Divorce Custody Equitable Distribution

Child support Alimony Spousal Support

Pre-marital agreements

Enforcement/modification of property settlement agreements

EDUCATION:

Villanova University School of Law, J.D. May 2004

Honors: Dorothy Day Award and Philadelphia Bar Association Award for Pro Bono Service

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta, Villanova Civil Justice Clinic, Villanova Bar-Bri Representative

University of Delaware, B.A. (Political Science) May 2001

Minors:

Women’s Studies & Legal Studies

Honors: 2000 Community Service Award

• Vetrano & Vetrano ° King of Prussia, PA ° Associate April 2008 – Present

• Post & Schell, P.C. ° Philadelphia, PA ° Associate Aug 2007 – April 2008

Defense counsel for insured and self-insured motor carriers and drivers, defending independent owner-operators, motor coach drivers, bus companies and commercial drivers.

• McCormick & Priore, P.C. ° Philadelphia, PA ° Associate April 2007 – Aug 2007

Defense counsel for contractor, premises liability and automobile insurance litigation matters. Handled all aspects of discovery, evaluated cases and negotiated settlements.

• Contract Attorney ° Westfield and Bloomfield, NJ Oct 2006 – April 2007

Conducted document review and electronic discovery in connection with product liability litigation.

Served as an Independent Loan Closing Agent for Integrated Real Estate Processing (IREP) and their clients, Beneficial Finance and Household Finance Corporation (HFC).

• Carpenter, McCadden & Lane, LLP ° Media, PA ° Associate Sept 2005 – Sept 2006

Defense counsel for employers in connection with Workers’ Compensation matters. Participated in all aspects of litigation, including oral arguments generally and before the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, preparing briefs in support.

CLERKSHIPS/INTERNSHIPS:

• The Honorable Salvatore Bovino, J.S.C. ° Jersey City, NJ ° Law Clerk Sept 2004 – Aug 2005

Hudson County Superior Court, Family Division

Trained and served as a mediator, conducted legal research, scheduled trial dates and prepared reports for the judge’s upcoming trials and hearings.

• Federal Defender Association ° Philadelphia, PA ° Intern Sept - Dec 2003

Capital Habeas Unit

Assisted in the preparation of a certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The Honorable Rayford A. Means ° Philadelphia, PA ° Law Clerk Jan - May 2003

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas

Conducted legal research and drafted judicial opinions in criminal matters.

BAR ADMISSIONS and CERTIFICATIONS:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Admitted 2005

Supreme Court of New Jersey, Admitted 2005

State of New Jersey Court Certified Mediator and , 2004

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS:

Montgomery County Bar Association, 2008 - Present

• • Member of Sidebar committee and regular columnist
  • Member of Public Relations and Activities committee
  • Member of Unauthorized Practice of Law committee

Montgomery County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - Present

• • Member of Case Law Updates committee
  • Member of Custody committee

Montgomery County Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Section, 2008 – Present

Montgomery County Child Advocacy Program (MCAP), participant 2009

Wills for Heroes Foundation, participant 2009

Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court (family law), 2008 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

• • Family Law Section member, 2008

PUBLICATIONS:

Law in the 50 States, American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly, Pennsylvania Reporter, winter 2008