Attorneys / Megan L. Tilton
Megan L. Tilton
Attorney
Practice Groups
Business & Commercial, Construction & Real Estate, Consumer Finance, Corporate & Transactions, Emerging Companies, Financial Services, Financing & Real Estate Transactions, Franchise Transactions, General Corporate, Growth & Investor Strategies, Insurance Coverage, Mergers & Acquisitions
Biography
Megan Tilton focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation, construction, and corporate matters. Before joining Bassford Remele, she litigated complex insurance coverage disputes in state and federal courts nationwide.
Megan graduated magna cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she gained hands-on experience through internships in civil, transactional, and military law. She served as Articles Editor for the Texas Tech Law Review and sat on the Board of Barristers. A standout in Texas Tech’s nationally ranked-advocacy program, Megan earned multiple awards for excellence in legal writing and oral advocacy.
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
- Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
- Advocacy Program, Board of Barristers, member
- Dean’s List
- Elma Moreno Pro Bono Award
- Pro Bono Graduating Student of the Year, 2022
- Texas A&M University, B.B.A. Management, Pre-Law
- Terry Scholar
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- Minnesota
- Texas
Representative Cases
- Obtained favorable order defeating a motion to dismiss in the Northern District of Texas holding that injured parties are appropriate defendants in federal declaratory judgment actions brought by insurers even if they have not yet obtained a judgment against the insured.
- Successfully moved to compel arbitration in two related lawsuits alleging that defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in repossessing plaintiff’s vehicle.
Publications
- Constructive Acceleration: The Silent Litigation Threat Facing Construction Projects, co-author with W. Reece, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, June 2025
- The Ins and Outs of the Attorney-Client Privilege, author, American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, June 2024
- The Attorney-Client Privilege: A Review of the Privilege and Potential Waiver, author, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Spring/Summer 2023
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
- Products Liability, Co-Chair, 2025-present
- Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Business Law Section, 2024-2025
- Fellow, 2024-present
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Aggie Bar Association
- Texas Bar College
