Boston University School of Law (Juris Doctor, May 1993) Honors: (1) Commencement Award (BNA Law Student Award); (2) American Jurisprudence Award (Criminal Trial Practice); (3) Edward F. Hennessey Scholar; (4) Commencement Speaker to the Faculty
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science degree in Economics; May 1988; graduated cum laude; dual major in Multinational Management and Marketing)
Professional Background
After interning in the District Attorney's Offices of both Philadelphia and Cambridge (Massachusetts), NiaLena served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Lisa Aversa Richette, a very prominent jurist and civic giant, of the Homicide Program of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia.
In 1997, NiaLena joined the firm of the former District Attorney of Philadelphia, F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, where he taught her much about the practice of federal criminal defense as her beloved mentor during many wonderful years together. NiaLena became a partner of Mr. Fitzpatrick and his son, F. Emmett Fitzpatrick III, in F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, PC in 2003, and the firm was renamed Fitzpatrick & Caravasos, PC in 2006.
Following Mr. Fitzpatrick's retirement from the practice of law,
NiaLena continued in partnership with Emmett III until the end of 2008, at which time she established her own law firm where she continues to concentrate her practice in the area of federal criminal defense. Emmett III joined the firm of Flamm Walton, PC in Blue Bell, PA as a shareholder in order to pursue his own interests and practice in multiple areas of the law, including real estate, international business transactions, employment law, civil litigation, etc. To read more about his law practice at Flamm Walton, please visit his profile page on the firm's website.
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