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Nadia Abdelazim Margherio, Esquire

EDUCATION:

Juris Doctor, University of South Carolina School of Law, May 2001
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal
University of Michigan Child Welfare Law Fellow
2001 Hugh L. Wilcox Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year

Master of Social Work., University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Social Work, May 1996

B.A., Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, December 1993

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Swartz Campbell, Philadelphia, PA  Contract Attorney, 2005 - 2006

Reviewed, analyzed and summarized legal documents for long-term asbestos litigation project.

 

Schiffrin & Barroway, Radnor, PA  Contract Attorney, 2005

Reviewed, analyzed and summarized legal documents for mergers and acquisitions project.

 

Children's Law Center, Charlotte, NC  Lead Attorney, Custody Advocate Program, 2001-2005  

Represented children in contested custody and visitation cases; drafted pleadings, orders, motions and other court related documents; litigated contentious family law matters in District Court; negotiated settlements; supervised program staff, including staff attorney, paralegal, program administrator, interns, summer law clerks and over 200 community volunteers; managed a caseload of over 120 cases; organized and conducted specialized continuing legal education trainings twice a year for attorneys and community volunteers; restructured program procedures and policies allowing a fifty percent increase in program caseload. 

William N. Nettles, Attorney at Law, Columbia, SC  Law Clerk, September 2000 - May 2001

Conducted interviews with death penalty client and assisted attorneys with capital trial.

Children's Law Center, Charlotte, NC  Law Clerk, Summer 2000 and Spring 2001

Represented children charged with misdemeanor offenses in juvenile court; conducted client interviews, performed legal research and prepared legal documents for delinquency hearings; assisted on-staff attorneys, volunteer attorneys, and custody advocates in the representation of children in contested custody cases.

The Granby Law Firm, P.A. Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas, Columbia, SC  Law Clerk, Spring 2000

Prepared trial briefs and other legal documents, performed legal research and conducted client interviews for family law attorneys.

The Honorable Donna S. Strom, Family Court Judge, Columbia, SC  Judicial Intern, Fall 1999

Conducted legal research.  Assisted Judge with courtroom docket.

Office of the Public Defender, Juvenile Court Division, Baltimore, MD  Social Worker,1996 - 1998

Consulted with attorneys in developing case strategy and dispositional alternatives; provided expert testimony in juvenile court hearings; developed psychosocial assessments and alternative treatment plans; trained and supervised undergraduate social work students. 

PUBLIC SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Advisory Committee Member, 2004. 

•   Assisted in the development of the "Navigating Custody and Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence: A Judge's Guide."

Mecklenburg County Domestic Bar, Committee Member and Chair - Parent Coordinator Subcommittee, 2004.

•   Attended monthly domestic bar meetings and chaired a monthly subcommittee meeting.  Responsible for revising local rules, developing form orders and initiating and organizing a continuing legal education program for attorney and mental health Parent Coordinators.

Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee Member, 2004-2005.

Southeast Regional Juvenile Defender Center, Advisory Board Member, 2000-2002.

Consultant for Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center, 2003.

Mecklenburg County Teen Court, Volunteer Judge, 2002-2004.

Court Appointed Special Advocate, Volunteer advocate for abused and neglected children, 1999-2001.

PRESENTATIONS

"Considering Child Preferences in Custody Decisions:  Research, Assessment and Issues."  Co-Presenter with William G. Austin, Ph.D. and H.D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 2004.

"Building an Effective Pro Bono Custody Advocate Program." Co-Presenter with the Honorable William Jones and Sheila Passenant, J.D., at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 2004. 

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND MEMBERSHIPS

Pennsylvania Law License, May 2005

Member of Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2005

North Carolina Law License, August 200

 

 

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