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Email: pellison@law.upenn.edu
Bio
Penny Ellison is currently a Circuit Mediator with the Appellate Mediation Program for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Before joining the Court of Appeals, she was a partner with the Philadelphia law firm of Dilworth Paxson LLP where she practiced complex commercial litigation for 16 years. Her litigation practice was broad-based, focusing on complex commercial litigation but including employment disputes, civil rights cases and bankruptcy matters. She acted as lead counsel in cases involving claims of civil rights violations, misappropriation of trade secrets, securities fraud and defamation. Ellison also represented the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in a wide variety of procurement matters including challenges to contract awards and disputes concerning contract administration as well as claims of racial discrimination in the award and administration of contracts. While at Dilworth, Ellison served as Hiring Partner, Strategic Planning Co-Chair and Marketing Chair. Ellison received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania where she served as an editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
Representative Publications
Introduction: Bridging the Enforcement Gap , 3 J. ANIMAL L. & ETHICS 1, (2009).
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Book Review, CAPERS IN THE CHURCHYARD: ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN THE AGE OF TERROR: IS THERE MADNESS TO THE METHODS?, 2 J. ANIMAL L. & ETHICS 275 (2007).
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Education
- J.D. - University of Pennsylvania - '89
- B.S. - Pennsylvania State University - '84
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