Megan R. Merritt

Attorney, Vice President

Assistant
Aimee Vogeler
(319) 365-9461

Megan R. Merritt is an attorney and vice president at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. Megan tries cases to judges and juries in state and federal court, protecting the interests of her individual and business clients.

Megan has represented a broad range of individuals and businesses, including small businesses, large corporations, and insurance companies. Megan has also worked with city governments to craft and enact local ordinances, maintain compliance with state and federal laws, and create employee policies.

Iowa State Bar Association
- YLD District Representative (2014-2019)
Linn County Bar Association
- President (2020-2021)
- President-Elect (2019-2020)
- Membership Chair (2016-2019)
- Summer Outing Committee Member (2014-Present)
- Linn Law Club President (2012)
Freedom Festival
- Board of Directors (2022-Present)
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
- Member (2010-Present)
- Membership Committee Member (2015-Present)
Dean Mason Ladd Inn of Court
Defense Research Institute
- Member (2010-Present)

Great Plains Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2016-2021)
Super Lawyers Rising Star (2016-2022)
Iowa Defense Counsel Rising Star Award (2014)

Megan is married to Rob Merritt, Director of Communications at NewBoCo in Cedar Rapids. She spends her free time coaching the University of Iowa College of Law Trial Team and actively volunteers in local middle school mock trial programs.

Megan serves on the executive board for Home Forward Iowa, an organization dedicated to combating homelessness in Iowa, and United Way of East Central Iowa Women’s United, an organization dedicated to funding community organizations dedicated to women’s health. Megan coaches the University of Iowa College of Law Trial Team and actively volunteers in local middle school mock trial programs.

Practice Areas

Education

Grinnell College, B.A. Psychology (2006)
- With Honors
University of Iowa College of Law, J.D. (2010)