Deenah S. Email & Phone Number

United States

New Jersey

• Handle 70+ litigation file caseload from inception through trial.• Prepare pleadings, discovery demands, and responses.• Draft and argue various motions.• Conduct and attend numerous discovery depositions, including depositions of medical providers.• Advise adjusters regarding coverage, legal issues, appropriate action, case progress, and settlement ranges.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Represented clients in workers’ compensation claims and personal injury accidents, auto, slip & fall, wrongful death, products liability, and premises liability.• Negotiated and settled disputes with insurance companies. • Argued various motions and drafted interrogatories, pretrial motions, motions for summary judgment, appellate briefs, and settlement agreements.• Propounded and responded to written discovery, took and defended depositions of party witnesses, and attended hearings.• Pro-Bono: drafted wills, applied for guardianships and attended hearings, and processed citizenship applications.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Represented low-income clients and litigated appeals on their behalf.• Drafted brief and appellate motions for client’s Social Security Income appeal in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which resulted in a voluntary remand. • Appealed the denial of a Protection from Abuse order in the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas.

Greater New York City Area

• Client advocate and liaison for adults with autism, responsible for supervising staff and training new employees. • Facilitated client communication, assisted with daily living, organized trips, and fostered community integration.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Insurance Department, MCARE Division, Legal Extern, 05/2014- 08/2014• Prepared analysis of medical malpractice claims, researched and wrote memoranda related to the MCARE Act, drafted preliminary objections, and attended mediations.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Provided legal services to families at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children: interviewed clients; addressed legal issues related to housing, public benefits, Social Security, power of attorney, wills, divorce, domestic violence, immigration, and special education.• Conducted seminars for health care providers on legal issues, and created related material.• Participated in weekly workshops on health and social issues facing vulnerable populations.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on various issues, including jurisdictional and criminal matters.

Greater New York City Area

Provided individualized attention to children with developmental disabilities; implemented activities to foster child’s skills and identified new goals; assessed child’s advancement, documented progress and communicated needs to team.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Health Care And Pharmaceutical Compliance

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: International Law Society• Sarah Nerino Perseverance Award, 2015 • National Association of Women Lawyers.

Bachelor’S Degree, Forensic Psychology, Ba; Criminal Justice, As

Minor: Speech and Media Theater Dean’s List: 2009, 2010 and 2011 Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society