Profile
Creative and independent litigator with outstanding advocacy and writing skills ready to enter the next phase of his career.
Experience
Assistant Public Defender, Lancaster County Public Defender’s Office
Lancaster, Pennsylvania- 2003 to present
Represented indigent persons accused of crimes; lead counsel in numerous jury trials including successful defense of a first degree felony, as well as bench proceedings, and appeals; reported decision Commonwealth v. Smith, 860 A.2d 142 (Pa. Super. 2004) (announcing a new rule of constitutional law).
Law Clerk, Law Offices of Peter Levin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- 2000 to 2003
Researched and wrote over forty Common Pleas or Superior Court briefs; performed all work independently.
Education
Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey
Juris Doctor 2002
Final GPA 3.3; Dean’s List three times; courses included Class Actions, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Business Organizations, and Disability Law; moot court.
Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts 1999
Final GPA 3.2; majored in Social Science; interdisciplinary program combining History, Political Science, and Sociology.
Mercer County Community College, Trenton, New Jersey
Associate in Applied Science 1991
Majored in Radio/Television Production; hosted a weekly radio program for over two years.
Licenses, Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania; member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations; avid golfer; writer, blogger, and musician.