Margaret L. MacNair

Meg was born in Bellevue, Washington and grew up in Libertyville, Illinois before earning her bachelor’s in political science at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. After college, she worked in nonprofit development through AmeriCorps. She received her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2015. Meg has a diverse background in civil litigation and transactional law including construction, commercial, landlord/tenant, municipal and other public entity work, personal injury defense, maritime, and transportation. She is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois as well as the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Meg is a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association.

Meg is on the Development Advisory Board of One Tail at a Time, a Chicago-based animal rescue. She is also involved as a mentor with iMentor and works with high school students in Chicago to prepare them for college or life after high school.

Eduardo Rangel v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Docket No. 2021 L 000849 (2025).  Obtained a defense verdict for Union Pacific in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.  Plaintiff was employed as a hostler operator by a railroad subcontractor, and was injured while working in the railyard, suffering a lumbar spine injury.  Plaintiff sued Union Pacific under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), alleging the railroad controlled the work of his employer.  He also asserted agency and direct negligence claims under state law.   Plaintiff’s demand at trial was $8.5 million.  After a weeklong trial, the jury deliberated for two hours before returning a verdict in favor of the Union Pacific on all counts.

Co-Author, “High court gives detailed account on torts, discretionary immunity,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (February, 2020)

Co-Author, “Joint Purchasing: Everything You Want to Know but are Afraid to Ask!” Illinois Association of School Business Officials UPDATE (Fall 2019)