Introducing WCM’s 2022 First Year Associates

Introducing WCM’s 2022 First Year Associates

We are pleased to introduce WCM’s newest team of first year associates, who are starting with us this week across our New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania offices. New Jersey Harry Harnitchek is a graduate of Rutgers Law School and was a staff editor on the Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy.  Harry completed undergraduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh.  Prior to joining WCM, Harry was a judicial intern for various magistrate judges and interned with the Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office.  Harry is an avid gardener and chess player. Yifan (Sherry) Lin is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and was president and founder of the International Law School Organization and member of the ADR Honor Society.  Sherry completed undergraduate studies at Rutgers University.  Prior to joining WCM, Sherry interned with an immigration firm and was a judicial intern for a New York County Supreme Court judge. Sherry is native proficient in Mandarin, and elementary proficient in Japanese and Italian. New York Alexander Rabhan is a graduate of Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and was president of the mentorship program for the first years and senator of the Student Bar Association.  Alex completed undergraduate studies at the University of Miami.  Prior to joining WCM, Alex interned with several civil litigation firms and with the New York Legal Assistance Group. Christopher Palmieri is a graduate of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and was an editor on Law Review.  Chris completed undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University.  Prior to joining WCM, Chris interned with a commercial litigation firm, interned with a Nassau County Supreme Court judge, and worked as a legal assistant. Lauren Howard is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and was a staff member of the New York Real Property Journal.  Lauren completed undergraduate studies at SUNY Geneseo.  Prior to joining WCM, Lauren interned with a civil litigation firm, an employment and labor litigation firm, and participated in a litigation clinic that focused on consumer justice for the elderly. Rebecca Pasternak is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and was an editor on the New York International Law Review.  Rebecca completed undergraduate studies at SUNY Binghamton.  Prior to joining WCM, Rebecca was an MLB salary arbitration intern and an intern with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s civil appeals mediation program. Pennsylvania Brenna Jeffries is a graduate of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and was a member of its Moot Court Board.  Brenna completed undergraduate studies at Townson University.  Prior to joining WCM, participated in internships that focused on elder law and with the Philadelphia Legal Assistance. Erin Gallagher is a graduate of Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law and was a staff editor on Temple Law Review.  Erin completed undergraduate studies at Brown University.  Prior to joining WCM, Erin interned with the US Department of Education – Office for Civil Rights and was a legal research assistant for various professors.  Erin is fluent in German. Erin Russell is a graduate of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and was on the Moot Court Board.  Erin completed undergraduate studies at Franklin & Marshall College.  Prior to joining WCM, Erin interned with a commercial litigation firm and was a judicial intern with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  Erin is an avid softball player. Haley Matthes is a graduate of Widener University Delaware Law School and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Society.  Haley completed undergraduate studies at Lafayette College.  Haley was a summer intern at WCM and prior to that interned with the Northampton County Court of Pleas, with The Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General, and was selected as the only intern to serve The Office of Roderick Stewart, MP in London, England. Jean Scanlan is a graduate of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and was a member of the St. Thomas Moore, Pro Bono and Family Law Societies.  Jean completed undergraduate studies at Temple University.  Jean was a summer intern at WCM and prior to that was a judicial extern with the Court of Common Pleas – Civil Division. Sarah Polacek is a graduate of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and was an editor on Law Review.  Sarah completed undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware.  Prior to joining WCM, Sarah interned with civil litigation and family law firms and was a judicial intern with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Stephen Kerstein is a graduate of Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law and was a staff editor on Temple Law Review and president of the Jewish Law Students Association.  Stephen completed undergraduate studies at Indiana University.  Prior to joining WCM, Stephen interned with a civil litigation firm, was a class and research assistant for two professors and interned with a congressman in the US House of Representative.