Meredith A. Munro > Partner

Meredith A. Munro

2020, 2021, 2022 Colorado Super Lawyers® – in the field of Employment and Labor

Meredith A. Munro brings to King & Greisen, LLP over twenty years of experience practicing law in a variety of settings, from the government to private sector. Her practice focuses on plaintiffs’ employment and civil rights law, and she has mediated, arbitrated, and tried cases in both state and federal courts.

Ms. Munro brings energy, passion, and skill to all legal matters she handles. Her knowledge and experience is matched by her unwavering commitment to her clients, who have characterized her as providing legal assistance “with compassion, professionalism, legal expertise, and competence.” She was recently recognized as a Super Lawyer (although, frankly, her dad always thought she was super).

Meredith A. Munro

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Ms. Munro graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Order of the Coif, with numerous honors and awards, and served as Senior Executive on the Hastings Law Journal. Prior to that, she graduated with honors from Rice University, majoring in Economics and English. After law school, Ms. Munro clerked on the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. She then practiced law at a number of private firms before joining the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as an Enforcement Attorney.

Reflecting Ms. Munro’s commitment to access to justice for all, she serves as a member of Board of Directors of Colorado Legal Services, a non-profit helping low-income individuals including seniors in Colorado for over 90 years. She serves on the Finance & Audit Committee and the Policies & Regulations Committees.

Publications. Ms. Munro writes on topics pertinent to her law practice. Her publications include:

  • Signatory to Federal Trade Commission, along with The Open Markets Institute, the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union, and over 60 others. The petition calls on the FTC to use its power to issue a federal rule to ban worker non-compete clauses nationwide. March 2019.
  • Common Evidentiary Trial Issues in Employment Law: From Getting the #MeToo Evidence In to Keeping the Collateral Source Evidence Out. 2019. CTLA, TRIAL TALK, vol. 67 Issue 4, June/July 2018.
  • Just what is Sexual Harassment and Sexual Discrimination? Hollywood v. The Real World. May/June 2018.
  • Co-Author, Securities Law, National Law Journal, August 7, 1995.
  • Author, Note, Deregulation of the Practice of Law: Panacea or Placebo, 42 Hastings Law Journal 203, 1990.

Speaking Engagements. Ms. Munro lectures on topics pertinent to her law practice. Her speaking engagements include:

  • Speaker – 2021 Colorado Bar Association – Employment Law Conference. Discovery Deep Dive.
  • Speaker – 2020 Strafford CLE Webinar. “Me Too” Evidence in Employment Litigation: Pursuing Admission or Exclusion of Propensity Evidence.
  • Speaker – 2019 Colorado Bar Association-CLE Employment Law Conference in Vail, Colorado. Jumping Ship: Employee Mobility and Restrictive Covenants in Colorado.
  • Speaker: 2019 Employment Law Conference, Co-sponsored by the Labor & Employment Law of the Colorado Bar Association Colorado.
  • Speaker: 2019 Business Law Institute – Colorado Bar Association – Business Law & Taxation Law Sections. Employee Mobility and the Protection of Proprietary Business Information in Colorado.

Volunteer Experience

  • Colorado Legal Services, Board of Directors, Finance & Audit and Policies & Regulations Committees, Jan 2012 to present.
  • Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program Mentor, a program of the Colorado Supreme Court, 2018 to present.
  • Member, “Time’s Up” Legal Defense Fund.
  • Alliance for Professional Women, a non-profit networking organization that connects women personally, professionally, and philanthropically.

Organizations

  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
  • Women’s Trial Lawyer Association
  • Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association (PELA)
  • The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Judicial Nominating Committee
  • Colorado Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Civil Rights Sections
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates

Honors & Awards

  • Super Lawyer 2021
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyer 2020
  • Super Lawyer 2020

Personal

When not geeking out on the law, Ms. Munro loves running long distances with her dog, skiing with her family, playing competitive tennis, and just sitting with a good book and a glass of wine.