Elise Edwards Walthall (vCard)

Elise Edwards Walthall, Esquire is an associate of Jacoby Donner, P.C., with a practice in the areas of construction and commercial litigation.

Prior to joining Jacoby Donner, Ms. Walthall served as a law clerk for the Honorable Phyllis Beck of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Villanova University Law School, where she was a member of the Villanova Law Review, Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif.

Ms. Walthall graduated magna cum laude from Randolph-Macon College in Virginia where she earned a Bachelors degree in economics/business. She is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.

Ms. Walthall has written extensively on construction law and employee benefit plan issues.

Ms. Walthall is admitted to the Virginia and Pennsylvania Bars and is a member of the American, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

Detailed Resumé

Career History

• Associate for Jacoby Donner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, practicing in the areas of construction and commercial litigation, labor, employment and real estate. (Sept. 1997 – Present)
• Law Clerk for the Honorable Phyllis W. Beck, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. (Fall 1995 – Fall 1997)
• Law Clerk for Jacoby Donner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, worked part-time. (1995 Academic Yr.)
• Summer Associate for Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA. (Summer 1994)
• Lexis Associate, trained and provided assistance in Lexis research techniques and administrative duties. (1993 – 1995)
• Law Clerk for Jacoby Donner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Researched, prepared oral and written reports primarily in Civil Procedure, Employment, Labor and Construction Law.
• Writing Tutor/Economic Tutor, Learning Center, Randolph-Macon College. Worked with students to improve writing skills and tutored economics. (1989-1991)
• Student Administrator for PREP, Randolph-Macon College. Assisted in hiring and training tutors; researched and planned curriculum for program; organized class room work/supervised program and handled problems. (1990-1991)
• Team Taught economics lecture once a week; prepared and graded research assignments. (1991)
• Legislative Aid, Virginia General Assembly, Richmond, Virginia – Robert Purkey (1989); The Honorable Thomas Forehand (1990). Dealt with constituents and lobbyists; researched laws and proposals for studies. (1989 & 1990)

• Villanova University School of Law, JD May 1995 – Magna Cum Laude Class Rank 5/194; Top 5%; G.P.A. 3.65/4.00
• Randolph-Macon College, B.A. in Economics/Business, May 1992 Magna Cum Laude. Overall G.P.A. 3.85/4.00; Major G.P.A. 3.9

• Member of Pennsylvania Bar
• Member of American Bar

• The Order of the Coif
• Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity
• Villanova Law Review, Associate Editor
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Noble R. McEwen – Pi Gamma Mu Award
• Wade Temple Economic Scholarship
• Randolph-Macon President's Scholarship
• Judicial Review Board
• Academic Integrity Council
• Student Honors Association, Vice-President
• Student Member of Faculty Curriculum Cmt
• Phi Mu Fraternity
• Phi Mu National Scholarship Award
• Truman Scholar Semifinalist

Publications

Elise E. Walthall and Henry J. Donner co-authored an article entitled "Pension Plans: Regulatory Environment", which has been published by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans in the book entitled Employee Benefit Issues - The Multiemployer Perspective (2000 Volume Forth-Two).

Elise E. Walthall co-authored an article entitled "When Architects Withhold Certificates of Substantial Completion and Other Problems", Volume 19 of THE CONSTRUCTION LAWYER (American Bar Association Construction Forum) October. 1999

Elise E. Walthall co-authored an article entitled "An Architect's Unjustified Withholding of Certificate of Substantial Completion" which has been published by the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry in the book entitled The Construction Lawyer (Fall 1999).

Updated Section entitled "Building Agreements." West's Legal Forms, Specialized Forms, Volume 27, Chapter 8 West Publishing Co., 1998.

Assistant Editor for 50-State Monograph on No Damages for Delay Clauses, American Bar Association, 1998

ABA Construction Litigation Committee Monograph on Economic Loss Doctrine in Construction Cases (co-authored legal summary for Pennsylvania and West Virginia), 1995

Construction Law – The Practical and Procedural Implications of Jury Misconduct in the Third Circuit, 39 Vill. L. Rev. 1005 (1994)

"Forecasting Revenues at the State Level: The Case of Virginia", Southeastern Department of Decision Sciences, 1992

"Empowering Student Writers", Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association, April 1991

National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1990 and Atlanta, GA, 1991

East Central Writing Center Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 1990 and New York, NY, 1991