Carolyn Patrice Short

• Commercial Litigation and Disputes
• Energy
• General Civil
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Pennsylvania

Partner

Reed Smith

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Notre Dame Law School

J.D

1980

University of Notre Dame

B.A

1977

English

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Activities: Appointed Special Deputy Attorney General to investigate claims of sexual harassment and criminal sexual misconduct against a prominent state official in 1994

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Activities: Served on the Merit Selection Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2000 because of her reputation as a successful trial lawyer, and at the request of the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Activities: Appointed by the Mayor of Philadelphia to serve on a seven-member committee to study Police Disciplinary practices because of her reputation for tough fair-mindedness in March 2001

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Activities: Inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2003 and as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2004

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Activities: Appointed by Third Circuit Judge Anthony Scirica to a three-year term as one of 15 members of the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council of the Third Circuit in February 2004

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Activities: Enjoys an AV rating, the highest rating given by the national legal publication, Martindale-Hubbell

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Activities: American Bar Association

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Activities: Pennsylvania Bar Association

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Activities: Philadelphia Bar Association