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Biography

Ms. McKee, a litigator, graduated from New York University School of Law in 1996 where she was a Senior Editor of the Journal of International Law and Politics and won a first prize at the NYU Trial Lawyers Association Oral Advocacy Tournament. Ms. McKee received her undergraduate degree with honors from Grinnell College in 1982. From 1996 to 1997, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Richard L. Nygaard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Prior to entering law school, Ms. McKee worked three years in New York doing welfare rights advocacy for the elderly and seven years as a translator/interpreter of the Russian language for various media companies and publishers. Ms. McKee served as the associate representative to the firm’s Executive Committee in 2002. Ms. McKee practices in the firm's Philadelphia and New Jersey offices.

Education

New York University School of Law, New York, New York , 1996
J.D.

Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1982
B.A.
Dean's List; Phi Beta Kappa
With Honors
Major: Anthropology

Clerkship

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Honorable Richard L. Nygaard, Judicial Clerk,
1996 - 1997

Honors and Awards

Law Review: Journal of International Law and Politics, 1994 – 1996,
New York University Law School

Second Prize, Progress Publishers, for English translation of Culture and
Perestroika, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

Pennsylvania Bar Association; Sports, Entertainment and Art Law Committee and Gaming Law Committee

Pro Bono

Recently represented West Chester State University gymnasts in Title IX litigation requiring the University to restore the women’s gymnastics program.

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1998
Pennsylvania, 1998

Languages

Russian
Swedish