Back to People
Meghan Hubbard

Meghan Gehr Hubbard Partner

Richmond T +1 804 775 4714 F fax +1 804 698 4676
Save current page as PDF vCard

Meghan practices within McGuireWoods’ private wealth services group in Richmond, Virginia. Meghan leads the firm’s fiduciary litigation team and represents corporate and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust and estate-related disputes. Meghan is licensed in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia and has a national fiduciary litigation practice; handling matters throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

As a member of McGuireWoods’ fiduciary advisory services practice group, Meghan also advises corporate and individual fiduciaries regarding administration matters related to the fiduciary’s diverse duties and broad-ranging discretionary decisions. Meghan has handled complex estate administration disputes, mediation of family disputes, guardianship hearings, beneficiary agreements, charitable trust matters, trust modifications and terminations, premarital agreements, and estate planning documents.

Meghan earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond and her undergraduate degree in business from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Meghan is a fellow in the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC) and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers HNW Guide, Virginia Super Layers, and Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite in Trusts and Estates Litigation.

Events

  • Speaker, "Recent Cases of Interest to Fiduciaries; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," FFIEC Asset & Wealth Management Forum, July 22, 2025
  • Speaker, Virginia Court of Appeals, Developments in Virginia Wills, Trusts and Estates Law, June 13, 2025
  • Speaker, "Ethical Issues and Privilege Considerations When Working with Advisors," The Conner-Zaritsky 46th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Administration Seminar 2025, Virginia CLE, April 26, 2025
  • Speaker, "Fiduciary Litigation and No-Contest Clauses," Annual Estate Planning Seminar, University of Richmond, February 18, 2025
  • Speaker, "Settlor Intent in Today's Trust Administration: Understanding Its Role and Mechanisms for Enforcing It," The Conner-Zaritsky 45th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Administration Seminar 2024, Virginia CLE, April 27, 2024
  • Speaker, Legislative Recap: What Wills, Trusts and Estate Lawyers Need to Know, Virginia Bar Association Webinar, April 19, 2024
  • Speaker, "No contest clauses: Striking terror into the hearts of anyone seeking to undermine testamentary intent?," 45th Annual Duke Estate Planning, October 19, 2023
  • Speaker, Private Wealth Services Virtual Seminar Series, September-October 2023
  • Speaker, "No Contest Clauses: Striking Terror Into The Hearts Of Anyone Seeking To Undermine Testamentary Intent?," 50th Annual Midwest Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, August 4, 2023
  • Speaker, American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Litigation, Ethics & Malpractice Group, Fiduciary Litigation Update, April 19, 2023
  • Speaker, "Getting it Right on the Front End: How to Draft an Estate Plan to Avoid Common Administration Issues," Virginia Bar Association 133rd Annual Meeting, January 20, 2023
  • Speaker, "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," 59th Annual NAEPC Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 18, 2022
  • Speaker, "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," 68th Annual William & Mary Tax Conference, Williamsburg, VA, November 9-11, 2022
  • Speaker, "Modifying Irrevocable Trusts," The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) 2022 Southeast Regional Meeting, Richmond, VA, September 11, 2022
  • Speaker, Perennial Problems Facing Corporate Fiduciaries, May 24, 2022
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," Virginia Gift Planning Council, January 6, 2022
  • Speaker, "Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege with Trusts," American Bankers Association, November 4, 2021
  • Speaker, "Fiduciary Case Update," New Developments in Tax and Wealth Planning, October 28, 2021
  • Faculty, "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," 40th Annual Trusts and Estates Seminar, Virginia CLE, October 20, 2021
  • Speaker, "Trends in Fiduciary Litigation," Trust Administrator’s Council of Richmond, January 13, 2021
  • Speaker, Private Wealth Services Virtual Seminar Series, September 2020
  • Speaker, "Fixing the Broken Trust: Modifying, Restructuring, and Terminating Irrevocable Trusts," Conner-Zaritsky 41st Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Administration Seminar, September 24, 2020
  • Speaker, "Managing Trusts and Estates To Avoid Litigation," NeXt Estate Planning Group, January 16, 2020
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," Virginia Gift Planning Council, November 2019
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," 17th Annual Nonprofit Seminar, September - November 2019
  • Speaker, "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," Tips to Avoid Becoming The Subject of Fiduciary Litigation, Virginia CLE, Williamsburg, October 2019
  • Speaker, "Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation," American Bankers Association 2019 Wealth Management and Trust Conference, February 11, 2019
  • Speaker, "Fiduciary Litigation Updates in the Trust and Estate Area," Fiduciary Risk Management and Compliance Roundtable, December 4, 2018
  • Faculty, "Fiduciary Case Law Update: What Planners (and Clients) Need to Know," 37th Annual Trusts and Estates Seminar, October 31, 2018
  • Speaker, "Squaring the Circle: The history, recent statutory and case law developments, and contemporary challenges of applying the attorney-client privilege in the fiduciary realm," 53rd Annual Southern Federal Tax Institute, October 25, 2018
  • Speaker, "Ethics Involving Fiduciaries and Closely Held Businesses" and "Fiduciary Litigation Update," 13th Annual Fiduciary Advisory Services Seminar, October 3, 2018
  • Speaker, "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Fiduciary Litigation Update, February 22, 2017
  • Speaker, "Lessons from Virginia Fiduciary Litigation Cases," 35th Annual Trusts and Estates Seminar, October 20, 2016
  • Speaker, "Managing Charitable Bequests to Avoid Litigation," 14th Annual Nonprofit Seminar-Staying Current in a Changing Landscape, October 2016
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," Virginia Gift Planning Council, April 2014
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," Virginia Gift Planning Council, December 2012
  • Speaker, "Your Charity is a Beneficiary: What Next?," Virginia Gift Planning Council, January 2009

Insights

  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2019-2026; Trusts and Estates, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Named “Lawyer of the Year,” Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Richmond, The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
  • Selected for inclusion, Private Wealth Law, “Up and Coming,” Virginia, Chambers HNW Guide, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Named to “Legal Elite,” Taxes/Estates/Trusts, 2020, 2022-2024, Virginia Business
  • Named to “Virginia Rising Stars,” Estate and Trust Litigation, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2015-2020

Spotlight

Displaying slide 1 of 6
More