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Joshua Camson's Biography

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Full Name:

Joshua 'Josh' Harris Camson

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Chelsea; 1 Child

Home City:

Harleysville, PA

Religion:

Jewish

JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2007-2010

BA, Political Science; Communication, University of Pittsburgh, 2003-2007

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147, 2018

Criminal Defense Attorney/Owner, Camson Law Limited Liability Company, 2017-present

Principal/Co-Owner, Municipal Web Management, 2013-present

Former Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law, Waynesburg University

Partner, CamsonRigby Limited Liability Company, 2012-2017

Staff Writer, Lawyerist Media Limited Liability Company, 2010-2014

Law Clerk, The Honorable Paul Pozonsky, Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, 2010-2012

Assitant Editor, JURIST, 2007-2010

Practicum Participant, Allegheny District Attorney's Office, 2008-2009

Legal Intern, Chester County District Attorney, 2009

Legal Intern, Ohio Attorney General's Office, 2008

Chairman, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2018-present

Special Advisor, American Bar Assocation Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2017-present

Member & Web Editor, National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, 2016-present

Committee Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, 2013-present

Member, American Bar Association, 2012-present

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2012-present

Childrens Advocate; Guardian ad Litmen, Children and Youth Services, present

Legal Counsel, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Modest Means Program, present

Young Lawyer Delegate, Pennsylvania Bar Association, American Bar Association House of Delegates, present

Former President, Young Lawyers’ Division

Committee Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2012-2018

Member, National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, 2016-2017

Board Member, Southwest Pennsylvania Legal Aid Services, 2015-2017

Vice President of the Board of Directors, Southwest Pennsylvania Legal Aid Services, 2016-2017

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Running

Pets (include names):

1 Dog: Gandalf
3 Cats: Binx, Archimedes, and Minerva

Priority Issues:

1) Improving our public education system;
2) Making our healthcare system more affordable and transparent;
3) Finding real solutions to the opioid crisis; and
4) Standing up for women's rights and fighting to close the gender-pay gap and end sexual harassment in the workplace

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