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Overview
Megan Early-Soppa employs a combination of power, intuition, and effectiveness to represent clients within a diverse practice encompassing tort and commercial litigation. Her experience on both sides of litigation across various legal venues has equipped her with valuable insights and the ability to craft adaptable, quick-witted solutions.
A highly accomplished litigator, Megan’s career is marked by a series of favorable outcomes and notable decisions, showcasing her leadership in the field. Her legal acumen also extends to catastrophic personal injury defense and complex commercial litigation, where she consistently demonstrates her ability to secure positive results for those she represents. Megan’s approach to litigation is characterized by arguments that resonate with both judges and juries.
Megan excels in developing creative discovery strategies and navigating the intricacies of each case with diligence. Her client-centric approach ensures that the unique needs of each individual or entity she represents remain at the forefront of her decision-making process.
Prior to joining Spencer Fane, Megan primarily focused on transportation and logistics law, representing trucking companies, brokers, and logistics companies. In her role, she navigated the complexities of the transportation industry, including defending companies in a trial setting to drafting an Amicus Brief on FAAAA preemption.
Credentials
Education
- Southern University Law Center, 2012 (J.D.), cum laude
- Wofford College, 2008 (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
- Euphoria Greenville, 2019-2023
- Chairwoman, 2022
- Vice-chairwoman, 2021
- Secretary, 2020
- Hispanic Alliance of South Carolina, 2018-2024
- Immediate Past Chairwoman/Executive Committee, 2024
- Chairwoman, 2023
- Interim Chairwoman, October-November 2022
- Secretary, January 2021-October 2022
- BLUME Haiti, Board of Directors, 2021-2024
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch
- Commercial Litigation, 2021-2023
- Transportation Litigation, 2022-2023
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Transportation/Maritime, 2021-2023
- Greenville Business Magazine, Legal Elite
- Personal Injury, 2020, 2023
- Business Litigation, 2018
- GSA Business Report, Inaugural Upstate Class of Forty Under 40, 2020
- National Black Lawyers
- Top 100, 2025
- Top 40 Under 40, 2018
- American Institute of Parliamentarians
- Energy Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Diversity Committee
- Wellness Committee
- Black Lawyers
- Georgia Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Greenville County Bar Association
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated