First Admitted: 2003, Pennsylvania

Bar/Professional Activity:

Representative Clients:

Pro bono/Community Service:

Pro Bono and Contract Mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Philadelphia
Mediator, EEOC
Volunteer, Chester County Legal Aid, 2012-Present
Volunteer, Joseph's People
Pro Bono Counsel to Joseph’s People, 2012-2014

Honors/Awards:

Award for service on Moot Court Board, Temple Alumni Moot Court Award, Temple School of Law, 2003
Designated as a “Top Lawyer” in the area of Employment Law by Main Line Today, 2012, 2016
Award for best published article in the area of federal law, Kranzel Award, Temple University School of Law, 2003
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in Employment Law, 2012-2016, Philadelphia Magazine

Educational Background:

Devon Preparatory School, Devon, PA, High School Diploma, Attained Dean’s List, Awarded Excellence in English, Spring 1994
St. Joseph's University, B.A. in History, With Honors, Attained 3.48 GPA, Dean’s List, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Study Tour of Greece, Volunteer tutor for elementary students in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, 1999

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

The Partial Discharge of Student Loans, Temple Law Review, 77 Temple L. Rev. 71, 2004
Employment Law at Villanova University
Legal Coach for Managers and Supervisors, Progressive Business Publications, 2012
Business Law at St. Joseph’s University
Moderated Employment Mediator Panel (with EEOC Mediators and EEOC Alternative Dispute Resolution Director) on Mediation Practices, Philadelphia Bar Association, January, 2017
Lecturer, Best Practices Mediating before the EEOC, Chester County Bar Association September, 2015
Presenter, Americans Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act – Rights and Obligations, U.S. Steel Workers Union, Lancaster PA, September 2017
Trainer, How to Deal with Harassment in the Workplace, 2014-2016
Hennessy, B. The Partial Discharge of Student Loans: Breaking Apart the All or Nothing Interpretation of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8), 77 Temple L. Rev. 71, Spring 2004

Industry Groups:

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