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Wendy Beetlestone's Biography

Contact Information

Office

James A. Byrne United States Courthouse
601 Market Street, Courtroom 10-A
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1725

Full Name:

Wendy Beetlestone

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1961

Birth Place:

Ibadan, Nigeria

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1993

BA, Liverpool University, 1984

Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education, 2010-present

Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2014-present

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Shareholder, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller, 2005-2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Pennsylvania Eastern District, June 16, 2014

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Pennsylvania Eastern District, November 20, 2014

General Counsel, School District of Philadelphia, 2002-2005

Associate, Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis Limited Liability Partnership, 1994-2002

Law Clerk, Honorable Robert S. Gawthrop III, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993-1994

News Producer, Pittsburgh and Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 1986-1990

Member, Council for Higher Education, Pennsylvania State Board of Education, 2010-present

Co-Chair, Philadelphia Bar Association, Legislative Liaison Committee, 2008-present

Trustee, Philadelphia University, 2006-present

Trustee, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 2005-present

Member, Forum of Executive Women, 2004-present

Chair, Hangley Aronchick’s Education Law Group, present

Member, New Jersey Bar Association

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

President, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 2011-2012

Member, Executive Committee, Philadelphia University, 2010-2011

Member, Education Law Association, 2006-2009

Treasurer, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 2007-2008

Awards:

* Named one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2012, 2013)
* Named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as one of the state's top attorneys as the result of a statewide survey of lawyers, 2012 - 2014
* Named a Local Litigation Star by Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2012
* Smart CEO Legal Elite: Go-To Attorney for Business Legal Advice, 2011
Best Lawyers in America, selected as a Best Lawyer in America in Education, 2008 - 2014
* Citation by the Philadelphia Bar Association in recognition of outstanding efforts in the 2006 Raising the Bar Campaign
* Leadership Inc., "Connector," 2006
* Citation for Service to School District of Philadelphia, 2005
* Leadership Inc., Philadelphia, Class of 2001
* 40 Under 40 Minority, Executive Award, 2001

Publications:

* Third Circuit Reporter, The Legal Intelligencer Blog
* Author, "Court Clarifies Disciplining Students Over Social Media Use - Or Does It?", The Legal Intelligencer, June 28, 2011
* Author, "Second Circuit OKs Student's Sexual Harassment Suit Against Professor," The Legal Intelligencer, April 1, 2011
* Third Circuit Reporter for Education Law Reporter, 2009 -- present
* Co-author with Owen F. Lipsett, Commentary: "No Child Left Behind's Accountability and Access * Provisions: An Inherent Tension Within Supplemental Educational Services Programs," 216 Ed. Law. Rep. [807] (April 19, 2007) and 30 U. LA VERNE L. REV. 216.
* "There and Back Again: One Lawyer's Journey Practicing Both Inside and Outside the Firm," The Legal Intelligencer - Top Lateral Hires, February 6, 2006
* "Women Lawyers Can Succeed as Both Mothers and Partners," The Legal Intelligencer, January 6, 2006
* "Unique Issues Posed by Defamation Suits Involving Statements Made Via the Internet," The Law Journal Newsletters; The Internet Newsletter for Lawyers and Law 2.0, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2002
* "'Slip-and-Fall Lawyer' Not Libelous," LDRC Libel Letter, June 1998

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