Online TA Profiles
Michael Schleigh, JD
OTA ID#: 104790
| Education Experience: |
BA, Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1998 JD, Law, Rutgers School of Law, 2001 LLM, Trial Advocacy Program, Temple University, 2007 |
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| Focus of Study: | I completed my Juris Doctorate in 2001. |
| Work Experience: | Neff & Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Attorney March 2004 – present Trial Attorney handling a caseload of personal injury, ERISA, and insurance bad faith actions in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania & New Jersey. Some Orphans Court work regarding a charitable trust. Brown & Connery, LLP, Westmont, NJ Associate Attorney September 2002 – January 2004 Practice concentrated in bankruptcy, creditors, commercial litigation, administrative law, and local government law areas Honorable William J. Cook, J.S.C., New Jersey Superior Court, Camden, NJ Judicial Law Clerk August 2001 - August 2002 Assisted with case management. Prepared legal memoranda for trial and motions. Researched various areas in civil and criminal litigation including tort, contract, insurance coverage, and employment discrimination, suppression motions and evidentiary issues. Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Law Clerk, Landlord/Tenant Unit June 2000 - August 2001 Interviewed clients in eviction cases and other landlord/tenant matters. Prepared, drafted, and filed legal motions, petitions, and memoranda of law in Municipal and Common Pleas Court. Successfully litigated and settled cases in Philadelphia Municipal Court Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Legal Services Coordinator September 1999 - April 2000 Interviewed clients to determine eligibility for pro bono legal services. Consulted attorneys regarding legal issues and referred clients to pro bono attorneys. Communicated with clients and tracked referral and service process. Honorable Myrna P. Field, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA Summer Law Clerk 1999 Assisted full-time clerk with motion practice and daily court proceedings, including jury selection. Researched and drafted bench memos. Drafted criminal and civil opinions |
| Skills & Achievements: | Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, NJ
Juris Doctor, May 2001 Honors: American Bar Association Municipal Corporation Law Award Activities: President, Class of 2001; Research Team Member, New Jersey Juror Question Pilot Program; Treasurer & Auction Chair, Assoc. for Public Interest Law; Member, ATLA University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, August 1998 |
Outside Interests: | Fictional Writing, Classical Music, and Reading. |
| Message to Students and/or Parents: |
Good day
I hope to be of assistance to you. Please feel free to ask any questions. I will attempt to answer them as expeditiously as possible. I am also happy to review and critique any papers and offer advice on same. I believe that true learning comes from discourse and dialogue, and I am willing to be you or your child's sounding board in the conversation. Thank you for your consideration. Michael Schleigh |
| Postings Answered: | 108 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.6/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- Multiple Choice - civil law, constitution, Federal Court - 1 - One distinction between civil law and criminal law is that: A) civil law can be created only by statute. B) criminal law is completely procedural. ...
- Personnel Handbook - Job Security - What would you advise a CEO who is revising the company’s Personnel Handbook wants to include some language on job security. As the owner of a moving company, it has come to your attention that on ...
- How the federal and state sytems of government may or may not differ in their application of employment law. - In the state of Florida I need an example of an employment protection by my state not by the federal system.
- Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation - Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation Colt Firearms Company manufactures a new pistol. The firing of the pisÂtol depends on an enclosed high-pressure device. ...
- Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation - Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation Ball writes Sullivan and inquires how much Sullivan is asking for a speÂcific forty-acre tract of land Sullivan owns. I ...
- Criminal Procedure - Consider the following cases: A gunman robbed a bank. No one saw him before he entered or after the left. The police soon arrived and canvassed the area. A witness, who lived behind the bank at the ...
- Exigent circumstances - Define exigent circumstances and how they affect an officer's need to obtain a search warrant to perform a search.
- Looking for a case involving disparate treatment - I am looking for an interesting legal case involving disparate treatment that may have had an impact on the employment environment. Thanks!
- Looking for a case that illustrates disparate impact - I need an interesting case involving disparate impact for a case study and how the case had an impact on the employment environment. Thanks!
- Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation - Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation Chen buys a television set manufactured by Quality TV Appliance, Inc. She is going on vacation, so she takes the set t ...
- The IRAC reasoning - State A sues State B in the International Court Justin. The ICj hands down a judgement that is adverse to State B. State B refuse to comply with the judgement. What can State A do to get State B to c ...
- compare and contrast philosophers - - Compare and contrast at least three of the philosophers as provided below(their points of view rather than their historical lives) - How would you compare them to each other? In what ways are s ...
- What could constitute an ethical dilemma; What is the perfect vice for a speaker? - 1. What could constitute an ethical dilemma when it comes to using visual aids. 2. Think about how the attributes (pitch, volume, pace and quality, articulation) of your voice can be positive or ne ...
- Lawyer Ann Adams and paralegal Ben Burns have been hired by client Carl Carlson to sue a grocery store where Carl, who is 85, fell down when he Slipped in a puddle of water in the produce aisle. Ann delegates the task of preparing the complaint to Ben. Ben miss-calendars the date that the answer must be filed and the statute of limitations passes. - Lawyer Ann Adams and paralegal Ben Burns have been hired by client Carl Carlson to sue a grocery store where Carl, who is 85, fell down when he Slipped in a puddle of water in the produce aisle. Ann d ...
- X in State A and Y in State B plan to enter into a contract. What can they do to avoid the impact of a fluctuation in the value of their money of account? - X in State A and Y in State B plan to enter into a contract. What can they do to avoid the impact of a fluctuation in the value of their money of account?
- Law prevents people from engaging in voluntary behavior that may harm them - Think of a law, current or proposed, that is intended to make people better off by preventing them from engaging in voluntary behavior that may harm them. Does the law achieve its goal? What unintende ...
- Workers Compensation - Worker's compensation cases arise frequently in the workplace, do you feel that the current structure of your own state's laws on worker's compensation has caused an environment which favors the worke ...
- CRIMINAL THINKING - Looking for strategies to better reintegrate our juvenile offenders into society while minimizing their likelihood of becoming recidivists.
- Remedies - Alan enters an oral contract to sell a house and one acre of land to Barney for $180,000. Before the date for performance of the contract, Barney assigns his right to the property to Clara and delegat ...
- comparison of HEGel,Marxs, And Angela Davis - 2 page essay on the subject matter
