Former Prosecutor Megan Kilzy is a skilled, experienced, and highly effective courtroom attorney.

EXPERIENCE

As an incredibly successful former Assistant Prosecutor in the State of New Jersey, Megan brings over a decade of seasoned trial experience to the firm. Her government credentials impart valuable insight not only into ways clients can protect their businesses against fraud and misconduct, but also from the corporate perspective to ensure compliance with regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Moreover, Megan’s time in government has led to the development of key relationships across the State with different law enforcement bodies, including State and Local institutions, Federal Agencies, and private banking and corporate institutions.

Megan’s most recent experience includes serving as Chief of the Financial Crimes Unit at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, where she was tasked with rebuilding and modernizing the unit. During her tenure, the division took on complicated Ponzi investigations, identity and check trafficking, cryptocurrency cases, large-scale money laundering schemes, and expanded to include cyber-related investigations. Megan is also attuned to the various civil implications involved with the parallel actions accompanying financial crime investigations.

Additionally, she has served in a multitude of units while at the Hudson and Bergen County Prosecutors’ Offices, gaining extensive trial and litigation experience. In addition to multi-faceted financial crimes, her prior practice areas spanned complex criminal offenses such as murder, attempted murder, murder for hire, cyber-dark web investigations, and high-profile armed robbery cases. Megan has also argued before both the Appellate and Supreme Court of New Jersey on a variety of different legal issues.

Megan has served as Co-Chair of the New York External Fraud Committee, one of the oldest public/private partnerships working to dismantle financial fraud, and taught Financial Crimes at the Bergen County Police Academy. She continues to guest lecture for Roger Williams University School of Law in their Trial Advocacy class on the topic of direct and cross examination tactics.

Professional Certifications

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Networks & Affiliations

• Bergen County Bar Association Co-Chair, eDiscovery and Legal Technology Committee (2024 – Present)
• New York External Fraud Committee (NYEFC), Co-Chair (2023 – 2024)
• Crypto Coalition Group, Member (2023 – 2024)
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Judicial Administration Committee, 2024-2025
  • Legislative Committee, 2024-2025 term
  • NJ Lawyer Editorial Board, 2024-2025 term
  • Securities Law Committee, 2024-2025 term
  • Business and Commercial Litigation Committee, 2024-2025 term

Judicial Clerkship

Judicial Law Clerk – The Hon. Barry P. Sarkisian (Ret.), Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Division, 2010–2011

Honors & Awards

Megan was recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for her successful prosecution of a federal cyber/murder for hire investigation.

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