Jon Beckman Email & Phone Number

Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States

Meadville, Pennsylvania

Focusing on energy and natural resources law; assisting clients with litigation, transactional and environmental matters.

Collaborated with judicial clerks to conduct research and write draft memoranda of opinions and orders for the Federal District Judge. Learned about the Judge's decision-making process through daily interaction and discussion with the Judge. Observed both judicial proceedings in court and settlement negotiations in chambers on numerous occassions.

Drafted petitions to the court, conducted discovery, collaborated with attorneys and program directors in environmental and administrative law, attended public meetings and negotiations

Worked closely with general counsel on legal matters in multiple states; performed litigation management and transactional work in employment, environmental, real estate, and corporate law, including title commitment work on a $25 million financial transaction

Drafted briefs, motions, corporate bylaws, shareholder agreements, and memoranda Conducted research and drafted memoranda regarding broad areas of law in a general practice firm

Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, September 2008-September 2009, as a combat medic with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, receiving the Army Commendation MedalGraduated first in my Basic Training Class at Ft. Benning, GA, receiving the Army Achievement Medal

Grades 9-12, January 2003-2010Wrote curricula for Pennsylvania Civics and Government Issues and American History courses; successfully taught inclusion-style classes where students of all abilities learned and thrived together

J.D

Magna cum laude; top 15% Moot Court, “Best Oralist,” 2011 Intrascholastic Moot Court Competition Journal of Law and Health, Articles.

M.A, Social Science: History

Focused on the early American Republic and formation of the United States Constitution

B.S., Secondary Education/Social Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta, History Honors Society