Max R. Kimbrough
Pennsylvania Bar ID No. 309554; New Jersey Bar ID No. 02880-2010
203 Anderson RoadKing of Prussia, PA 19406 /
Phone: (610) 203-7613
Experience
1/2011 – Present / Del Collo & Mazzanti LLP
Associate Attorney / Paoli, PA
· Personally maintain an active caseload of 60+ files and handle all aspects of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, court appearances, mediations, post-trial appeals, and oral argument
· Bill 2,500+ hours annually
· Argued and won appellate court reversal of underlying trial court decision before the Pa. Commonwealth Court in Sch. Dist. of Phila. v. WCAB (Davis), 38 A.3d 992 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011)
· Communicate with and explain to clients all aspects of pending litigation, including developing strategies for prosecuting litigation and containing exposure on a claim post-litigation
· Draft briefs and motions for submission to trial and appellate courts
Education
8/2007 – 5/2010 / Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law / Carlisle, PA
Degree: JD, May 2010
Cumulative GPA, Class Rank: 3.31, 54/177
Activities: Penn State International Law Review, Casenote/Symposium Editor (’09-10); Art, Sports, and Entertainment Clinic, Intern (’09-10); LexisNexis Associate (’08-10); Property Law Teaching Assistant (’09); Judicial Conduct Board of Pa., Extern (’08-09); Trial Advocacy Board, Vice President (’09-10); Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Student Coordinator (’09-10); Law Philosophy Society, President (’09-10)
Honors: First Place, 1L Mock Trial Competition (’08); CALI Award (’09); Certified Public Interest Advocate, Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy (’10); William Wilkes Award (’10)
Writings: Paparazzi and You: A Love Story (’10); “Soylent Green” Is Clones! The Growing European Controversy Over Food Labeling (’09)
9/2005 - 8/2007 / University of Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, PA
Degree: MLA, August 2007
Thesis: The Ethics of Patenting Genetically Modified Organisms
Cumulative GPA: 3.86
9/2001 - 5/2005 / University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: BA in Philosophy and BA in English, May 2005
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5/2009 – 8/2009 / U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Law Clerk / Philadelphia, PA
· Researched and wrote legal memoranda on criminal antitrust law; kickbacks and contract bid-rigging; obstruction of justice and making false statements; venue and jurisdiction; and related statutes
8/2008 – 4/2009 / Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania
Field Placement Intern / Harrisburg, PA
· Investigated allegations and drafted analyses on judicial misconduct violating the Code of Judicial Conduct, Pa. Constitution, Rules of Procedure, and Rules of Administration, including accepting campaign contributions; influencing proceedings in other courts; and the scope of adjudicatory powers
10/2005 - 8/2007 / The Patent Board
Research Associate / Westmont, NJ
· Collected, organized, and aggregated data regarding patents in proprietary database
· Tracked and researched patents and market statistics
Personal
Spouse: / Kim Gasparon, Esquire (Villanova, ’09)
Interests: / Bicycling; running (completed 2012 Philadelphia Half Marathon in 1:59:07); Ultimate Frisbee; painting; cartooning; creative writing