EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL J.D. May 1993
Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1992-1993
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1991-1992
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA B.A. May 1978
EMPLOYMENT
DELAWARE COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Dec. 2008 - Aug. 2020
Assistant County Solicitor\
· extensive contract review, drafting
· litigate issues related to the Mariner East pipeline project
· litigate and negotiate the Philadelphia Airport Redesign Plan and Capacity Enhancement Program
· also focus on Right-to-Know Law issues, open space acquisition, various real estate, planning matters.
BRANDYWINE VALLEY SPCA Mar. 2015 to present
General Counsel
· draft numerous employment contracts, severance agreements, other contracts, employee handbook
· provide legal advice related to employment law, animal welfare law, other areas
· conduct workshops for management and staff in Harassment: Prevention & Detection
PHILA. COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE 2006 to 2019
Associate Professor of Law & Forensic Medicine
FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES OF PA. Aug. 2018 to Mar. 2019
Executive Director
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY June 2014 to June 2018
Adjunct Professor of Law, Haub School of Business
ATTORNEY IN PRIVATE PRACTICE Oct. 2008 to present
Attorney
RUBIN FORTUNATO & HARBISON Nov. 2005 to Nov. 2007
Senior Attorney, Employment, Commercial Litigation
COZEN O’CONNOR Jan. 1999 to Sep. 2005
Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Departments
(made partner March 2001)
PEPPER HAMILTON, LLP June 1997 to Dec. 1998
Associate, Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Departments
WOLF, BLOCK, SCHORR & SOLIS-COHEN Sep. 1994 - June 1997
Associate, Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Sep. 1993 – Aug. 1994
Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald W. VanArtsdalen
WHARTON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CENTER Jan. 1993 – Oct. 1994
Editor, Richard Herring and Friedrich Kubler, The Allocation of Risk in Cross-Border Transactions, 89 Northwestern L. Rev. 942 (1995).
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA May 1991 – Aug. 1991
Law Intern to the Honorable Thomas N. O’Neill, Jr.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
§ Member, Board of Directors, Chester County ARC (Services to persons with autism and other developmental disorders) (Jan. 2019 to present)
§ President, Board of Directors, Chester County SPCA (Nov. 2013 to Mar. 2015)
§ frequent volunteer in Romanian orphanage for special needs infants and toddlers
§ active in dog rescue and anti-puppy mill efforts, community affairs
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ongoing since Fall 1993
numerous courses in various issues in Contracts, Employment Law, Securities Law, Evidence, Real Estate, Corporations, Ethics
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY June 2015
Teaching Naked Workshop: Practical Applications of the Teaching Naked Cycle; Designing Assignments and Activities for Massively Better Classes
Full-day faculty workshop
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY May 2015
How Teachers And Other Educators Can Protect Our Children
On-line module required of all faculty
DREXEL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON INNOVATION September 2008
IN TRAINING AND TEACHING
two-day program featuring four three-hour courses
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL J.D. May 1993
Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1992-1993
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1991-1992
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA B.A. May 1978
EMPLOYMENT
DELAWARE COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Dec. 2008 - Aug. 2020
Assistant County Solicitor\
· extensive contract review, drafting
· litigate issues related to the Mariner East pipeline project
· litigate and negotiate the Philadelphia Airport Redesign Plan and Capacity Enhancement Program
· also focus on Right-to-Know Law issues, open space acquisition, various real estate, planning matters.
BRANDYWINE VALLEY SPCA Mar. 2015 to present
General Counsel
· draft numerous employment contracts, severance agreements, other contracts, employee handbook
· provide legal advice related to employment law, animal welfare law, other areas
· conduct workshops for management and staff in Harassment: Prevention & Detection
PHILA. COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE 2006 to 2019
Associate Professor of Law & Forensic Medicine
FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES OF PA. Aug. 2018 to Mar. 2019
Executive Director
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY June 2014 to June 2018
Adjunct Professor of Law, Haub School of Business
ATTORNEY IN PRIVATE PRACTICE Oct. 2008 to present
Attorney
RUBIN FORTUNATO & HARBISON Nov. 2005 to Nov. 2007
Senior Attorney, Employment, Commercial Litigation
COZEN O’CONNOR Jan. 1999 to Sep. 2005
Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Departments
(made partner March 2001)
PEPPER HAMILTON, LLP June 1997 to Dec. 1998
Associate, Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Departments
WOLF, BLOCK, SCHORR & SOLIS-COHEN Sep. 1994 - June 1997
Associate, Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Sep. 1993 – Aug. 1994
Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald W. VanArtsdalen
WHARTON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CENTER Jan. 1993 – Oct. 1994
Editor, Richard Herring and Friedrich Kubler, The Allocation of Risk in Cross-Border Transactions, 89 Northwestern L. Rev. 942 (1995).
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA May 1991 – Aug. 1991
Law Intern to the Honorable Thomas N. O’Neill, Jr.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
§ Member, Board of Directors, Chester County ARC (Services to persons with autism and other developmental disorders) (Jan. 2019 to present)
§ President, Board of Directors, Chester County SPCA (Nov. 2013 to Mar. 2015)
§ frequent volunteer in Romanian orphanage for special needs infants and toddlers
§ active in dog rescue and anti-puppy mill efforts, community affairs
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ongoing since Fall 1993
numerous courses in various issues in Contracts, Employment Law, Securities Law, Evidence, Real Estate, Corporations, Ethics
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY June 2015
Teaching Naked Workshop: Practical Applications of the Teaching Naked Cycle; Designing Assignments and Activities for Massively Better Classes
Full-day faculty workshop
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY May 2015
How Teachers And Other Educators Can Protect Our Children
On-line module required of all faculty
DREXEL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON INNOVATION September 2008
IN TRAINING AND TEACHING
two-day program featuring four three-hour courses
