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KRISTINE L.
CALALANG |
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Education
Villanova
University School of Law
J.D.
2004
Activites:
 Moot
Court Board
Semi-Finalist
in Gabrielli National Family Law Competition
Quarterfinalist
in Villanova Law’s Reimel Competition
Health
Law Society President
Medical
Malpractice Tort Reform Panel Discussion (led to Governer
Ed
Rendell’s appointment of Judge Abraham Gafni as Chair of the Pennsylvania
Tort Reform
Task
Force)
Stem
Cell Research Panel Discussion
(included
members of President George W. Bush’s Council on Stem Cell Research)
Villanova
Inn of Court
Lexis
Certified Researcher
Asian
& Pacific American Law Society
Women’s
Law Caucus
The
College of New Jersey
B.A.
in Psychology
Completed
Biology major and Chemistry minor, 1998
Leadership:
Gamma
Sigma Sorority, Inc., President
Inter-Greek
Council
Greek
Judicial Board
Student
Government Association
Senator
of Arts & Sciences
Chairperson
of Security Advisory Committee
Representative
on Quality of Campus Life & Human Relations Advisory Standing
Committees
Honors:
Order
of Omega (Greek Honor Society)
Psi
Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
Dean's
List
1998
Commencement Speaker
Distinguished
Service Award, Student Government Association
Sister
of the Year, Gamma Sigma Sorority, Inc.
Scholarly
Presentations of Research:
Eastern
Psychological Association, Boston, MA
Society
for Research on Adolescents, San Francisco, CA
American
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
Eastern
Psychological Association, Washington, DC
American
Psychological Society, Washington, DC
Society
for Research on Identity Formation, Miami Beach, FL
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New
Jersey
Work Experience
Berner
& Klaw Philadelphia, PA 2004-Present
Practice
includes all aspects of family law, divorce and custody mediation, and
representation of plaintiffs in personal injury cases arising from domestic
violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
Bar Association
Activities
| Member,
American Bar Association |
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| Member,
Pennsylvania Bar Association |
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| Member,
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section |
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| Member,
Philadelphia Bar Association |
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| Member,
Philadelphia Bar Association Family Law Section |
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| Member,
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (APABA-PA) |
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| Member,
Chester County Bar Association |
Philadelphia
Bar Association Activities
| Chair,
Family Law Section Membership Committee |
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| Representative
for Philadelphia Family Law Section in Young Lawyers Division |
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| Member,
Family Law Section Custody Committee |
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| Executive
Board Member, Young Lawyers' Division |
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| Member, Women in
the Profession Committee |
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| Member,
Minorities in the Profession Committee |
Professional Affiliations
| Board
Member, Villanova Law Alumni Association Minority Alumni Society Leadership
Board |
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| Member,
Villanova Law Minority Alumni Society |
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| Board
Member, Young Lawyer Editorial Board of the Legal Intelligencer |
Lectures/Trainings/Consulting/Publications
| Presenter,
November 15, 2008 event sponsored by APABA-PA entitled, "The Law and You" |
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| Presenter,
November 1, 2007 event by Villanova University School of Law entitled "Why
Diversity Matters: A Conversation With Young Associates of Color" |
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| Panelist,
American Bar Association Advisory Panel |
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Presenter,
Family Law Section January 8, 2007 Meeting ("The Hottest Custody Issues
of 2006:
Surrogacy, Relocation, Same-Sex
Parents, PFA’s and more...") |
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| Student Research Contributions
for Theater Law: Cases and Materials, edited by Robert M. Jarvis
et al., Carolina Academic Press (2004) |
Board Memberships/Community
Service
| Arbitrator,
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas |
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| Mentor, Villanova Law Minority
Mentoring Program |
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| Volunteer, Philadelphia
Volunteers for the Indigent Program |
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| Volunteer,
Support Center for Child Advocates |
Awards / Honors
| Named as a Lawyer on the
Fast Track for 2008 by the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly.* |
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| Enrolled in the First Judicial
District of Pennsylvania's 2006 & 2007 Pro Bono Roll of Honor for exemplary
pro bono work. |
*Awardees
are Pennsylvania attorneys who were nominated for the award by other attorneys
and selected to receive the award by an objective judging panel based upon
their contributions to the development of the law, advocacy, community
service." |
