Megan Schmidt

About

Megan Schmidt was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Her pronouns are she/her/hers. From a young age, Megan has been deeply committed to justice and advocacy. She enjoyed building community through her academic and athletic involvements throughout high school. Upon her graduation, she moved to Gainesville to begin her college career.

Megan attended the University of Florida where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science in May of 2019. While at UF (Go Gators!), she had the honor of serving as a Preview Staffer and a Florida Cicerone, where she welcomed thousands of students through orientation, tours, and athletic recruitment for the university. Following her experience in Gainesville, she returned to her hometown and obtained a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in May of 2022. While at UM Law, Megan served as the Editor-In-Chief of the Race and Social Justice Law Review; in this position, she published two issues for Volume 12 as well as hosted a symposium battling gender violence. Megan also held the distinguished positions of Founder and Vice President in the Disabled Law Students Association, elected committee member of the UM Law Honor Code, and social media chair for the Nationals Lawyers Guild.

Prior to joining Rubenstein Law, Megan’s legal experience included being a fellow and certified legal intern for the Children and Youth Law Clinic at the University of Miami for over a year. As a fellow, she managed complex litigation cases for foster children in South Florida. She had the opportunity to facilitate adoptions and reunifications of children with their families. Inspired by the children and their experiences, Megan authored a Note raising awareness for the hidden foster care system in the United States, which was selected for publication in Volume 12, Issue 1 in the Race and Social Justice Law Review. Additionally, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Watson in the summer of 2020 through the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program hosted by the American Bar Association.