Meghan S. Largent serves as a Practice Group Leader for the Rails to Trails practice group at Lewis Rice LLC in St. Louis, Missouri. Meghan represents landowners throughout the United States pursuing takings claims against the federal government. One of her primary focuses is representing landowners before the United States Court of Federal Claims whose property was taken by the federal government pursuant to the National Trails System Act, which authorizes abandoned railroad lines to be converted to public parks. Her goal is to obtain compensation from the government for the taking of their land for the public recreational trail. Meghan focuses on both proving the taking has occurred as well as establishing the value of the property that was taken. She also has significant experience representing landowners in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Meghan has practiced before the Court of Federal Claims since 2008 and is serving a three-year term on the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association’s Board of Governors.

In addition to her representation of landowners at the Court, Meghan frequently speaks on the topic of federal takings, and serves as a guest lecturer each spring at her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis.