Megan Odom

Megan is a partner at Ciresi Conlin. For the past several years, she has worked tirelessly on behalf of injured plaintiffs in MDL 2885: In re 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation—the largest MDL in American history—and MDL 2666: In re Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation. Megan was integral to law and briefing efforts in both litigations, including choice of law, Daubert, summary judgment, motions in limine, post-trial motions, and appeals. In the 3M Combat Arms Earplug litigation, she drafted motions for summary judgment and argued directed verdict to defeat 3M’s key defenses, including the sophisticated intermediary doctrine, superseding cause, apportionment of fault, and statute of limitations. She also second-chaired five bellwether trials, helping prepare for direct and cross-examination of medical experts and fact witnesses, resulting in over $200 million in verdicts for injured veterans. She was recently appointed to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in MDL 3081: In re Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation, where she also serves on the Law & Briefing Committee and Science & Expert Committee.

Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to Judge Eric C. Tostrud of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, and Justices David R. Stras and Paul C. Thissen at the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Megan graduated valedictorian from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Her courses and firm experience focused on personal injury and mass tort litigation. She also worked in a clinic with the Innocence Project of Minnesota, advocating for people who were wrongfully convicted. Megan graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota, where she double-majored in Spanish and Sociology of Law. She received the Best Undergraduate Paper Award for her thesis about jury instructions on eyewitness (mis)identification.