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MEGAN E. WATSON
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Education
Temple
University School of Law
J.D.
1999
Honors:
 Temple
Political and Civil Rights Law Review
Eight
awards for Distinguished Classroom Performance
Excellence
for the Future Award for Civil Procedure I
Outstanding
Oral Advocacy Civil Law Practice
Marc
Craig Jacob Award (outstanding contribution to Legal Aid Office)
Muhlenberg
College
Allentown,
PA, B.A. in English, Minor in Women's Studies 1996
Honors:
Graduated
Magna Cum Laude
Omicron
Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society)
Order
of Omega (Greek honorary society)
Sojourner
Truth Award (for women exhibiting great commitment to women's issues)
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New
Jersey
Eastern
District of PA
Work Experience
Berner
Klaw & Watson LLP/Berner & Klaw, Philadelphia, PA 1999-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,
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section (current)
Philadelphia
Bar Association Activities
| Treasurer,
Family Law Section (current) |
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| Secretary,
Family Law Section (current) |
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| Executive
Committee Member, Family Law Section (current) |
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| Co-Chair,
Family Law Section Mentoring committee (current) |
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| Co-Chair,
Family Law Section Support and Alimony committee |
Court Appointments
| Guardian
Ad Litem |
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| Custody
Coordinator |
Lectures/Trainings/Consulting/Publications
| Philadelphia
Association of Paralegals |
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| Pennsylvania
Bar Institute |
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| Volunteers
for the Indigent Program |
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| Panelist,
American Bar Association Advisory Panel |
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| Half Moon Seminars |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association
Bench Bar Conference September 2006 & September 2007 |
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| Drexel Law School |
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| Temple University School
of Law |
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| Free Library of Philadelphia |
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| Philadelphia Bar Association,
Cover Story: "Whose
Child is This? Second-Parent Adoption in Pennsylvania," The Philadelphia
Lawyer, Fall 2001 |
Board Memberships/Community
Service
| Member,
Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court (current) |
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| Member, Executive Committee
of the Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court (current) |
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| Board Member, Young Women’s
Initiative of Women’s Way (current) |
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| Arbitrator,
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (current) |
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| Thomas J. Forkin Inn of
Court - NJ (current) |
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| Volunteer,
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Volunteer Mediation Program (current) |
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| Volunteer, Philadelphia
Volunteers for the Indigent Program (current) |
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| Volunteer,
Support Center for Child Advocates (current) |
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| Co-Chair,
Young Women's Initiative of Women’s Way (current) |
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| Board
Member, North Philadelphia Schools Advisory Council, Inc. |
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| Board
Member, Temple Law Alumni Association Executive Committee |
Awards
| First
Judicial District of Pennsylvania 2007 Pro Bono Publico Award |
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| Exceptional
Service Award (2007) - Kids Come First Foster Parent Associatons, Local
Chapter of National Foster Parent Association |
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Super
Lawyer: Rising Stars Edition 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008*
*Chosen
by nominations from PA lawyers, research of periodicals, databases and
interviews. All nominees' background and experience are researched
as well. |
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