JOSEPH A.

DONEGAN
546 1st Street Carlisle, PA 17013
Email: Jsphdone@yahoo.com Phone: 570-647-6479

BAR CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania, Attorney I.D. # 324875

EXPERIENCE
Franklin County Public Defender’s Office, Chambersburg, PA April 2018 – October 2018
Public Defender
Represent clients through various stages of criminal proceedings, speak with clients regarding their case,
review discovery, draft and file motions, and write appeals. Also represent clients in bench warrant
proceedings, PFA violation hearings, re-sentences, violation hearings, and Support Court.

Monroe County Courthouse, Stroudsburg, PA Aug 2017 – April 2018

Law Clerk
Conducted legal research, prepared bench memorandum, drafted opinions, and drafted various other
documents.

Perry County Courthouse, New Bloomfield, PA 2015 – 2017

Law Clerk
Conducted legal research, prepared bench memorandum, drafted opinions, and drafted various other
documents.

Widener Civil Law Clinic, Harrisburg, PA Spring 2017

Student Advocate
Represented low-income clients from the Harrisburg area with a variety of legal issues including:
Bankruptcy (performed client intake and filled in Bankruptcy information), landlord-tenant, divorce, and
civil actions.

USDA Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, PA Summer 2016

Legal Intern
Performed research projects, reviewed bonds and mortgage foreclosures, performed tort claim reviews
and vouchers, and performed trial-prep documents for the AUSA.

The Honorable Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. Summer 2015

United States District Court of Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Law Clerk
Analyzed cases that were submitted to the District Court, researched case and statutory law, drafted
opinions, bench memoranda, estate, and other documents, assisted in court duties.

EDUCATION
Widener Commonwealth School of Law, J.D., May 2017
Activities: Environmental Law and Society, Vice President; Public Interest Law and Society
Bloomsburg University, B.A. in Political Science, May 2014
Activities: Speech and Debate Team
 PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Joseph A. Donegan
st
546 1 Street Carlisle, PA 17013
(570) - 647 - 6479
jsphdone@yahoo.com

Shannon Barnett, Franklin County Public Defender’s Office

157 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201
(240) – 675 - 2586

Judge Jonathan Mark, Monroe County Court of Common Pleas

610 Monroe St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(570) - 517-3984

Mary Catherine Scott, Director, Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic

3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) – 541 - 0320

Mark Bogush, Legislative Reference Bureau

920 New Bloomfield Road, Duncannon, PA 17020
(717) – 649 - 3436