Elaine L. Rhein — Associate

Email address: erhein@thomasawill.com | Phone: 412-281-5110

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law J.D., May 2011
- Dean's Academic Scholarship
- Active Member: Phi Alpha Delta
- Murry S. Love Moot Court Participant
B.A. Philosophy and Italian, April 2008 – Magna Cum Laude
- Minor: Aquatics
- Certificate: Western European Studies

Neighborhood Legal Services
Certified Legal Intern

Assist indigent clients with various matters including housing, elder law, civil, unemployment, and family law issues. Attend client meetings, assess their needs, and prepare appropriate documents. Negotiate and oversee PFA hearings. Draft correspondence and legal documents including complaints, briefs, motions, petitions, and answers. Scrutinize relevant statutes and case law.
University of Pittsburgh Health Law Clinic
Certified Legal Intern

Assist indigent clients in obtaining SSI/SSD. Attend client meetings, assess their needs, and prepare appropriate documents. Participate in and oversee SSI/SSD hearings. Prepare, draft, develop, and finalize hearing memoranda, office memoranda, and correspondence. Maintain and organize office files. Research appropriate statutes and case law.
Thomas A. Will & Associates
Law clerk/intern

Draft complaints, briefs, motions, petitions, agreements, correspondence, wills, demands, answers, and other documents in various areas of the law, including family, civil, and criminal matters, personal injury cases, and workers’ compensation. Observe and assist in client interviews. Identify legal issues. Observe court proceedings. File legal documents in Allegheny County and surrounding areas. Prepare documents for attorney review. Gather information for memoranda.