{"image":"","content":"<h1>Jessica Smeriglio<\/h1>\r\n<p><img style=\"float: left;\" src=\"{staticroot}files\/resources\/jessicaalumni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h4>Putting Legal Skills Learned to Work<\/h4>\r\n<p>Jessica is a recent graduate who is now working as an Associate Attorney at Goldberg Miller &amp; Rubin, located in Philadelphia, PA. As a student she had the honor of publishing a paper with Professor Christopher Robinette titled, &ldquo;The Optimal Resolution of Intra Policy UM\/UIM Stacking&rdquo; in the New Appleman on Insurance: Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law. Jessica was the valedictorian of her graduated law school class in December 2015.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Camp Hill, PA<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Current Town: <\/strong>Camp Hill, PA<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Temple University<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Area of Practice:<\/strong>&nbsp;I plan on practicing at a private defense firm, focusing on insurance and tort defense and possibly medical malpractice down the road.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Why did you choose to come to Widener Law Commonwealth? <\/strong>Widener's&nbsp;Extended Division program allowed me to keep my job and benefits while going to school at night. Location was key, as the campus is about a mile down the road from my current workplace. I was able to keep working as an insurance adjuster which really made me more marketable to law firms who favored real world experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>What has been your most rewarding experience in the legal field? <\/strong>This would definitely be co-authoring a piece on insurance law with Professor Robinette. Being able to see the beginning, middle, and end stages of both writing and editing the piece were invaluable, and it's something that will always be a highlight on my resume.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>What advice do you have for individuals considering law school? <\/strong>Talk to a couple of the first year students, as well as a couple of graduates of the program. Find out as much as you can about the work load, professors' expectations, and the daily life of a student, whether a day or night student.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","box_content":""}