Megan A. Shedden

Megan A. Shedden advises clients on estate planning law, probate, guardianships, real estate, and complex investigative legal matters at Dizon & Shedden, P.C. She represents individuals, institutions, school districts, colleges, universities, and employers across public and private sectors. She conducts civil rights and workplace misconduct investigations involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, and other reported misconduct. She also serves as a hearing officer or panel chair in school disciplinary and Title IX proceedings throughout the Hudson Valley.

Megan earned her J.D. from Albany Law School with a Health Law concentration. She earned her M.S. in Bioethics from Albany Medical College. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, in Business and Hospitality Administration from Boston University. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. Her academic background in health law, bioethics, and business supports her work involving guardianships, investigations, real estate transactions, and institutional matters.

Megan handles estate planning, probate administration, and guardianship matters for individuals and families. She has been appointed by courts to represent people alleged to be incapacitated and serve as a neutral Court Evaluator in Article 81 proceedings. She also represents buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions and conducts closings for lending institutions. Her broader experience includes school litigation, medical malpractice defense, landlord matters, and business litigation.

Megan A. Shedden brings investigative, litigation, guardianship, and transactional experience to matters requiring careful analysis and impartial judgment. She is certified as a Civil Rights Investigator by the Association of Title IX Administrators and is a pre-approved Sexual Misconduct Investigator for United Educators. She was named a Top Lawyer by Hudson Valley Magazine in 2023. Her professional memberships include state, county, women’s bar, workplace investigation, and Title IX legal organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dizon & Shedden, P.C.
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Dutchess County Bar Association
• Member, Association of Workplace Investigators

Licensed State

• New York
• New Jersey

Education

• Albany Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Albany Medical College
  Master of Science (MS)
• Boston University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)