Meredith Rapkin, Esquire

Meredith Rapkin joined the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) as Executive Director in December 2024. She brings more than two decades of experience in civil legal aid leadership, organizational management, and legal advocacy, with a career focused on strengthening institutions that serve individuals, families, and communities across Pennsylvania.

Meredith began her legal practice as an Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow, where she represented survivors of interpersonal violence and developed a strong foundation in client-centered legal services. Fluent in English and Spanish, she later served as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, supervising and mentoring law students representing farmworkers in employment and immigration matters.

Prior to joining PLAN, Inc., Meredith served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, where she led statewide efforts to address wrongful convictions and promote integrity in the justice system. She also spent more than a decade as Executive Director of Justice at Work, one of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network’s statewide member organizations. In that role, she guided significant organizational growth, expanded services statewide, strengthened long-term sustainability, and helped establish the organization as a leading provider of legal services to survivors of trafficking throughout the Commonwealth.

Meredith earned her Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the Political and Civil Rights Law Review and received the International Law Prize upon graduation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.