Megan McQueen, third-year student at the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law, has secured a prestigious judicial clerkship with the Delaware Court of Chancery, where she will serve under Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn beginning in fall 2026. The opportunity places her at the center of corporate law, an area she became passionate about early in her time at Winston Law.
“I realized quickly that corporate law touches everything,” she said. “You can’t go through everyday life without interacting with a corporation in some way. It offers such an interesting lens for understanding how the world works.”
McQueen was first introduced to the Court of Chancery through her work with Tomer Stein, a former member of the Winston Law faculty. That early exposure helped shape her interest and prepared her to pursue the clerkship. After interviewing with Vice Chancellor Zurn in May, she received the offer, making her the first student from the College of Law to secure this highly sought after position.
In anticipation of her work with the court, McQueen has immersed herself in Winston Law’s transactional curriculum, taking Business Associations, Corporate Finance, and Mergers and Acquisitions. These courses are closely aligned with the legal issues she will encounter in Delaware.
“In Business Associations, we covered derivative suits, which not all classes do,” she said. “I know I’ll use that immediately.” Her experience drafting a poison pill in class also gave her insight into how pivotal corporate mechanisms develop.
Outside the classroom, Megan has strengthened her skills through leadership roles, including service as managing editor of the Tennessee Law Review. She credits the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center and faculty at Winston Law for supporting her through the clerkship application process.
“I am so proud of Megan,” said Carol Anne Long, director of the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center and judicial clerkship advisor. “She is a shining example of the stellar future lawyers we have here at Winston Law, and I am particularly pleased to see her obtain this position, given the college’s enhanced emphasis on judicial clerkships in recent years.”
“I never would have imagined having this opportunity,” McQueen said. “To see the law forming right in front of me, and to be part of it, will be incredible. I’m just excited to get started.”