Marissa Steppacher Ellis - Scranton, PA

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2012
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court, Executive Board Member, Evaluator & Bench Memo Coordinator
    Honors: Pro Bono Society, “Know Your Rights” Co-Director

• Non Legal Education

  • The College of the Holy Cross, 2009
    B.A.
    Honors: Campus Activities Board, Publicity Committee Co-Chair
    Honors: Cross & Scroll Committee Co-Chair
    Honors: Office of Admissions, Tour Guide, Overnight Host
    Honors: Student Advisory Committee, Philosophy Department
    Major: ASL/Deaf Studies concentration
    Major: Philosophy/Psychology double major

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney/Partner

Past 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

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2012
• New Jersey, 2012

Other Affiliations

• Lackawanna Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Sigma Tau