Biography
Jessica began her legal career in the litigation department at Fox Rothschild and focuses her practice exclusively on family law matters. She has experience representing high net worth clients in all family law matters and effectively addressing their unique and complex financial needs. Her clients have included professional athletes, business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, physicians, members of the judiciary and lawyers. Jessica has advised parents, grandparents, parents of special needs children and third-party caregivers in custody matters.
She is a highly skilled writer who zealously advocates for clients through written work while guiding her clients with compassion and understanding. An excellent and tactical problem solver, Jessica focuses on the specific needs and goals of her clients, which can include productive negotiation, settlement and courtroom advocacy when necessary. She counsels her clients through the complex and emotional legal issues related to family law matters.
In the area of family law, she counsels clients on a full range of issues including:
- Divorce
- Post-divorce
- Separation
- Equitable distribution of marital property
- Asset investigation and valuation issues impacting professional practices, business owners and spouses
- Alimony
- Child and spousal support
- Child custody
- Protection from abuse
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Agreements related to assisted reproduction
- Cohabitation agreements
She represents clients in family law cases — in court and at the negotiating table — in many counties across Pennsylvania.
Before Fox Rothschild
Jessica began her career at Fox as a summer associate. During law school, she was a judicial intern for the Honorable Ellen Ceisler of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia and for the Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Jessica was a lead editor for the Drexel Law Review and also competed in the American College of Bankruptcy LawMeet, a premiere negotiation competition.
Before law school, Jessica worked as a research specialist for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and as a research assistant and lab technician for Drexel University's College of Medicine, focusing on memory testing and analysis for patients with rare neurodegenerative disorders. She was also a clinical trial associate at a pharmaceutical company.
Education
- Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2017)
- Binghamton University – State University of New York (B.A., 2010)
Memberships
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Justinian Society
Temple American Inn of Court
Green Building United
