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
No caucus information on file.
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