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Biography
Megan Bonanni is an Equity Partner at Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers and one of Michigan’s most respected advocates for civil rights and survivors of sexual abuse and harassment. Over her decades-long career, Megan has built a national reputation for handling emotionally complex cases with extraordinary compassion and resolve.
Colleagues describe Megan as a lawyer who combines unwavering legal tenacity with genuine emotional presence. She uses her emotional connection to clients as one of her greatest strengths while never losing sight of the human cost of injustice.
Megan’s work spans a range of landmark litigation, with a particular focus on institutional accountability, sexual assault, and employment discrimination. Recent highlights include:
Representing family members in lawsuits against the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), alleging that officers refused to respond accordingly when alerted to Monica Cannady’s dire mental health crisis, which resulted in the deaths of Monica and her two young sons.
Representing members of the University of Kentucky swim team in sexual abuse and harassment claims against Head Coach Lars Jorgensen.
Education
- Representing current and former student athletes in high-profile class action lawsuits against former University of Michigan football coach Matt Weiss and universities nationwide
- alleging widespread digital privacy violations affecting over 3
- 000 students. Representing members of the University of Kentucky swim team in sexual abuse and harassment claims against Head Coach Lars Jorgensen. Representing two students from Hillsdale College
- who alleged the college failed to adequately respond to their rape reports
- thereby fostering a dangerous campus environment. University of Michigan – Dr. Robert Anderson Litigation: Participated on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for over 1
- 000 victims of Dr. Robert Anderson
- leading to a $490 million settlement.