Jean M. Dorton Attorney at Law 1109 Saunders Court West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 jeanmdorton@dortonlaw.com (610) 701-5824 EDUCATION& OTHER CREDENTIALS Juris Doctorate, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1998 Paralegal Diploma, Administrative and Public Law Program, THE INSTITUTE FOR PARALEGAL TRAINING, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991 B.S. in Business Administration, with a minor in Economics, WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1987 MEMBER: Pennsylvania Bar and New Jersey Bar (currently non-active in New Jersey) Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations LEGAL EXPERIENCE (2005 – Present) Private Practice, West Chester, Pennsylvania General Practice, including but not limited to: family law, including divorce, custody and support; civil litigation, including small claims; business law; real estate; and simple wills. ASSOCIATE, LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES BRUNO, ESQUIRE, Easton, Pennsylvania General practice, including but not limited to the following practice areas: commercial and personal injury litigation, business law, family law, and municipal law. ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER, NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, School of Paralegal Studies, Law Office Management. CORPORATE ATTORNEY, B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Represented international medical supply companies internally. ASSOCIATE, EIZEN FINEBURG & McCARTHY, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Prepared documentation and researched law for individuals, business entities and private foundations in corporate, transactional, contract, intellectual property, real estate, tax and related matters. LEGAL ASSISTANT, INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Assisted corporate counsel with employee stock options, SEC compliance, and strategic planning. LEGAL INTERN, VILLANOVA COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, in cooperation with DELAWARE COUNTY LEGAL ASSISTANCE, Chester, Pennsylvania Counseled and represented tenants in class action settlement with Chester Housing Authority. PARALEGAL SPECIALIST, RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION (RTC), Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Supported federal attorneys overseeing thirty failed financial institutions’ bankruptcy and litigation cases. PARALEGAL, VOLUNTEER, LEGAL AID OF CHESTER COUNTY, West Chester, Pennsylvania Prepared briefs in support of unemployment compensation appeals filed on behalf of legal aid clients. PARALEGAL, ZONING AND LAND USE, RILEY, RIPER, HOLLIN & COLAGRECO, Paoli, Pennsylvania Assisted zoning and land use attorneys with applications for township approval of client projects.