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Margaret M. Underwood, Esq. - Resumé
Career History

  • Jacoby Donner, P.C.
    Partner - commercial and construction litigation (2001-present)
    Associate - commercial and construction litigation (1999-2001)
  • Baldwin Renner Clark & Buckwalter, P.C. (1995-1999)
    Associate - commercial and construction litigation
  • Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project (1994-1995)

Education
  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA (J.D. 1994, Moot Court)
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (A.B. 1974, cum laude)

Bar Admissions
  • Pennsylvania - All State Courts; Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Third Circuit Court of Appeals
  • New Jersey - All State Courts; Federal District Court

Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association (Litigation Section; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry).
  • Philadelphia Bar Association (Commercial Litigation Committee; State Civil Procedural Rules Committee).
  • National Association of Women in Construction
    (President 2002-2004, Board Member 2005; Philadelphia Chapter).
  • General Building Contractors Association (Affiliate Member).
  • Arbitrator Court of Common Pleas of Chester County Pennsylvania (1997-2000).

Professional Honors
  • Selected as a 2005 Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" through balloting by more than 34,000 attorneys across Pennsylvania. Ms. Underwood was recognized for her work in construction law and commercial litigation.
  • Selected for United Who's Who Registry 2005-2006; 2006-2007.
  • Selected by Madison's Who's Who Registry 2006-2007.
  • Identified in 2007 Philadelphia Business Journal as one of Philadelphia's "Leaders in the Law" in the area of litigation.
  • Selected by American Arbitration Association to sit on its Construction Advisory Counsel.
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbel.

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