Education
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA
J.D., May 2011
GPA: 3.47, Top 25.5% of class (60/235)
Activities: Villanova Environmental Law Journal, Executive
Editor; Phi Alpha Delta
Publications: Case Note, Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns: Why Alfalfa
is Not the Only Little Rascal For Bio-Agriculture Law, 21 Vill. Envtl.
L.J. 383 (2010).
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
B.A. in Political Science and Spanish, Magna Cum Laude; Minor in Sociology,
May 2008
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science honor
society), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish honor society),
Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman honor society), Matthew
Brown Ringland Prize in the Social Sciences, Alpha Scholar, Beta Scholar,
Dean's List (every semester), Scholar's Award
Scholarship Recipient
Activities: Pre-Legal Society Vice President, Model UN (founding
member), Choir, Campus tour guide
Experience
Professor Mitch Nathanson, Villanova School of Law, Villanova, PA
Teaching Assistant: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Oral Advocacy (August 2010-
May 2011)
Taught weekly citation class to first year students; researched and wrote
professor's model memo and brief; graded student memos and briefs; assisted
with student preparation of oral argument; provided extra help to students
outside of class
Justice Debra Todd, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Intern (June-August 2010)
Researched and wrote allocatur reports for circulation among the Justices;
drafted and presented bench memo and portions of judicial opinion;
summarized past Supreme Court opinions written by Justice Todd for
compilation of her work
Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, Greensburg, PA
Legal Intern (July-August 2009)
Performed research and prepared appellate briefs for the Assistant District
Attorneys; observed trials and assisted with other components of the
criminal legal process including preliminary hearings, juvenile court, ICC
court and criminal motions court; worked as a file clerk during Summer 2007
and Summer 2008
Professor Ruth Gordon, Villanova School of Law, Villanova, PA
Research Assistant (May-July 2009)
Performed research, wrote research memos and prepared materials for an
international environmental law review article on sustainable development;
revised professor's article and footnotes
Languages
Spanish: Highly proficient (both written and spoken)
Interests
Singing, theater, Italian food, current events, cooking, reading, country
music, the Pittsburgh Steelers