Molly Gilligan's Resume
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maine.
Education
Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2007
Honors: Health Law Journal, Associate Editor 2006-2007; Dean’s Academic Scholarship 2004-2007
Activities: President, Student Bar Association, 2005-2006; Senator, 1L Class Chair, 2004-2005
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Bachelors of Arts, cum laude, International Affairs in History, August 2000
Honors: High Honors awarded for Honors Program Senior Thesis, 2000; Honors Program Service Award, 2000; Margaret Chase Smith Center’s Public Policy Scholarship, 1998
Experience
Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC, Havertown, Pennsylvania
Associate, 4/2008- Present
Integrated Technology Services, LLC, Havertown, Pennsylvania
Associate , 4/2008- PresentAssist attorneys and law firms with transitioning to a “paperless office.” Provide support and training for legal software products. Assist at trainings and presentations on technology for legal professionals.
Regional Housing Legal Services, Glenside, Pennsylvania
Special Assistant to the Policy Director, 9/2007-2/2008
Implemented a web-based legal services fundraising and communications database. Edited notes and mortgages for lower income homeownership program buyers. Prepared UCC-1 filing documents.
Legal Intern, Summer 2006
Researched changes to regulations impacting funding sources for community development projects. Prepared memoranda regarding election year compliance for tax-exempt clients. Incorporated a nonprofit organization. Attended project development meetings with community development corporations.
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Hartford, Connecticut
Legal Intern for Judge Jon O. Newman, Fall 2005-Spring 2006, Fall 2006- Spring 2007
Reduced the backlog of docketed cases by identifying and correcting issues responsible for processing delays. Corresponded with Case Managers to recommend appropriate action. Observed oral arguments.
Legal Intern for Judge Alvin W. Thompson, Summer 2005
Researched and drafted rulings for cases involving securities violations, breach of contract and petitions for habeas corpus.
Connecticut General Assembly, Hartford, Connecticut
Legislative Aide, 11/2002-7/2004
House Democrats Campaign Committee, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Campaign Organizer, 7/2002-11/2002
Committee Clerk, Joint Standing Committee on Taxation, 1/2002-4/2002
Maintained official Taxation Committee files and recorded member votes on proposed legislation.
Volunteer Work
Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program), 10/2007-Present
Attended Tangled Title and Probate trainings. Assisted homeowner in obtaining mortgage satisfaction pieces.
Professional Affiliations
Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2007- Present
Co-Chair Commission on Women in the Profession Quality of Life Committee, 6/2009 -Present
Co-Chair Commission on Women in the Profession Report Card Committee, 6/2008-6-2009
Surveyed the 100 largest firms in Pennsylvania, Public Defender and District Attorneys offices to determine the number of women attorneys working in these environments. Obtained and compiled information from the Pennsylvania State and Federal Judiciary on the women elected or appointed to the bench in each county and from the Pennsylvania Bar Association on the number of women members in leadership positions.
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, 2007-Present
Young Lawyer Division Liaison to the Law Practice Management Division, 2010