Attorney Profiles
Kaitlin B. DeCrescio Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Associate | |
| phone | (215) 575-2843 |
| fax | (215) 575-0856 |
| kbdecrescio@mdwcg.com | |
Kaitlin Brigid DeCrescio is an associate specializing in legal research and writing in the firm's Casualty Department. Kaitlin's practice focuses on conducting research and writing substantive motions and briefs for senior attorneys on a variety of legal issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Kaitlin clerked for the Honorable Heidi Willis Currier and the Honorable Fred Kieser, Jr. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County.
Kaitlin graduated from Cornell University, magna cum laude, in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. Kaitlin then attended the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, receiving her Juris Doctor degree in 2007 and her Master of Laws in Transnational Law in 2008. During law school, Kaitlin studied abroad in Rome, Italy and Tokyo, Japan. She also spent a summer working at the law firm of Bacciardi & Partners in Pesaro, Italy. While studying in Philadelphia, Kaitlin was an active member and the Articles Editor of the Temple Journal of Science Technology and Environmental Law. She was also a legal intern for Philadelphia City Councilman Brian J. O'Neill, a Research Assistant to Professor Sharon Harzenski, and a Teaching Assistant in the law school's Integrated Trial Advocacy Program.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2008
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 2007
- New Jersey, 2007
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2009
- Education:
- Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2007
J.D.
Honors: Barrister's Award Winner, Outstanding Oral Advocate in Trial Advocacy
Honors: Best Paper and Distinguished Classroom Performance in Entertainment Law - Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2008
LL.M., Transnational Law - Cornell University,
2004
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Cornell Tradition Fellow
Major: English Literature
- Published Works:
- An Education in Evolution: Silencing Scientific Inquiry in Selman v. Cobb County School District, 25 Temple J. Sci. Tech. & Envtl. L. 285, Fall, 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Justinian Society, 2006-present
- Temple Law Alumni Association, 2007-present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part / Law Clerk to the Hon. Heidi Willis Currier, J.S.C. / Law Clerk to the Hon. Fred Kiesser, Jr. J.S.C., 2007-2008
- Bacciardi & partners, Pesaro, Italy, Summer 2006
- Languages:
- Italian









