User:Cthomasesq
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[edit] Profile
Creative and independent litigator with outstanding advocacy and writing skills ready to enter the next phase of his career.
[edit] Experience
Assistant Public Defender, Lancaster County Public Defender’s Office Lancaster, Pennsylvania- 2003 to present Represented indigent persons accused of crimes; lead counsel in numerous jury trials including successful defense of a first degree felony, as well as bench proceedings, and appeals; reported decision Commonwealth v. Smith, 860 A.2d 142 (Pa. Super. 2004) (announcing a new rule of constitutional law).
Law Clerk, Law Offices of Peter Levin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- 2000 to 2003 Researched and wrote over forty Common Pleas or Superior Court briefs; performed all work independently.
[edit] Education
Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey Juris Doctor 2002 Final GPA 3.3; Dean’s List three times; courses included Class Actions, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Business Organizations, and Disability Law; moot court.
Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey Bachelor of Arts 1999 Final GPA 3.2; majored in Social Science; interdisciplinary program combining History, Political Science, and Sociology.
Mercer County Community College, Trenton, New Jersey Associate in Applied Science 1991 Majored in Radio/Television Production; hosted a weekly radio program for over two years.
[edit] Licenses, Memberships & Activities
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania; member of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations; avid golfer; writer, blogger, and musician.
