Matthew A. Westover - Woodbridge, VA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 2011
    J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Joseph Parker McKeehan Award for exemplary service and academic achievement
    Law Review: Woolsack Honor Society The Penn State Law Review, Articles Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • York College of Pennsylvania, 2007
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Associate

Past Positions

• Honorable William W. Caldwell of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Judicial Extern

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association’s U40 Future Leaders Council
  
• Presenter, Virginia Association for Legal Professionals

Published Works

Articles

• “Real Estate Law from Contract to Closing,” VALS, Richmond, Virginia (September 20, 2014)
  
• “2013–2014 Virginia Real Estate Case Law Update,” CLE, Vienna, Virginia (June 17, 2014)
  
• “2012–2013 Virginia Case Law Update,” CLE, Vienna, Virginia (June 26, 2013)
  
• “10 Rules of Virginia Land Use Law You Must Know,” Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, U40 Future Leaders, Fairfax, Virginia (June 5, 2013)
  
• The Breaking Point: Examining the Potential Liability of Maple Baseball Bat Manufacturers for Injuries Caused by Broken Maple Baseball Bats, 115 Penn St. L. Rev. 517 (Fall 2010)
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association