Admitted
1986, Pennsylvania
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Memberships
Philadelphia (Chair, Rights of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Committee, 1990-1994; Chair, Public Interest Section, 1995-1996; Chair and Co-Founder, Law Firm Pro Bono Committee, 1997—) and American (Member: In-House Counsel Pro Bono Commitment Committee, Section of Litigation, 1995-1996; Legal Services Project, Section of Litigation, 1996-1997) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Research and Projects Editor, Journal of Law and Politics, 1985-1986. Author: Note, Recognition of the Voting Rights of the Homeless, 3 Journal of Law and Politics 103, Winter, 1986. Law Clerk, The Honorable Edmund V. Ludwig, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987-1988. Co-Founder and Program Coordinator, Plaintiff's Employment Panel, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987—. Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1991—; Secretary and Vice President, 1992-1996; Chair-elect, 1997; Chair, 1998. Member, Board of Directors, Education Law Center, Inc., 1991—; Secretary/Treasurer, 1994—. Member, Board of Directors, Community Legal Services, Inc., 1994—; Chair, Attorneys' Fees Committee, 1995-1996. Member, The University of Pennsylvania Inn of Court, 1994-1996. Member, Advisory Board, City Year Philadelphia, 1996—. Chair, School District of Philadelphia, Law and Public Safety Stakeholder Partnership, 1997—. Recipient: Pro Bono Publico Award, American Bar Association, 1992; Equal Justice Award, Community Legal Services, Inc., 1994; Fidelity Award, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1996.