Learn how the work of Prairie State Legal Services intersects with the lives of the clients your own organization serves. PSLS provides low-income, elderly and vulnerable people with access to legal services to meet their basic needs. Most specifically, financial stability, access to benefits, stable housing, and safety and protection from abuse. Virtual program.

Meet our Speakers
Megan Brady (she/her) is the Managing Attorney of Prairie State Legal Services' Waukegan office, working with a dedicated team to provide civil legal services to vulnerable individuals in Lake County. Her legal work focuses on providing meaningful access to justice regardless of a person's ability to pay.

She is a current board member for the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County and Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County, a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Lake County Bar Association, and has previously served on the Illinois Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Advisory Committee. Megan earned her law and bachelor’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago.

Andrea Taylor (she/her) is a Community Resource Specialist at Prairie State Legal Services, she is new to the organization but has brought her passion about Community Engagement to PSLS. Prior to coming to PSLS, Andrea worked on the Leadership team that assisted the Elder and Disabled community with benefit related matters.