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Education
Temple
University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
J.D.
1999
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Temple
Political and Civil Rights Law Review |
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Eight
awards for Distinguished Classroom Performance |
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Excellence
for the Future Award for Civil Procedure I |
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Outstanding
Oral Advocacy Civil Law Practice |
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Marc
Craig Jacob Award (outstanding contribution to Legal Aid Office) |
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Muhlenberg
College, Allentown, PA
B.A.
in English, Minor in Women's Studies 1996 (magna cum laude)
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Honors: |
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Omicron
Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society) |
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Order
of Omega (Greek honorary society) |
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Sojourner
Truth Award (for women exhibiting great commitment to women's issues) |
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New
Jersey
United
States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Work Experience
Berner
Klaw & Watson LLP/Berner & Klaw, Philadelphia, PA 1999-Present
Partner.
Practice includes all aspects of family law in both Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, including divorce and custody mediation, and representation of
plaintiffs in personal injury cases arising from domestic violence, sexual
assault and child abuse.
Bar Association
Activities
Member,
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section (current)
Philadelphia
Bar Association Activities
| Chair,
Family Law Section (current) |
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Chair, Family Law Section |
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| Treasurer,
Family Law Section |
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| Secretary,
Family Law Section |
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| Executive
Committee Member, Family Law Section (current) |
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| Co-Chair,
Family Law Section Mentoring Committee (current) |
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| Co-Chair,
Family Law Section Support and Alimony Committee |
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| Co-Chair,
Civil Gideon Task Force, Family Working Group (current) |
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| Member,
Civil Gideon Task Force (current) |
Court Appointments
| Guardian
Ad Litem |
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| Parenting
Coordinator |
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| Child
Advocate |
Lectures/Trainings/Consulting/Publications
| Temple University, Beasley
School of Law, Adjunct Professor |
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| Philadelphia
Legal Secretaries Association |
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| Philadelphia
Association of Paralegals |
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| Pennsylvania
Bar Institute |
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| Philadelphia
Volunteers for the Indigent Program |
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| Panelist,
American Bar Association Advisory Panel |
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| Half Moon Seminars |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association
Bench Bar Conference 2006, 2007, 2010 |
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| Earle Mack School of Law
at Drexel University |
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| Temple University School
of Law |
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| Free Library of Philadelphia |
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| Margaret Klaw & Megan
Watson, Philadelphia Bar Association, Cover Story: "Whose
Child is This? Second-Parent Adoption in Pennsylvania," |
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| The Philadelphia Lawyer
Magazine (Fall 2001). |
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Board Memberships/Community
Service
| Member, Executive Committee
of The
Nicholas A. Cipriani American Inn of Court (current) |
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| Arbitrator,
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (current) |
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| Volunteer,
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Volunteer Mediation Program (current) |
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| Volunteer, Philadelphia
Volunteers for the Indigent Program (current) |
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| Volunteer,
Support
Center for Child Advocates (current) |
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| The
Thomas S. Forkin Family Law American Inn of Court (NJ) |
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| Board
Member, Co-Chair, Young
Women's Initiative of Women's Way |
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Member, Lucretia
Mott Society of Women's Way (current) |
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Member, North Philadelphia Schools Advisory Council, Inc. |
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Member, Temple Law Alumni Association Executive Committee |
Awards
| Super
Lawyer: Rising Stars Edition 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011* |
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| First
Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Publico Award 2007, 2010 |
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| First Judicial District
of Pennsylvania's 2010 & 2012 Pro Bono Roll of Honor for exemplary
pro bono work |
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Citizens Bank Pro Bono Award
(to Berner, Klaw & Watson LLP) 2009
Philadelphia Bar Foundation |
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Exceptional
Service Award - Kids Come First Foster Parent Associations 2007
Local
Chapter of National Foster Parent Association |
*Chosen
by nominations from PA lawyers, research of periodicals, databases and
interviews. All nominees' background and experience are researched
as well. |
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