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Steppacher Law Offices

Marissa Steppacher Ellis

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  • Attorney/Partner

Location:

Scranton, PA

Phone:

Fax:

570-348-2177

Email:

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Areas Of Practice

  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Social Security Disability
  • Personal Injury/Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Real Property Tax Assessment

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2012
  • New Jersey, 2012

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D. 2012
    • Moot Court, Executive Board Member, Evaluator & Bench Memo Coordinator
      Pro Bono Society, “Know Your Rights” Co-Director
  • The College of the Holy Cross, B.A. 2009 Philosophy/Psychology double major, ASL/Deaf Studies concentration
    • Student Advisory Committee, Philosophy Department
    • Office of Admissions, Tour Guide, Overnight Host
    • Campus Activities Board, Publicity Committee Co-Chair, Cross & Scroll Committee Co-Chair

Achievements & Involvements

  • Leonard Levin Memorial Award, Villanova University School of Law
  • Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition, Finalist, Villanova University School of Law
  • Dean’s List, The College of the Holy Cross
  • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll: Women’s Track & Field, The College of the Holy Cross

Professional Associations And Memberships

  • Lackawanna Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

  • Solicitor, Lackawanna County Board of Assessment Appeals
  • Contract Attorney, Assure Disability, LLC. (Fort Worth, TX)
  • Arbitrator, Lackawanna County
  • Contract Attorney, The Disability Group, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Judicial Intern for the Honorable Thomas I. Vanaskie, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Intern, Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office

Pro Bono Activities

  • Lackawanna Pro Bono
  • Villanova University School of Law Pro Bono Society, “Know Your Rights” Co-Director
  • DEAF Inc./DeafBlind Community Access Network (DBCAN), Allston, MA
  • World Endeavors, Kingston, Jamaica

Fraternities / Sororities

  • Phi Sigma Tau