Jen joins Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services as a Staff Attorney in our new Philadelphia, Pennsylvania location. She started her early professional career as an engineer with Armstrong World Industries and The Boeing Company, working mainly in developing and improving manufacturing processes. While at Boeing, she became interested in advocating for people on an individual level and started attending law school in pursuit of that endeavor. In law school, Jen participated in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Widener University which she found combined her passion for advocacy and her love of the natural world.
After receiving her J.D., Jen joined the intellectual property practice group at Reed Smith LLP in Philadelphia where she prosecuted and litigated patent, trademark, and copyright matters for a wide range of clients, utilizing her background in chemistry, physics, processes, and mechanics. Jen represented nonprofit organizations and small businesses in her solo practice after leaving Reed Smith LLP in 2007. In late 2019, Jen wished to develop her practice in environmental law and served as a Volunteer Attorney with the Clean Air Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through 2020. Her work at Clean Air Council solidified her deep interest in advocating for individuals, communities, and organizations in protecting their health and rights to a livable and enjoyable environment. Out of the office, Jen is an avid outdoorsperson and former pro endurance athlete, competing in long distance triathlons, and taking on challenging hikes and climbs.
Jen earned her law degree from Widener University Delaware Law School in Wilmington, Delaware in 2005 and received a B.S. cum laude in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
