Megan Browder

Megan joined Legal Aid DC in 2024 as Legal Director of the Systemic Advocacy and Law Reform Program. She came to Legal Aid after four years at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where she held several roles. Most recently, she served as Director of Federal Initiatives, where she led efforts to protect DC residents against adverse changes in federal law, and the Deputy Attorney General for the Legal Counsel Division, where she provided legal advice to all parts of District government. 

Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Megan was an attorney at Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP (now Kramer Levin). She was also a law clerk for Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge Allyson Duncan on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  

Megan is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where she teaches legal research and writing. She earned her bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies from Columbia University and later joined the Peace Corps, spending two years in Kenya. Megan holds a law degree from Yale Law School.