Meaghan McDermott

Meaghan McDermott is the chief attorney for the Community Lawyering Initiative at Maryland Legal Aid. Meaghan has been with Legal Aid since February 2017. Prior to Legal Aid, she worked as an attorney-adviser for the Social Security Administration. She graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and earned her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University of Maryland College Park.

Department of Housing and Urban Development building.

Biden Administration Boosts Fair Housing Access for People with Criminal Records

A proposed HUD rule change would stop federal housing providers from discriminating against many people harmed by mass incarceration and the war on drugs.

Meaghan McDermott, Somil Trivedi

Jul 25, 2024