Oct., 2006 - May, 2007 Legal Affairs Liaison, Pennsylvania State University

· Trained to assist, advise and advocate for student rights in judicial affairs matters.

April, 2004 Focus Group Participant, LLM Advanced Trial Advocacy

Temple University, The James Beasley School of Law

(Program ranked No. 1 in 2004 by U.S. News & World Reports),

· Invited, by an attorney LL.M. candidate, to participate in focus group that helped to improve the skills of trial advocacy students by acting as jurors and subsequently discussing the pros/cons and skills/flaws of each attorney in a mock trial setting. Obtained invaluable insight into the civil jury and trial process. Focus group results used to assist trial counsel in pending federal court civil action.

March, 2002 Student, The National Youth Leadership Forum on Law (NYLF), Washington, D.C.

· Nominated and attended a week-long seminar in Washington, D.C. Volunteered to be the Lead Defense Attorney for a criminal mock trial team and the Lead Defense Attorney for a Supreme Court Mock Trial Team.

EDUCATION:

Present Widener University School of Law Class of 2013

Juris Doctorate Candidate

· Fall, 2009- Summer, 2010 Classes:

Torts, Civil Procedure, Property 1, Contracts, International Environmental Law, Comparative Constitutional Law 1, Legal Methods 1, Legal Methods 2

· Fall, 2010-Spring, 2011 Courses:
Property 2, Criminal Procedure, Intensive Legal Analysis, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law 1, Criminal Law, Legislation, Legal Methods 3

· Fall, 2011- Spring, 2012 Courses:

International Law, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law 2, Natural Resources Law, Global Law Supervised Research, MPRE Exam

· Honors:

o Certificate of Achievement in International Law

· Current G.P.A.: 2.695 (Widener Law has a self-described “rigorous” curve, information available at: http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/CareerDevelopment/RecruitWidenerStudentsandAlumni/WhyHireWidener/OurGradingCurve.aspx)

Penn State University, University Park, PA, Class of 2007

· BA in Sociology (Dean’s List),

· Political Science Minor

· Senior Research Seminar: “Intelligence and Education as Predictors of Political Views in the 21^st Century”

· Honors:

o Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honors Society

o Robert E. Finucane Scholarship

o Jane Housman Sheetz Scholarship

· Cumulative G.P.A: 3.22

NON-LEGAL MEMBERSHIPS, ORGANIZATIONS and AFFILLIATIONS:

Oct., 2007-May, 2008 Graduate, The Chester County Leadership Connection

· Board fiduciary responsibility, governance, fundraising, strategic planning and non-profit budget management.

June, 2005-May, 2007 Editor-in-Chief/Copy-Editor/Staff Writer, The Councillor Student Newspaper, Penn State University Park

· Managed production, advertising/sales, article assignment and layouts in addition to writing for the student newspaper which circulated to all 19 Penn State Commonwealth Locations as well as University Park.

June, 2006-May, 2005 President, The Student Government Association, Penn State Delaware County

· Managed all student government initiatives, oversaw a $14,000 operating budget and served on the Strategic Planning Committee

· Organized voter registration drive and increased campuses voter registration by 10%

· Keynote Speaker for Fall 2004 Convocation

RECENT PROFESSIONAL and WORK HISTORY:

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