PHILLIP PAVLICK
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EDUCATION
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ
Juris Doctor, May 2013
GPA: 3.846/4.33 Rank: 13/239
Magna Cum Laude Order of the Coif, Chancellor’s Scholarship
Honors:
Journal: Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Articles Editor, Vol. 23; Associate Editor, Vol. 22.2
Publication: Music Lockers: Getting Lost in a Cloud of Infringement, 23 Seton Hall J. Sports & Ent. L. 247 (2013)
Activities: Student Bar Association, Senator 2011-2013 (Chair of Honor Code Committee 2012-2013); Civil
Litigation Clinic (Fall 2012); Eugene Gressman Moot Court Competition
Pro Bono: Catholic Charities of Newark, NJ: Immigration Service; Spring Semester 2011
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, May 2009
Honors: Dean’s List
GPA: 3.42
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Majored in Film Scoring - Completed Seven Semesters, Transferred to Pennsylvania State University August 2007
Honors: Dean’s Lists
GPA: 3.56
Study Abroad: Philippos Nakas Conservatory, Athens, Greece, Fall 2006
EXPERIENCE
The Honorable Alexander P. Waugh, Jr., Superior Court of NJ – Appellate Division, Morristown, NJ
Judicial Law Clerk, August 2013 to August 2014
Conducting legal research to provide a concise analysis of litigants' legal arguments, while suggesting the appropriate
decision to the panel of judges in light of the applicable standard of review.
Drafting opinions that contain a thorough legal framework to support the Judge's decision.
Independently editing the Judge's opinions for content, grammar, and citation format.
Processing emergent applications for appeals of time sensitive matters from trial courts.
Joseph Albanese, Esq., Forked River, NJ
Law Clerk, January 2013 to June 2013
Developed a successful argument that a borrower may rescind a loan within three years of its consummation by giving
notice to the lender but may still bring suit thereafter to enforce that right under the Truth in Lending Act.
Researched and wrote memos on bankruptcy issues pertaining to the collection of attorney's fees prior to discharge, the
challenge of a petition for filing in bad faith, and the precedential value of unpublished opinions within the Third Circuit.
Seton Hall Center for Social Justice, Civil Litigation Clinic, Newark, NJ
Student Attorney, August 2012 to December 2012
Independently drafted a comment to Essex County, New Jersey's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing regarding its
solutions to the County's de facto segregation within its municipalities.
Reconstructed a client's financial history through document review to determine if a loan was predatory.
Essex-Newark Legal Services, Newark, NJ
Intern, May 2012 to July 2012
Represented clients at their Social Security appeals hearings, where I offered an opening statement and conducted direct
examination of those clients, and researched issues pertaining to electronic payment systems.
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey: December 2013 New York: June 2014
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
The Honorable Carolyn E. Wright, Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part – Intern – May 2011 to July 2011;
Visconti Hangers, Inc. – Independent Contractor – July 2009 to May 2010; Schuylkill IU 29 – Paraprofessional –
November 2009 to April 2010
SKILLS, INTERESTS, and VOLUNTEERING
Playing and composing music for guitar; Long distance running; Volunteering with True Mentors