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Charleston School of Law welcomes you to The Journey, an exclusive series that celebrates the remarkable achievements of the 2026 graduating class. This series highlights our students’ unique path to law school, the challenges they’ve overcome, the experiences that shaped them, and the impact they hope to make in the legal profession and their communities.
From balancing family and careers to leading student organizations, serving the community, and excelling in the classroom, these stories showcase the resilience, dedication, and purpose that define the Charleston Law experience.
The Journey also honors academic accomplishments, reflects the school’s commitment to developing ethical, practice-ready attorneys prepared to serve with integrity and compassion, and provides a glimpse of the meaningful contributions they are poised to make in South Carolina and beyond.
We hope you will join us on The Journey. We are confident you will be inspired.
On any given day, it would not be unusual for Megan and Brandon Boyle to sit over a meal and discuss the law.
“Our friends, who are not in law, get annoyed with us,” said Megan. “Something will happen, and we’ll be talking about it, and they’ll be like, okay, guys, can you stop now?”
Brandon, a 2022 graduate of Charleston School of Law, and Megan, a soon-to-be graduate this May, are just beginning their professional journeys into the practice of law.
The husband-and-wife legal tandem began dating in the ninth grade and continued dating as students at Coastal Carolina University.
“I went into undergrad not knowing what I wanted to do,” said Megan. “I liked science, so I picked biology. It was interesting but not fulfilling. I wanted something more, but at the time, I didn’t know what that something was. I wanted to be challenged and fulfilled in both my life and my career.”
After moving from Myrtle Beach to Charleston, Brandon attended Charleston Law, and Megan worked at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in the dermatology lab.
In the evening, after school and work, Brandon would talk about everything he was learning in class. “He kind of introduced the law to me,” said Megan. “I heard a lot about the school, the professors, and the environment. It inspired me to apply.”
Megan took the LSAT, applied to Charleston Law, and was accepted and received a Presidential Scholarship.
“The day I told him [Brandon] that I was going to law school was the day he was being sworn in for the bar,” she said.
Brandon went to work as an associate attorney for Morgan & Morgan, and Megan dove headfirst into law school. She thrived both in and beyond the classroom, making the dean’s list every semester. Megan has served as a member of Women in Law, an associate Editor-in-Chief of Resolved Law Review, an associate justice for external affairs for Moot Court, and as a Teaching Fellow.
“Women in Law has been a great way to connect with other women who are also like-minded in the law. When I am applying for jobs, I am also looking for a community of women that I could see myself working with … that same sense of community that I found in Women in Law.”
During her 2L year, Megan won “Best Brief” at the Charleston Law Moot Court Internal Competition. She also represented Charleston Law in external Moot Court external competitions in San Francisco (2L) and New Orleans (3L).
“Taking part in those competitions has made me much more confident in speaking and presenting arguments.”
Beyond the classroom, she served as an intern at Rogers, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman and is a member of the James L. Petigru Inn of Court.
Megan humbly credits others for her law school success. First, her husband, Brandon, and second, her professors and peers.
“I couldn’t have done it without him [Brandon]. Whether it’s cooking dinner when I have a late night of studying or helping me study and bounce my flashcards off him, has been a huge help.”
Megan said the Charleston Law faculty has had a significant impact on her education and on her being practice-ready after graduation and passing the bar. She pointed to three mentors in particular: Professor Nancy Zisk, Professor Allyson Haynes-Stuart, and Professor Jean Steadman.
“Professor Zisk, for example, wanted you to analyze both sides — argue for the plaintiff, then argue for the defendant — in her Torts classes,” said Megan. “That has made me see both sides of the law. Her way of thinking really shaped how I look at arguments for the law.”
Each Law School professor brought unique skills and experience that shaped Boyle’s style. Megan said Professor Steadman showed that “there’s always another argument to be made in a contract negotiation.”
“My favorite class — and probably my favorite class in law school — has been evidence,” said Megan. “I absolutely loved the way that Professor Haynes-Stuart taught evidence. She incorporated examples of how it has been applied in trials. The technicality of evidence has been my favorite because it speaks to how my brain works.”
When Megan reflects on the past three years and prepares to graduate in May, she is beginning to see the bigger picture of her law school experience, both personally and professionally.
“Law school has taught me self-confidence. It has shaped the way I think, see, and analyze things. I love learning and being in the classroom, so I think something else this experience has taught me is just gratitude. I absolutely loved being a student again.”
Charleston School of Law will celebrate Commencement 2026 on Saturday, May 16, at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Charleston Law website.
Charleston School of Law representatives will be at Soby's in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Trident United Way is offering a training program called Making Choices on Monday, March 16, at noon in 219.