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College and Law School
This was time frame in which I attended and graduated from Holy Family University and Rutgers University School of Law. -
Graduation from Law School
After 4 long years of attending Law School and working full time at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, I was ready to graduate and take the bar exam! -
Law Clerk Appointment
Working as a law clerk was challenging and eye opening. I was able to see another function of the court system from a point of view I had never seen before. In this capacity I was also able to work as a mediator in Landlord/Tenant Court. -
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Law Clerk/Attorney
This is the time period in which I began working in the high-energy field of law. I started off as a Lawclerk to the Hon. John T. McNeill, III, JSC, in Camden, NJ. When my appointment as a lawclerk ended, I began private practice in Princeton, NJ, focusing on family law, employment discrimination and white collar crime.
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First Publication
This is when my first Judicial Opinion was published! A copy can be found on my linked in page.
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First child was born
Nicholas "Cole" George Costello -
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Switching Gears from the Field of Law to the Academic World
This is the time frame where I began to change my career goals to academia, first working as an instructor at Holy Family University, moving to a full time position here at Bucks County Community College. -
Began Working at Holy Family University
Instructor in the Undergraduate and Graduate Criminal Justice Deparments -
Second Child was Born!
John "Jack" Patrick Costello -
Began Working at Bucks County Community College
Started out as an adjunct in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department -
Began Working as Full Time Instructor in Business Studies Department
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Survived first ABA site visit and re-approval of the Paralegal Studies Programs
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Created new course- Criminal Procedure for the Paralegal
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Third (and last) Child was born!
Chase Emily Costello -
Launched Certified Paralegal Program Testing at BCCC
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Tenure and Promotion
Granted Tenure and promoted to Associate Professor!
My e-portfolio created during the process can be found here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathercostellojd
