Michelle Kaminsky, Esq.
Writer and editor Michelle earned a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University's Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which she attended on a Law Faculty Merit Scholarship. At Temple Law, she served as an editor on Law Review.
Upon graduation from law school, Kaminsky served a two-year appellate clerkship with Justice Frank J. Montemuro Jr., of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. During law school, she worked as a research assistant and writer for The Legal Intelligencer Suburban Edition. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar. You can find her at MichelleKaminsky.com.
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