Christopher Merken is a litigation associate in Dechert LLP’s Philadelphia office.  Mr. Merken litigates in federal and state appellate and trial courts across the country where his practice focuses on business disputes, complex commercial litigation, labor and employment disputes, and appellate matters.  He has also represented clients in internal and governmental investigations involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the New York Attorney General.  Before joining Dechert, Mr. Merken served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Jane R. Roth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Madeline H. Haikala of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.  Mr. Merken earned his B.A. from the University of Delaware, his J.D. from Villanova Law School, and his LL.M. in trial advocacy from Temple Law School. 

Jennifer A. Galloway, Esq. is Chief Fiduciary Officer and COO for Counsel Trust Company in York, Pennsylvania.  Jennifer oversees the administration and back office operations of Counsel Trust, a non-depository trust company, serving the needs of families and providing private label and directed trustee services to outside investment advisory, accounting and legal firms. Prior to joining Counsel Trust, Jennifer was Senior Counsel with Saxton & Stump in Lancaster, where she focused on complex and basic estate planning, Orphans’ Court litigation and estate administration matters.  Before joining Saxton & Stump, she was a founding partner at Kearney Galloway law firm, where she advised on a wide variety of domestic, business and estate related matters, frequently representing her clients at hearings, oral arguments and full trials when necessary. Ms. Galloway graduated from Elizabethtown College with a dual B.A. in political science and criminal justice. She earned her J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law where she was on the executive editing board of the Duquesne Law Review and a contributing member of the Duquesne Business Law Journal.  Jenn is the current Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the PBA and is active on the membership committee and law related education committee of the PBA.  At a local level, Jenn is a former Young Lawyer Chair for the York County Bar Association, co-chairs the membership and law days committees and is the incoming Vice President of the York County Bar Association. 

Jordan is an associate with Wilson Elser’s Philadelphia Office where he is in the firm’s Complex Tort, General Casualty and Transportation groups. He currently is the Chair of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association and a member of the Barristers Association of Philadelphia, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. He gives back to Fairfield University by serving as a member of their Pre-Law Advisory Council and as a Young Alumni Member of the Fairfield Awards Dinner Committee. Prior to entering civil practice, he practiced criminal defense for both private law firms and the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He earned his B.A. from Fairfield University and his J.D. from Western New England University.