry Graves
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore
Jawauna Millette Greene
Maryland Department of Transportation
LaTina Burse Greene
Maryland Judiciary
***Victoria Gruber
Maryland State Department of Legislative Services
Kristi S. Halford
C3 Visionary Strategies
Chaplain Asma Inge Hanif
Inge Benevolent Ministries
Johnetta Boseman Hardy
Entrepreneurship Innovation Center, Bowie State University
Delegate Shaneka Henson
Maryland General Assembly
Jacqueline J. Hill, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Bowie State University
NaTasha Horton
Truist Bank
Dr. Mariana Izraelson, Psy.D., LCADC
Grassroots Crisis Intervention
Marla Y. Johnson
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hon. Lili Khozeimeh
Maryland Judiciary – Circuit Court for Montgomery County
Margaret Kim
Doctor K, LLC, and Higher Ed Prep, LLC
Colleen Pleasant Kline
Nelson Mullins
Denise Koch
WJZ-TV
Teresa F. Lancaster, Esq.
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Megan Davey Limarzi
Office of the Inspector General for Montgomery County, Maryland
Ivonne Corsino Lindley
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC
Christine Madigan
Enterprise Community Development
Lori Magoon
RK&K
Laurie Peskin Marchini
City of Cumberland
Rianna P. Matthews-Brown
Office of the Comptroller of Maryland
Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Stacey McGreevy
GBMC Healthcare
Hon. Myshala E. Middleton
Maryland Judiciary, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller
State of Maryland
Rose Mince
Carroll Community College
Cheryl Moore-Thomas
Loyola University Maryland
Theresa Nguyen
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
Sharon Nolte LCSW-C
The Harford Center Inc.
Nona P. Novello, MD
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital
Boatemaa A. Ntiri-Reid
NASTAD
Kathie Herbst Okun
Okun Financial Group
***Deborah S. Phelps
The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc.
***Katherine Pinkard
Pinkard Properties
Sydney Stinson Powell
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and Adjudication Vetting Services
Stacey A. Rebbert
Harford Mutual Insurance Group
Valda Ricks
Pro Bono Resource Center
***Carissa L. Rodeheaver
First United Corporation and First United Bank & Trust
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Keiva G. Rodriques, P.E., PMP, CCM, C.M.
Maryland Aviation Administration
Kathy Rogers
Penn-Mar Human Services
Diane D. Romaine, DMD, MScM, MAGD
Lifetime Dental Care of Frostburg
Kim L. Ross
Franklin Point at Deerborne
Lucy Motsay Rutishauser
Sinclair Inc.
Aziza T. Shad, M.D.
The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
Khalilah Slater Harrington
Exelon/BGE
Sadie Matarazzo Smith
Mosa
Shirley Sutton
Baltimore Medical System
Martha H. Sweeney, M.S., CCC-SLP
The Odyssey School
Alexis “Lucky” Thompson
Lucky’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Candy
Colleen Vacelet
Intreegue Design & Order Green Supply
***Maureen van Stone
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Elizabeth Vartkessian
Advancing Real Change Inc.
Kate V. Viola, MD, MHS, FAAD
Dermatology Partners
Erlene Washington
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
Melanie Wells
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Marot Williamson
Office of the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
***Dr. Marylou Yam
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Marla Zide
ZSTS Law Group
Virginie Marie Zoumenou
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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