Marissa Ramsay

Marissa M. Ramsay received her Juris Doctorate Degree from the Widener University School of Law in May, 2012. Ms. Ramsay placed in the top 5% of her class her first year which earned her a staff position on the Widener Law Review and she served as Business Editor for the Widener Law Review her third year. Ms. Ramsay was a Dean’s list student each semester and was awarded Certificates of Achievement for academic excellence in Torts, Legal Methods II and Legal Methods III. In addition to her stellar academic accomplishments, Ms. Ramsay gained valuable legal experience by working in various summer internships and participating in several law clinics during law school. In 2009, Ms. Ramsay interned at the Chester County Public Defender’s Office where she assisted in criminal investigations and case trial defense preparation. In 2010, Ms. Ramsay worked as a summer intern with the Philadelphia law firm of Reger, Rizzo and Darnall LLP where she performed legal research, drafted, edited and completed legal briefs and trial memoranda and observed numerous criminal and civil trial proceedings. In her final semester at Widener Law, Ms. Ramsay was selected amongst numerous candidates to be a member of the Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic. While participating in that clinic, Ms. Ramsay defended numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases under the auspices of her supervising attorney. Ms. Ramsay graduated from the Downingtown East High School in Lionville, P A in 2005 and entered The Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus) that same year. As in law school, Ms. Ramsay was a Dean’s list student every semester and earned high academic honors throughout her entire undergraduate academic career at Penn State. Ms. Ramsay was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree for her Major in Crime, Law and Justice in May, 2009 and entered the Widener University School of Law that same year.