Megan K. George
Megan George is a Member of the firm in the Construction Service Group. She counsels clients throughout all phases of construction projects including planning, contract drafting and negotiation, and project administration. She routinely represents stakeholders in construction disputes, arbitration, and litigation.
The majority of Megan’s practice focuses on representing developers, owners, and contractors in negotiating agreements related to the procurement, design, construction, and operation of hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data centers across the United States. This includes project development, geotechnical, design, construction, commissioning, equipment, and other goods and services agreements for data centers and supporting infrastructure. She has experience in developing, negotiating, and managing contracts for leading companies in the data center industry, offering efficient and precise management of transactions annually exceeding $1 billion and 100MW of capacity.
Locally, Megan helps both public and private clients navigate state and federal procurement laws. Megan is also experienced in federal grant administration, offering clients an integrated approach to federally-funded public project delivery.
Chapter 4 – Dealing with Construction Technology in Law Practice
Technology in Construction Law, American Bar Association, August 2023
Is Arbitration on the Briefs Right for your Client?
American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law Newsletter, September 8, 2020
Understanding Statutory and Contractual Duties of Design Professionals and Contractors in Green Construction
Construction Law, HalfMoon Education, Inc., Lexington, KY, March 29, 2019
Lexington Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Leadership Lexington, Class of 2020-21
Lexington Public Library, Board of Advisors
Lexington League of Women Voters, Board of Directors
Kentucky Conservatory Theatre, Board of Trustees (2017-19)
Junior League of Lexington, Member (2016-18)
Get On Board, Fall 2017 Graduate
University of Kentucky College of Law
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Merit Scholarship Recipient, Provost Fellowship
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SBA Most Improved Scholar
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CALI Awards for Election Law and Insurance Law
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Moot Court Board, Oral Argument Chair
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Trial Advocacy Board
cum laude
University of Kentucky
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University Honors Program Graduate
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National Excellence Scholarship Recipient
Before joining the firm, Megan was an attorney with a firm in Lexington, was an Assistant Attorney General with the Kentucky Attorney General's Office of Criminal Appeals in Frankfort, Kentucky (2016-17) and was also a staff attorney for Judge Laurance VanMeter, Kentucky Court of Appeals in Lexington, Kentucky (2013-16).
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Construction Law; Litigation-Construction (2021-24)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2023)
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 49 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2023 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 49 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 37 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Understanding the Legal and Ethical Obligations When it Comes to Public Procurement
Last month, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina found a former executive of Ohio-based Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, Brent Brewbaker, guilty of conspiracy to rig bids, conspiring to commit fraud, and related charges on over 300 North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects. Brewbaker faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the bid-rigging conspiracy count and 20 years for each of the other counts.
Stites & Harbison Promotes Five Attorneys to Member
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that five attorneys have been promoted to Members (Partners) within the law firm effective January 2022. The new Members (Partners) include:
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Legal Notes: Modular construction growth will alter the insurance risk scenario
Construction attorney Megan George (and former attorney Aaron Klein) are quoted in this Daily Commercial News article about how increased prefabrication and modularization is vital to improving the construction industry’s lacklustre productivity growth.