Meaghan Falkanger
Meaghan Falkanger is an associate attorney serving clients in the Federal Tax and Startups practice groups. She brings extensive writing experience to her work as an attorney and loves to persuasively advocate on behalf of her clients as they seek tax exemption and address other federal tax issues.
Meaghan graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as the Senior Notes Editor for the Northwestern University Law Review.
She also served in the MacArthur Justice Center's Supreme Court and Appellate Program, where she drafted petitions for certiorari and other appellate briefs on behalf of prisoners and victims of police misconduct. Prior to law school, Meaghan worked in media relations for a large nonprofit organization.
Meaghan earned her B.A. from Wheaton College, where she graduated summa cum laude, and she also earned an M.A. in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse from DePaul University, where she graduated with distinction.
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- TEGE Exempt Organizations Council, Logistics Committee Co-Chair
- Board of Directors, CREO Dupage
- Recent Developments and Practices in Executive Compensation, with Mike Batts; Covering the Bases: Nonprofit Legal, Tax, and Financial Operations Workshop (May 2026)
- Political Activity: Dos and Don'ts for Nonprofit Organizations, with David Lowenthal; Illinois CPA Society (December 2025)
- Lots of Substance: Donor Substantiation Requirements and Substantial Compliance, with Jesse Roberts; Chicago Bar Association Exempt Organizations Subcommittee (February 2025)
- Unique Expressions of Churches under Sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), and 170(b)(1)(A)(i), with Jonathan Hwang; American Bar Association Business Law Section Nonprofit Organizations Committee (September 2024)
- Federal Tax Issues Affecting Nonprofits: UBIT, Political Activities, Form 990s, the Public Support Test, and More, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2023)
- Recent Developments and Practices in Executive Compensation, with Mike Batts; Covering the Bases: Nonprofit Legal, Tax, and Financial Operations Workshop (May 2026)
- Political Activity: Dos and Don'ts for Nonprofit Organizations, with David Lowenthal; Illinois CPA Society (December 2025)
- Lots of Substance: Donor Substantiation Requirements and Substantial Compliance, with Jesse Roberts; Chicago Bar Association Exempt Organizations Subcommittee (February 2025)
- Unique Expressions of Churches under Sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), and 170(b)(1)(A)(i), with Jonathan Hwang; American Bar Association Business Law Section Nonprofit Organizations Committee (September 2024)
- Federal Tax Issues Affecting Nonprofits: UBIT, Political Activities, Form 990s, the Public Support Test, and More, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2023)
